SWIMNEWS ONLINE: July 1998 Magazine Articles

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In this Issue - July 1998

On our Cover

British Champion Sue Rolph

4 About this Issue
By Nick Thierry
This month's feature profile is with US swimmer Carly Geehr. We also have coverage of the British Nationals and Commonwealth Trials and an update on the German Drug Trials. Cecil Colwin writes on the current state of swimming and George Block tells us about the proposal for a National Club Championships.

5 Milestones
By Nick Thierry
Paul Bergen inducted into the Hall of Fame and The Passing of Long-time Canadian Swimming Official Jack McCormick

6-7 British Nationals
By Anita Lonsbrough
Hickman and Rolph in Record Form

8 International Meet Results

British Nationals and Commonwealth Trials
Swedish Championships
Finland Championships
World Youth Games
Janet Evans Invitational

8-9 American Profile: Carly Geehr
By Russ Ewald
Not Just A One-Event Wonder

10-12 Colwin On Swimming
By Cecil Colwin
A Puzzle With Too Few Clues
Even Skilled Analysts Can't See Where The Sport Is Heading

18 Janet Evans Invitational
By Paul Goldberg
Bedford Impressive With 1:01.69 For 100 Backstroke

20-21 Poster: Alexander Popov, Russia
By Marco Chiesa

22 The German Trials
By Karin Helmstaedt
Doctor Breaks "Wall of Silence"

23 What To Do
By George Block
A USA National Club Championships

32 A Coaching Viewpoint
By Forbes Carlile and Brent S. Rushall
The Doping War: Vacillation, Obfuscation and Political Expediency
Probenecid in Sports
This article is only available in our print publication.

35 Commentary
By Karin Helmstaedt
There Is No Will To Clean Up Sport

35 Issues
By Byron MacDonald
Dinosaur Age Is Over, Swimming Stuck in the Past

36-37BACKWASH - Gossip and rumours behind the news
Features short clips, gossip, letters, opinions and the rumours behind the news.

DEPARTMENTS

4 Calendar
4 Record Setters
13-15 Australian TAG (Top 10 Age Group Times)
16-17 TOP (Tiny Olympic Prospects)
19 Canadian Round-Up: Eastern Cup Results
25 Long Course World Rankings
26-31 Canadian TAG (Top 25 Age Group Times)
34 Canadian Commonwealth Preview
35 2000 Sydney Olympic Standards 38 Making Waves