Word: dennings
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...Thorpedo" the hometown hero, competing at his first Olympics, was upstaged by two relatively mature - and hitherto little known-swimmers from the Netherlands. Between them, Pieter van den Hoogenband, 22, and Inge de Bruijn, 27, won five gold medals and set six world records on their way to becoming the new royalty of international swimming. "Even the Australians are calling me the queen of the pool," said De Bruijn of the host country's enthusiasm for swimming and the 17,500 fans who rattled the roof with joy after each world record was rewritten. "I still feel like...
...said De Bruijn. U.S. veteran Jenny Thompson thought it was sad when "everyone who does well gets questioned" about drugs. "But at the same time it's sad that there's reason to question." The new king of the pool was more popular with his fellow swimmers. "[Van den Hoogenband] is probably on the most potent drug there is," said American swimmer Neil Walker. "Hard work...
...aquatic center, with its temperature-controlled water and air, and the pool itself - 3.3 m deep, with special lane ropes to prevent backwash, two free lanes and a wet deck at the sides to stop waves - are state-of-the-art. "Yes, we are really going fast," said Van den Hoogenband, perhaps tired of the focus on a concrete and tile tank. "It's a nice pool... but personally I train real hard for these Olympics, and the other guys also trained really hard...
...den Hoogenband, who avoided big international meets for the past year, it all came together last week. He became the first man since Mark Spitz in 1972 to win the 100-m and 200-m freestyle finals - perhaps an even greater feat than the American's considering the Dutchman's stellar opponents. In winning the blue-ribbon sprint title, Van den Hoogenband ended the reign of Alexander Popov, who was trying to win his third straight Olympic 100-m freestyle gold. "It's not the end of the world, obviously," said the 28-year-old Russian, undefeated over the distance...
...lifelong political junkies. She indoctrinated him in the joys of campaign rallies at a tender age, and now shows our kids the sights of Washington whenever we visit. He campaigned for Mo Udall in high school, worked for Ed Koch after college and can usually be found in the den, glued to C-SPAN's "Road to the White House...