Cutbacks threaten Olympic athletes’ dreams of going for gold - Times Online

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Cutbacks threaten Olympic athletes’ dreams of going for gold Times Online, UK - 10 hours ago There was little impact on participation but no public money went towards the $1.8 billion bill Sydney 2000 Hailed by the International Olympics Committee ...

Welsh, Caughron head 2009 class - Daily Press

Welsh, Caughron head 2009 class Daily Press, VA - 3 hours ago He won a gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and a silver medal in the 200-meter IM in 2000. ...

Swimming's record farce, by the numbers - Los Angeles Times

Swimming's record farce, by the numbers Los Angeles Times, CA - Nov 26, 2008 Olympic records were set in Beijing. (My comparison: at the previous Olympics with an indoor pool, 2000 in Sydney, there were 38 Olympic records set. ...

Water Polo Player Profile: Olympian Ellen Estes Lee - SwimmingWorldMagazine.com

Water Polo Player Profile: Olympian Ellen Estes Lee SwimmingWorldMagazine.com, AZ - Nov 28, 2008 What was it like returning to Stanford for your junior year, having won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games? It felt a little weird at first. ...

Modern Pentathlon Gets a Little Less Penta - New York Times

Modern Pentathlon Gets a Little Less Penta New York Times, United States - Nov 26, 2008 By JOHN BRANCH Almost from its inception in 1912 as an Olympic sport — an eclectic combination of pistol shooting, fencing, swimming, horse jumping and ...