Updates:
I changed the layout of the News Archive. It fits better into the recent site layout now. In adddition to the commenting feature in the News section I enabled commenting in the news archive again as well.

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Charlene donated more icons to the Fansection. Thank you!

Check out her Graphics Journal at LJ.

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The most popular picture of December has been added to the left side.

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I am still working on the media features which I want to add to the site. There are some resizing problems, but I am sure I will be able to add some new updates soon.

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A picture update will follow soon as well.
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Bryce Hunt mentions Aaron in his 20 Questions

4 Your 200 backstroke event was loaded - from Lenny Krayzelburg and Aaron Peirsol to even Michael Phelps and now Ryan Lochte. What’s it like having that kind of competition?
Bryce: That’s just the way it is. (Laughs) I was behind the greatest swimmers who have ever done the event, Lenny, Aaron Piersol and now Lochte. What’s really great about that is I got to know all of these incredible guys.

18 What do you know about Aaron that others might not?
Bryce: Aaron does so much for the sport. He’s a fierce competitor but has a carefree attitude outside of racing and training. He really does want the best people in his races. If Michael Phelps had chosen to do the 200 backstroke at the 2004 Olympics, that would’ve only made Aaron swim faster because Aaron loves the competition. I think Aaron has done a lot for the sport because he connects with kids so well. They can see that you don’t have to be serious all the time and you can have fun, which is why we all swim.

Read all of Bryce Hunt’s 20 Questions on USA Swimming.

I wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Thanks again for all your support and help throughout the last year.
APO will be back around January 5th with new updates.
Have a great night!
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Aaron didn’t make into the Top 3 in USSA’s Athelete of the Year Awards. Check out the USSA site for the results.
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Aaron is mentioned in Brian Cazeneuve’s article Prelude to the Games
These athletes made a non-Olympic year entertaining.

Aaron Peirsol and Grant Hackett

In a year in which Michael Phelps experimented with new events and
Ian Thorpe went on sabbatical, these two stalwarts emerged from the
shadows of their famous teammates and just kept winning. Peirsol won both
backstroke events at the World Championships in Montreal, adding to his titles
from the Athens Olympics. Hackett, the best distance swimmer on the planet for
the last decade, won his unprecedented fourth world crown in the 1,500-meter
freestyle one week after capturing gold in the 400 free.

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First of all I want to wish you all Merry Christmas and/or Happy Hanukkah. Whatever you are celebrating at this time of the year I wish you all great holidays.
I want to thank everyone who kept supporting me and the site over the last year. I really appreciate it and all the help I received. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the site.

Happy Holidays!!!

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Again, you still can vote for Aaron today. Please do so at USSA.
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Updates: I will not have much time during the holidays but there will be more updates, some kind of Christmas treat. I will finally add some new content to the MediaSection. There will be more picture updates as well. For now I brought two sections up to date:
* Results
* Aaron’s Profile

Pictures:
A Big Thank you to Chelsea. She contributed pictures to APO from the Winchester Clinic Aaron held in November. You can find all of her pictures under Misc 2005

Fansection:
A Big Thanks goes to Helena, who donated two wallpapers to the Fansection. You can find them in the Wallpaper Section

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