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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS TOMORROW'S SWIMMER TODAY $ 4.95 USA NUMBER 256 www.swimnews.com MARCH 2000 $ 4.95 CAN FIVEFIVE GOLDSGOLDS FORFOR NEILNEIL WALKERWALKER ATAT SCSC WORLDSWORLDS RICKRICK SAYSAY BETTERSBETTERS 200200 FREEFREE RECORDRECORD 2 SWIMNEWS / MARCH 2000 SWIMNEWS CONTENTS MARCH 2000 N. J. Thierry, Editor & Publisher CONSECUTIVE NUMBER 256 VOLUME 27, NUMBER 3 Marco Chiesa, Business Manager Karin Helmstaedt, International Editor FEATURES Russ Ewald, Sunland, USA Editor Paul Quinlan, Australian Editor 13 Speedo Spring Nationals Nikki Dryden Cecil Colwin, Ottawa, Features Editor Anita Smale, Copy Editor West is Best as Centres Dominate Feature Writers George Block, San Antonio, USA Record in 200 Free For Rick Say Nikki Dryden, Calgary Katharine Dunn, Halifax 15 Short Course World Championships Nick Thierry Wayne Goldsmith, Australia Anita Lonsbrough, England Fifteen World Records International Statistical Support Group: Americans Win Most Medals Jorge Aguado, Argentina Rumen Atanasov, Bulgaria 18 Women’s NCAA Championships Mary Wagner Chaker Belhadj, Tunisia Young-Ryul Cho, Korea Georgia Wins Second Team Title Szabolcs Fodor, Hungary Gerd Heydn, Germany Two World Records Set Franck Jensen, Denmark Berth Johansson, Sweden 19 Men’s NCAA Championships Mary Wagner Daniel Pichon / Michel Salles, France Hans Peter Sick, Germany Moses Parts The Waters Juan Antonio Sierra, Spain Neville Smith, South Africa Texas Runs Away With Team Title Fratisek Stochl, Czech Republic Nelson Vargas, Mexico Canadian Records for Riley Janes Janusz Wasko, Poland Sumire Watanabe, Japan 21 Ask Judy Judy Goss Computer programs for TAG, World Rankings developed by EveryWare Development Corporation. 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For details call: IMS at 1 (800) 428-3003 About This Issue 12 CSCA Coaching Awards 1998-99 Editorial Offices: 6-7 Speedo Spring Nationals Results 21 Backwash SWIMNEWS, 356 Sumach St., Toronto, Ontario, 8-9 FINA Short Course Worlds Results 22-27 TAG (Top 25 Age Group Times) M4X 1V4, CANADA Tel: (416) 963-5599 Fax: (416) 963-5545 10 Women’s NCAA Results 30 Making Waves E-mail: [email protected] http://www.swimnews.com SWIMNEWS / MARCH 2000 3 RECORD SETTERS TOP Plan to take part in the 2000 TOP Program HOW TO TAKE PART Submit names of swimmers with their performances on TOP ENTRY FORM available on swimnews.com (club trials are recommended) in one age category only, free and I.M. to: SWIMNEWS 356 Sumach Street,Toronto,ON, M4X 1V4 Fax:(416) 963-5545 or e-mail to [email protected] Second deadline: April 28, 2000 Third deadline: June 23, 1999 4 SWIMNEWS / MARCH 2000 16-18 British Winter Champs, Sheffield, GBR CANADIAN CALENDAR INTERNATIONAL ABOUT THIS ISSUE 2001 April April July Record setting in March continued at a 14-16 Ontario Team Championships 10-14 Australian Age Group Champs, Perth 17-29 FINA World Championships, torrid pace; 24 world rRecords and 15 Island Championships, Victoria 10-16 So. American Champs, Mar del Plata, ARG Fukuoka, JPN Canadian records indicate how faster swimming at all levels has become the 28-30 Edmonton Keyano International May August 6-7 Flanders Grand Prix, Brugges, BEL norm. More and better competitions and May 22-1 FISU Universiade, Beijing, CHN 12-14 Akropolis Meet, Athens, GRE the approaching Olympics are one 13-14 Island Invitational, Victoria 25-7 Mediterranean Games, Tunis, TUN Antwerp Grand Prix, BEL September reason. 26-28 New Brunswick Champs, Saint John Nikki Dryden writes on the Cana- 13-14 Swedish Grand Prix 2, Uppsala, SWE 29-9 Goodwill Games, Brisbane, AUS 28-4 Maritime Life Olympic Trials, dian Speedo Spring Nationals, held early 19-21 Belgian GP, Charleroi, BEL November Montreal in March long course. Rick Say broke a 20-27 Australian Olympic Trials, Sydney 3-11 Afro-Asian Games, New Delhi, IND June 22-22 Mare Nostrum 1, Monte Carlo, MON 10-year-old Canadian 200 freestyle 2-4 ROD Invitational, Regina 21-24 Oceania Champs, Christchurch, NZL record with a fantastic effort. Most 2002 others were in heavy training and swam 3-4 Durham Invitational, Pickering 25-25 Mare Nostrum 2, Barcelona, ESP April through the meet. 16-18 Moose Jaw Invitational 25-28 JR Champs, Chalon-sur-Saone, FRA TBA FINA World SC Champs, Moscow, RUS The fifth FINA Short Course World 26-29 Speedo Super Final, Sheffield, GBR Provincial Trials, Victoria July Championships followed in Athens and 31-6 Brazil Trophy, Rio de Janeiro, BRA 25-25 Jack McCormick Invitational, 26-36 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, UK that’s where 15 world records tumbled Hamilton June August during the fours days of competition. 4-7 Swedish EU Trials, Jonkoping, SWE Island Invitational, Victoria 25-30 Pan Pacific Champs, Yokohama, JPN Neil Walker (USA) was the star of the 3-9 South Pacific Games, Guam, GUM 29-2 Man/Sask Champs, Winnipeg meet with five golds and two silvers. His 15-18 German Championships, Berlin, GER 2006 July mastery of the underwater kick in back- 16-18 Netherland Championships, NED March 6-9 Ontario JR Provincials, Thunder Bay stroke obliterated the existing records. 17-18 Golden Bear, Zagreb, CRO 15-26 Commonwealth Games, He also posted impressive times for the 7-9 Mel Zajac International, Vancouver 17-18 Porto International, POR Melbourne, AUS 100 free and 100 I.M. Lenny Krayzleburg, 13-16 Youth/Junior Nationals/SWAD, 21-24 Oceania Championships, who re-wrote the backstroke records Etobicoke Christchurch, NZL during the past year, injured his toe on 20-23 BC Provincials, Victoria 28-9 European Championships, Helsinki, FIN the touch pad in Athens and scratched 30 Thetis Lake Open Water, Victoria July from the 100 and 200 backs. The point August 7-9 Darmstadt International, GER is that nothing is certain—expect the 3-6 Maritime Life Nationals, Winnipeg 11-14 British Championships, Sheffield, GBR U.S. CALENDAR unexpected. 12 Canadian 10K Championships, 15 Traversee Lac Leman, SUI For the first time the NCAA Champi- 20-23 Swedish Nationals, Landskrona, SWE April onships went metric. The women’s meet Victoria 22-23 Vittel Cup Finals, Millau, FRA 11-14 YMCA SC Nationals, Ft.Lauderdale, FL coincided with Athens and the compari- October 27-30 European Junior Championships, May sons were interesting.Two world records 13-15 POW Invitational, Woodtsock, ON 26-28 Cadillac 1, Ann Arbor, MI Dunquerque, FRA fell. A week later the men’s champion- June November 28-31 British Olympic Trials, Sheffield, GBR INTERNATIONAL ships was even faster with seven world 10-12 Island Pacific Cup, Victoria 15-18 Cadillac 2, Charlotte, NC records. Ed Moses obliterated the 27-7 FINA World Masters, Munich, GER 22-25 Cadillac 3, Santa Clara , CA 25-26 World Cup, Edmonton August breaststroke records from Athens. July Early March is traditionally the 3-6 National Champs, Vevey, SUI 13-16 Cadillac 4, Los Angeles, CA period for provincial championships, 2001 4-6 National Champs, Belgium 14-16 Cadillac 5, Long Island, NY so amidst all the international excite- February 6-9 Italian Championships, Asti, ITA August ment the Canadian program displayed 23-25 Youth & Junior Nationals 12-13 Balkan Games, Nicosia, CYP 1-5 Speedo Junior Championships its fastest times for the Winter season 17-23 Arab Tournament, Amman, JOR West, San Antonio, TX East - Saint John, NB and extra time was needed to process all September Southeast, Gainesville, FL West - Saskatoon, SK this information. TAG is pretty well up- 16-23 Olympic Games, Sydney, AUS Northeast, Oxford, OH March 9-16 Olympic Trials, Indianapolis, IN to-date, with minor exceptions due to October 14-17 Spring Nationals (50 m), Edmonton November some missing events. We have requested 7-8 Bremen SC International, GER May 18-18 FINA World Cup 1, College Park, MD same. Next issue will have the 50 top 12-15 SC Champs, Melbourne, AUS TBA Mel Zajac International, Vancouver 30-2 US Open (25 M), Auburn, AL performances for 25 m pools. November 2001 July Tara Sloan had a car accident the 17-22 FINA World Open Water Champs, March week before Spring Nationals and was 18-21 Youth & Junior Nationals, Winnipeg Ft. Lauderdale, USA 15-17 Women’s NCAA, Long Island, NY in a coma on life support for a week. She August December 22-24 Men’s NCAA, College Station, TX never regained consciousness and died. 7-10 Summer Nationals 14-17 European SC Championships, 27-3 World Champs Trials, Austin, TX Her obituary by Nikki Dryden describes Valencia, ESP August her life and accomplishments and the 14-18 Summer Nationals loss we all feel.