CANADIAN COMMONWEALTH TRIALS WORLD SC CHAMPIONSHIPS $ 4.95 USA NUMBER 270 www.swimnews.com MAR-APR 2002 $ 4.95 CAN ELIZABETHELIZABETH WARDENWARDEN TRIPLETRIPLE TRIALSTRIALS WINNERWINNER General Meet setup screen Splash Software The Future of Swim Meet Management Results screen for a single heat of an event Has Arrived! • Advanced data formats that • Accepts electronic meet are optimized to integrate entries in several formats into the Swimnews World including Commlink, SDIF, Rankings database WSV, Lenex & Aquabec •Works with all major timing • Save meet results in several systems including Omega, popular formats including Daktronics, Colorado, Alge SDIF, Splash, WSV, Lenex & and Longines Aquabec Entries screen - allows you to check all individual or relay entries • Uses the latest IPS • Operate the software in any International Point Score number of languages tables to assign point values including: English, French, to all performances - the German, Spanish, Italian, same point tables used on Portuguese, Dutch, Polish the FINA World Cup series and Icelandic Operate the interface in one of 9 languages, while outputting results in another splash.swimnews.com Contents Mar-Apr 2002 N. 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Thierry, Editor & Publisher CONSECUTIVE NUMBER 270 VOLUME 29, NUMBER 2 Marco Chiesa, Business Manager Karin Helmstaedt, International Editor Russ Ewald, USA Editor FEATURES Paul Quinlan, Australian Editor Cecil Colwin, Features Editor 6-9 Canadian Commonwealth Trials Nikki Dryden Anita Smale, Copy Editor Feature Writers Commentary Nikki Dryden, New York Wayne Goldsmith, Australia Personality: Liz Warden, Her Moment in the Spotlight Anita Lonsbrough, England Personality: Brent Hayden, Canada’s New Sprint Hopeful International Statistical Support Group: Rumen Atanasov, Bulgaria 12 Women’s NCAA Championships Nikki Dryden Chaker Belhadj, Tunisia Szabolcs Fodor, Hungary Auburn Wins Women’s Team Title Gerd Heydn, Germany Franck Jensen, Denmark 12-13 Adam Sioui Wins NCAA Title Nikki Dryden Berth Johansson, Sweden Daniel Pichon / Michel Salles, France Newfound Love of Sometimes-Insane Hard Work Pays Off Juan Antonio Sierra, Spain 13 Men’s NCAA Championships Nikki Dryden Neville Smith, South Africa Fratisek Stochl, Czech Republic Texas Wins Men’s Team Title Nelson Vargas, Mexico Janusz Wasko, Poland 16 2001 NAIA Championships Jeremy Dunn Sumire Watanabe, Japan Simon Fraser Makes It Three In a Row SWIMNEWS established in 1974 Published ten times yearly (January to October) 33-35 World Short Course Championships Anita Lonsbrough Contents copyright © No portion of this magazine Seven World Records may be reprinted without permission of the publisher. 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For details call: IMS at 4 About This Issue, Calendar 40 US Spring Nattional Results 1 (800) 428-3003 Editorial Offices: 10-11 Canadian Trials Results 40-41 Australian Championship Results SWIMNEWS, 356 Sumach St., Toronto, Ontario, 14-15 TOP (Tiny Olympic Prospects) 41 British Commonwealth Trials Results M4X 1V4, CANADA Tel: (416) 963-5599 Fax: (416) 963-5545 17-32 TAG (Top Age Group Times) 46 Making Waves E-mail: [email protected] 10&Under, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 http://www.swimnews.com SWIMNEWS / MARCH-APRIL 2002 3 4 SWIMNEWS / MARCH-APRIL 2002 ABOUT THIS ISSUE RECORD SETTERS After much delay here we are with the WORLD LONG COURSE Women’s 50 breaststroke: Commonwealth Trials issue including Canada and Men’s 200 backstroke: 29.96 Emma Igelstrom,SWE, Moscow,Apr 4,2002 1:55.15 Aaron Peirsol,USA, Minneapolis,Mar 20 Betters her own previous record of 30.24 from Mar 14,2002 all the major competing countries as well as coverage Betters old record of 1:55.87 Lenny Krayzelburg,USA, 2000. Women’s 100 breaststroke: of the World Short Course Championships. FINA Ratified Apr 18. 1:05.38 Emma Igelstrom,SWE, Moscow,Apr 6,2002 It was an exciting period with great performances COMMONWEALTH LONG COURSE Betters old record of 1:05.40 Penny Heyns,RSA,1999 Men’s 50 breaststroke: Women’s 4x100 medley: from many fine athletes. 3:55.78 Sweden,SWE, Moscow, Apr 5,2002 Brian Johns was terrific in winning the 200-400 27.51 James Gibson,ENG, Manchester,Apr 13,2002 Betters own record of 27.71 from July 2001 Betters old record of 3:57.46 University of Georgia,USA,2000 individual medley in Winnipeg and adding a World Men’s 100 breaststroke: Women’s 4x200 free: 7:46.30 China,CHN, Moscow, Apr 4,2002 SC Championships silver in the 400 IM. He might 1:01.22 Morgan Knabe,CAN, Winnipeg,Mar 20,2002 Betters old record of 7:47.14 Great Britain,GBR,2001 1:00.95 Morgan Knabe,CAN, Winnipeg,Mar 21,2002 have added a second medal in the 200 IM but was sick COMMONWEALTH SHORT COURSE and scratched the finals. Betters own record of 1:01.25 from 2001. Men’s 100 freestyle: Jennifer Carroll won the 50 backstroke in Moscow, 1:00.69 James Gibson,ENG, Manchester, Apr 12 46.99 Ashley Callus,AUS, Moscow,Apr 7,2002 Betters old record of 1:00.95 Morgan Knabe, Mar.21 Betters old record of 47.49 Michael Klim,AUS, 1999 having perfected the undewrater kick in the short Men’s 200 breaststroke: Men’s 50 backstroke: course pool. She also won the same event at the 2:10.88 Jim Piper,AUS, Brisbane,Mar 23,2002 23.76 Matthew Welsh,AUS, Moscow,Apr 5,2002 Canadian Trials and should be one of the favourites Betters old record of 2:11.29 Nick Gillingham,ENG,1992 23.66 Matthew Welsh,AUS, Moscow,Apr 6,2002 to win at the Commonwealth Games. Women’s 50 freestyle: Betters his own record of 23.82 from 2001 24.96 Alison Sheppard,SCO, Manchester,Apr 13,2002 Women’s 50 freestyle: Everything that you need to know about the trials CANADIAN LONG COURSE 24.26 Alison Sheppard,SCO, Moscow,Apr 6,2002 of our major rivals is also included in this issue. Men’s 100 breaststroke: Equals her own record of 24.26 from 2000. TAG is complete for the short course season. We 1:01.22 Morgan Knabe,UCSA, Winnipeg,Mar 20,2002 Women’s 50 butterfly: even scored it using the IPS points. Having expanded 1:00.95 Morgan Knabe,UCSA, Winnipeg,Mar 21,2002 26.36 Petria Thomas,AUS, Moscow,Apr 5,2002 Betters own record of 1:01.25 from 2001. Betters her own record of 26.43 from 2001 the categories to single years and added four individual Men’s 200 breaststroke: Women’s 100 ind.medley: events to each category we only have room for 20 deep 2:13.29 Morgan Knabe,UCSA, Winnipeg,Mar 24,2002 1:00.88 Alison Sheppard,SCO, Moscow,Apr 5,2002 rankings in the magazine, but unlimited length on Betters old record of 2:13.34 Victor Davis,ROW,1984 Betters old record of 1:00.93 Marianne Limpert,CAN,2000 Women’s 50 backstroke: Women’s 4x100 medley: our webstite. 3:57.70 Australia,AUS, Moscow,Apr 5,2002 Sorry if we’re missing meets, but we need to be 28.98 Jennifer Carroll,MAA, Winnipeg,Mar 20,2002 28.94 Jennifer Carroll,MAA, Winnipeg,Mar 20,2002 Betters old record of 4:00.17 Australia,AUS, 1993 sent comlink files rather that print outs. Betters own record of 29.11 from 2001. Women’s 4x100 free: A ranking of provinces is as follows: 3:35.97 Australia,AUS, Moscow,Apr 6,2002 WORLD SHORT COURSE Betters old record of 3:38.72 Australia,AUS,1995 1) 1,573,721 Ontario Men’s 200 backstroke: CANADIAN SHORT COURSE 2) 795,811 Quebec 1:51.17 Aaron Peirsol,USA, Moscow,Apr 7,2002 Men’s 100 freestyle: Betters old record of 1:51.62 by Matt Welsh,AUS,2000 and Gordan 3) 681,237 Alberta 48.79 Michael Mintenko,UBCD, Moscow,Apr 6,2002 Kozulj,CRO,2001. Betters old record og 48.97 Alex Baumann,LUSC,1983 4) 485,710 British Columbia Men’s 4x100 medley relay: Men’s 100 butterfly: 5) 111,249 Saskatchewan 3:29.00 United States,USA, Moscow,Apr 7,2002 51.61 Michael Mintenko,UBCD, Moscow,Apr 3,2002 6) 84,110 Nova Scotia Betters old record of 3:29.88 Australia,AUS, 1999 51.45 Michael Mintenko,UBCD, Moscow,Apr 4,2002 Women’s 200 freestyle: Betters own previous record of 51.97 from Jan 27,2002 7) 79,036 Manitoba 1:54.04 Lindsay Benko,USA, Moscow,Apr 7,2002 Men’s 200 ind.medley: 8) 50,985 New Brunswick Betters old record of 1:54.17 Claudia Poll,CRC,1997 1:57.53 Brian Johns,UBCD, Moscow,Apr 5,2002 9) 12,344 Newfoundland Women’s 800 freestyle: Betters own previous record of 1:57.55 from Feb 24,2002 10) 5,879 Yukon 8:14.35 Sachiko Yamada,JPN, Tokyo, Apr 2,2002 Men’s 400 ind.medley: Betters old record of 8:15.16 Hua Chen,CHN,Dec 2,2001.