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Dutchman Defies The Odds
May 8, 2008    Craig Lord and Helen Gorman
We don't write much on open water here in the civilised world of pool swimming but here's a tale of courage, determination and dedication that's well worth taking the time for: back from cancer, Maarten van der Weijden is a world champion
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Canada Names Beijing Coaching Team
May 6, 2008    Craig Lord
Pierre Lafontaine will lead a group of seven coaches at the helm of the Maple shoal, with as Tom Johnson as head coach and Jozsef Nagy and Jan Bidrman among the staff
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No Room For German Male Medley Quartet In Beijing
May 5, 2008    Craig Lord
Head coach Orjan Madsen reveals news at a team-building seminar with 13 home coaches and Olympic staff coaches and athletes in Potsdam; Olympic plans laid out
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Brazil In The Ready Room
May 5, 2008    Craig Lord
Brazil will stage its final Olympic qualification trials in Rio from tomorrow until Sunday. The meet is decisive for all but the 11 athletes who have already booked their tickets to Beijing
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Hackett DQ And Poor Finish End Olympic Dream
May 4, 2008    Craig Lord
Grant Hackett's 10km dream is over as he ends outside top 10 and gets DQ'd; at the helm - Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS), 0.3sec ahead of David Davies (GBR), and, 6sec back, Thomas Lurz (GER)
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Repeat Result From Ilchenko And Patten
May 3, 2008    Craig Lord
Top two from Melbourne 2007 repeat their one-two finish at the 5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville; Du Toit fourth and on her way to the inaugural 10km Olympic marathon swim in Beijing in August; big open water names must try agai
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You Wearing The Right (Wrong) Suit And Genes?
May 2, 2008    Craig Lord
Gary Hall Jr speaks out on how the gain to be had in the latest generation of bodysuits could be used to mask doping; and the NYT reports on how nature made some athletes more able to cheat than others
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Development Work To Do In The USA
May 2, 2008    Craig Lord
Why even the biggest, wealthiest and most successful of swimming nations - one that already coaches many hundreds of the best swimmers from the developing world at its colleges - has work to do at home
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