Word: atlanta
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ARTISTIC Vitali Scherbo of Belarus won six golds in Barcelona and will be a presence in Atlanta. For the women, Ukraine's world champion Lilia Podkopayeva, Russia's Svetlana Chorkina and America's Dominique Moceanu will try to outdo one another for all-around honors...
...Australia has Kieren Perkins (1,500-m free) and Daniel Kowalski (200-, 400- and 1,500-m free). Russia has Barcelona star Aleksandr Popov, who's looking to repeat his 50- and 100-m double. But most eyes in Atlanta will be upon the Americans: Gary Hall Jr., son of three-time Olympic medalist Gary Sr., in the 50-m free; Tom Dolan in the 400-m free and 400-m individual medley relay; and Tripp Schwenk in the 100- and 200-m backstroke...
...subtle and the Nike swoosh is too bright. But that's the point, I guess." Just then another of Hart's runners, Marlon Ramsey, walks by. "Look, it's Superman," Ramsey says to Johnson, one of his probable partners on the U.S. 4 x 400-m relay team in Atlanta. "But, hey, what happened to your cape...
...such track havens as ucla, but he prefers the serenity of Baylor and the counsel of Coach Hart. "To tell you the truth," says Johnson, "I never even thought about moving." There is also a practical side to training here--Waco in the summer is even stickier than Atlanta...
...then, just when you think you are in Smallville with Clark Kent, the man figuratively rips open his shirt to reveal his true identity. Asked if there's another challenge beyond Atlanta, Johnson says, "Well, actually, I've been thinking about adding the 100 meters to my repertoire...