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With the nails of a Dream Team member, I headed to Natasha Matthews, a hair stylist recommended to me by swimmer Jenny Thompson. Matthews thought that even with a severe trimming, the best she could do was make me look like a chess player. Annoyed, I sat down in front of Donna Bushell, who worked in the next chair...
Aussie Ian Thorpe, a.k.a. the Thorpedo, Holland's dynamic duo of Inge de Bruijn and Pieter van den Hoogenband, and Americans Jenny Thompson, Gary Hall Jr., and Lenny Krayzelburg highlight the first week. More than 15 swimming world records fall...
...freestyle events and the 100-m butterfly and suggested other swimmers were jealous of her achievements. There was no rush of congratulations from her rivals last week. "If you get a world record, they just want to chop your head off," 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...
America's marvelous performance was spread across its entire team: 39 out of 48 swimmers won medals. The U.S. won four of the six relays, including all three for women. Individual gold eluded Thompson, but her three relay performances brought her career medal tally to 10 (with eight gold), making her America's most decorated female Olympian. Ukrainian-born backstroker Lenny Krayzelburg cruised to victory in both the 100-m and 200-m events - but did not break a world record - and picked up a third gold in the medley relay team. Though savored, Krayzelburg's victories were expected...
...something just under a week (actually, by 2.81 sec., with a time of 3:40.59). Round 2 was just as large a mismatch in the women's 4 x 100-m freestyle relay. Australia, after starting hot, cooled to sixth. The U.S. set a world record, and anchor Jenny Thompson, in superb form, won her sixth Olympic gold medal, moving ahead of speed skater Bonnie Blair for most golds ever by an American woman...