Olympic Day 1 Prelims – Complete

By Michael Collins & Phillip Whitten SYDNEY, September 16. OLYMPIC records were set in two events during prelims of the first day of competition at the Olympic Games here in

U.S. Olympic Water Polo News & Notes

by Eric Velazquez So Long, “Pre-Olympics” Well, they’re here. If there was the remotest chance of the U.S. women’s water polo team backing out of the Olympics, it flew out

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Photos of Sydney

By Michael Collins In the days leading into the games I have had a chance to do some sight-seeing. The city is quite beautiful. I am getting in as much

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USA Swimming Press Conference

SYDNEY, Australia – USA Swimming held a press conference at the Main Press Center at the Olympic Park. Attending was Coach Richard Quick, Jenny Thompson, Brook Bennett, Coach Mark Schubert,

Water Polo Update

By Eric Velazquez, USA Waterpolo Dynamic Duo Guarding Goal As the clock ticks away to the first game of the inaugural Olympic women’s water polo tournament, there is a steady

The Olympics: Honesty In Sport

If sport matters, honesty matters. A report from Ireland By Tom Humphries A man stopped me at the airport the other morning about Michelle Smith and [radio host] Marian Finucane

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Lenny Predicts US Victory, Defends Hall

BRISBANE, September 10. BACKSTROKE world record-holder, Lenny Krayzelburg, predicted the US would emerge from the 2000 Olympics as the world's top team and defended his teammate, Gary Hall, Jr., against

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U.S. Olympic Water Polo News & Notes

by Eric Velazquez So Long, “Pre-Olympics” Well, they’re here. If there was the remotest chance of the U.S. women’s water polo team backing out of the Olympics, it flew out

Captain Josh Is A Dad Again

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 8. JOSH Davis, 27, co-captain (with Tom Wilkens) of the U.S. men's swim team, became a dad for the third time last Tuesday, just two days after