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...relay gold medalist Jenny Thompson of the U.S., who failed to win the solo gold that has eluded her; Inge de Bruijn of the Netherlands, who won a gold, a silver and a bronze but couldn't match her triple gold from Sydney; and four-time Olympic champ Alexander Popov of Russia, who didn't even make an individual final. This time, it was a new generation's turn to make an Olympic splash...
...giant submarine found itself in shallow waters. Charting the exercises zone was (Northern Fleet Chief of Staff Vice-Admiral Mikhail) Motsak's responsibility. Himself a submariner, he should have known better than that. Now, he is in charge of the raising operation. Motsak and (Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vyacheslav) Popov were supposed to know where all their ships were. The ships' positions can be easily restored, all the data is on the record...
...aspects of his background to win three gold medals and lead an underrated U.S. team to an astounding 33 medals in the pool. In a week in which some big fish got reeled in--Australian sensation Ian Thorpe, Dutch wonderboy Pieter van den Hoogenband and the Russian Rocket Alexander Popov each found himself bettered in one race or another--nobody caught Krayzelburg. Indeed, after a rough start, the rest of the U.S. team outswam the favored Australians, who performed before raucous hometown crowds. Swimming is the Olympics in Australia, yet the U.S. medal haul was the biggest since the boycott...
...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 for seven years before the Dutchman beat him last year in Istanbul. "I have already got plenty...
...aspects of his background to win three gold medals and lead an underrated U.S. team to an astounding 33 medals in the pool. In a week in which some big fish got reeled in - Australian sensation Ian Thorpe, Dutch wonderboy Pieter van den Hoogenband and the Russian Rocket, Alexander Popov, each found himself bettered in one race or another - nobody caught Krayzelburg. Indeed, after a rough start, the rest of the U.S. team outswam the favored Australians, who performed before raucous hometown crowds. Swimming is the Olympics in Australia, yet the U.S. medal haul was the biggest since the boycott...