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...with each new wave of individuals, so too with a shift in swimming firepower between countries. In Sydney, some commentators were pointing to the rise of Europe as a swimming power; the Continent has long been a force in the pool. Four years ago, European nations won 11 gold and a total of 38 medals; this time Europe secured 14 gold, 36 medals in total. The shift among countries around the world is more interesting: Past powers such as Hungary, Germany, the Russian Federation, Canada and Brazil have been replaced by newcomers Italy, Romania, Ukraine and Sweden. China...
...Sydney, Italy won its first Olympic gold medal in the pool - and tripled the stash by the end of the week. While Domenico Fioravanti won the breaststroke double, it was his compatriot Massimiliano Rosolino who will stay in the memory of swimming fans. Following a silver medal in the 400-m freestyle behind Thorpe and bronze behind the freakish duo in the 200-m freestyle, the 22-year-old Neapolitan stormed past American Tom Dolan to take gold in the 200-m individual medley. The crowd roared in rapture. The likable Italian, who lived in Australia as a child, danced...
Megan Quann beat Penny Heyns, as planned, on Sept. 18. Her main motivation now is to better Heyns' world mark of 1:06.52 sec., stuck on her wall at home. "My expectations were two gold medals and to break two world records," she said after securing her second gold as part of the 4 x 100-m medley relay. She's a world record short, but time is on her side. "I have at least two more Olympics," she said on Saturday evening, as swimmers from around the world were looking for a party. Quann declared she would be back...
...every gold medalist, there are a dozen losers waiting in the wings...
...fallen story of the 1996 gold medalist in the 100-meters worth 30 seconds of air time...