Word: klochkova
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...teenagers are taking home a total of eight individual gold medals from the 26 solo events contested in the pool. The class of 2000 did not come to Sydney to watch and learn - they came to win. Along with the tough-talking Quann, there was Ukrainian medley swimmer Yana Klochkova, 18; Romanian backstroker Diana Mocanu, 16; Hungarian breaststroker Agnes Kovacs, 19; American sprinter Anthony Ervin, 19. And, of course, there was Australian Ian Thorpe, 17, who after his relay swims finished with three gold and two silver medals, the biggest haul of the meet...
...world is more interesting: Past powers such as Hungary, Germany, the Russian Federation, Canada and Brazil have been replaced by newcomers Italy, Romania, Ukraine and Sweden.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 did not win a swimming medal at these Games. Hinting at one reason for their success, Romania's Mocanu and Ukraine's Klochkova spoke of the lack of public pressure on athletes from countries where swimming has a low profile. Perhaps not for much longer, once their stunning deeds of double gold are fully digested...
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