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	Summer Olympics 2000 Australia's 'Thorpedo' swimming for gold
		He also will swim on Australia's 800-meter freestyle relay, which holds the world record, and on the 400-meter relay that is a medal contender.
		German swimming coach Manfred Thiesmann said it was widely believed Thorpe used performance-enhancing drugs, and German swimmer Chris-Carol Bremer reportedly said Thorpe's large hands and size-18 feet (U.S.) could be the result of Human Growth Hormone.
		He is just happy to be swimming in his first Olympics and hopes he can live up to the expectations of Australian fans.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/swimming/s/2000/0816/688228.html (939 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics
		The ceremonies concluded with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
		Swimming the last leg, Thorpe passed the leading Americans and arrived in a new World Record time, two tenths of a second ahead of the Americans.
		In the swimming pool, American Tom Dolan beat the World record in the 400 m medley, successfully defending the title he won in Atlanta four years prior.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2000_summer_olympics.shtml (670 words)

	Swimming : Sports of the modern Olympic Games
		Women compete in swimming events for the first time in 1912, but none of them are from America, which bars its female athletes from competing in events without long skirts.
		The first women's swimming gold medal was won by the Australian Sarah 'Fanny' Durack, who won the 100m freestyle in 1912.
		In 2000, Eric "the Eel" Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea is this year's lovable loser, taking 112.72 seconds in the 100m freestyle swim.
	www.topendsports.com /events/summer/sports/swimming.htm (289 words)

	Athens Olympics 2004
		Fittingly for an Olympic Games that was, more than most, about beginnings and endings, the honour of carrying the Australian flag and leading the team at the closing ceremony was given to veteran swimmer Petria Thomas.
		As is the fate of many Olympic athletes, the members of the men's hockey team who won perhaps the most thrilling of Australia's 17 gold medals will return to relative obscurity once the celebrations have died down.
		Olympic historian Harry Gordon speaks to Roy Masters about his impression of how the Games will be remembered.
	www.smh.com.au /olympics (464 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics
		These were the first celebration of the Olympic Games since the recreation of the ancient Greek Olympics with the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
		This is remarkable, as the Olympics did not, for a long time, allow professional athletes to compete, with the sole exception of fencing.
		The weightlifting contests are also conducted in the Olympic stadium, with Launceston Elliot of Great Britain and Viggo Jensen of Denmark taking a first and a second place each in the single-hand and double-hand contests.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/18/1896_summer_olympics.shtml (886 words)

	Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com
		The Greeks held the first Olympic games in the year 776 BC (over 2700 years ago), and had only one event, a sprint (a short run that was called the "stade").
		For each Olympics, a new flame is started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Elis, Greece, using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the Sun.
		The events in the Summer Olympics include: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer), gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kayaking, marathon, pentathlon, ping pong, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, taekwando, tennis, track and field (many running, jumping, and throwing events), triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1311 words)

	Famous Mormon Olympians (1912-2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A bleeding ulcer plagued her throughout the Olympic trials and nearly kept her from the Games but Maggie would not be denied.
		The 2000 Olympics were the first games to include women’s water polo as an official team sport.
		In 2000, he made it to the semi-finals of the 100-meter race, finishing in ninth place, just.05 second off qualifying for the finals, running a race of 10.25 seconds.
	morgannews.us /olympians.html (1843 words)

	Olympic Summer Games
		For the world’s largest nation, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are the ultimate gesture of friendship, a global expression of hope that the community of nations will dance with Beijing and join its dream of a world united in peace through sport.
		The revival of the ancient Olympics attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany and France.
		The sacred Olympic Flame was electronically transmitted from Athens to Ottawa by satellite and from there it was transported by runners to Montreal.
	www.swim2000.org /Olympics/olympic_summer_games.htm (879 words)

	Michael Phelps Bio \| Swimming \| Professional Swimmer \| Pictures \| Pics \| Photos \| 2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The 19 year-old swimming star already holds five world records tied a record by winning eight gold medals in swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
		Michael Phelps made history by qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, when he was just 15 years old.
		At the 2004 Olympics, Phelps competed in the 100m fly, 200m freestyle, 200m fly, 200m Individual Medley, the 400 IM and three US relay teams.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p4728.htm (445 words)

	Swimming Activity Card. Physical Activity. BAM! Body and Mind.
		At the USA Swimming U.S. Open this year, Hongzhe had the fastest times in both the 100m and 200m backstroke races.
		At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, the USA won 33 swimming medals, including 14 gold medals.
		Swimming is more than a great way to cool off when it's hot, it's also a fun activity that helps you work out your whole body.
	www.bam.gov /sub_physicalactivity/activitycards_swimming.html (1020 words)

	Apple Learning Interchange
		From Athens 1896 to Sydney 2000, the modern Summer Olympics have brought together countries from all over the globe to participate in the spirit of competition.
		You'll be able to send postcards from some of the Olympic cities while you and your students learn about the geography, history and culture of the host metropolitan areas.
		Using these resources, together with the publicity surrounding the Olympic Games, you'll be ready for wonderful geography lessons related to not only to the Olympic cities, but also to the countries of the world that send teams or individual athletes to the competitions.
	ali.apple.com /features/s_olympics.shtml (1852 words)

	Competitive Swimming-Masters swimmers use the Endless Pool to stay in shape
		Annette retired from competitive swimming in 1990, coincident with receiving her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
		One constant in their lives has been swimming to stay in shape, first in the university pool, now in the Endless Pool.
		Sydney, who has been swimming for 20 of her 21 months, was named after the location of the 2000 Summer Olympics.
	www.endlesspools.com /why/swimming/swim_vonjouanne.html (321 words)

	Olympics
		Olympic ring border, list of words related to bobsledding and luge to use in poem.
		When the Olympics are over, use the results from your chart to answer the questions.
		This reading comprehension is a biography of Olympic champion Kerri Strug and the story of her famous gold-medal win in gymnastics at the 1996 Olympics.
	www.abcteach.com /directory/theme_units/sports/olympics (1215 words)

	Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested.
		Swimming • Synchronized swimming ;• Table tennis ;• Taekwondo ;• Tennis ;• Triathlon ;• Volleyball ;• Water polo ;• Weightlifting ;• Wrestling
		See also: List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) and List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swimming_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics (150 words)

	NewsHour Extra Teacher Resources
		The U.S. Olympic track and field trials began over the weekend under the shadow of a drug and doping scandal.
		Athletes competing in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, will have unprecedented access to technology to help them win.
		The original Olympics were not just about sports; it was a men-only religious festival in honor of Zeus, king of the gods held every fourth summer, in Olympia, Greece.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/extra/features/july-dec04/olympics_8-09.html (870 words)

	Kingfish Home Page
		Ed Moses, who won a gold and silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, gave an inspirational talk to the swimmers.
		According to Ed any age is a good age to start swimming, further bolstered by his own amazing story of not picking up swimming as a serious sport until his high school years.
		He congratulated the swimmers on their accomplishments, told them to keep up the good work, and noted that he would be keeping an eye out for them in the future.
	www.kingfishswimming.com (348 words)

	Summer Olympics: Triathlon
		The Olympic committee announced that the triathlon would become an Olympic event in 2000.
		To be in the triathlon you need a swimming suit, a pair of swimming goggles, a bicycle helmet, a bicycle and a pair of running shoes and a running vest.
		The athletes swim for about one mile, cycle for about 25 miles, and then run for about six miles.
	www2.lhric.org /poCantico/olympics/triathlon.htm (114 words)

	OLYMPIC SWIMMING WEBQUEST (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The hype surrounding these Olympics is at an all-time high for a variety of reasons including anticipated record performances during the swim competition.
		Hopefully through your research and hard work you were able to come up with a valid assessment of four Olympic events and discovered which, if any, Summer Olympic swim meet stood out in terms of performance and improvement.
		Through this process you have learned about the history of the Olympics, the sport of swimming, what performances might stand out for the 2004 Summer Olympics compared to past Olympics, and how math can be used to determine the success and ranking of each Olympiad.
	degabriele.masoncityschools.iowapages.org (992 words)

	09.06.00 - In the Summer Olympics, there's a lot of blue, gold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		She then swam 1:07.79 at the Olympic Trials in August and is believed to have a chance for a medal.
		After Italy qualified for their first Olympic competition by defeating the Netherlands last year, the team's coaches used the World Wide Web to search the rosters of American universities for pitchers with Italian surnames and softball prowess.
		Copyright 2000, The Regents of the University of California.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/berkeleyan/2000/09/06/olympics.html (950 words)

	1932 Olympics — Infoplease.com
		Despite a world-wide economic depression and predictions that the 1932 Summer Olympics were doomed to failure, 37 countries sent over 1,300 athletes to southern California and the Games were a huge success.
		Energized by perfect weather and the buoyant atmosphere of the first Olympic Village, the competition was fierce.
		Environmental factors in the summer Olympics in historical perspective.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114502.html (415 words)

	Sydney, 2000 Olympics
		Until the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, baseball was restricted to amateurs.
		Eric "the Eel" Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea is this year's lovable loser, taking 112.72 seconds in the 100m freestyle swim.
		Women are excluded from boxing and baseball; men are excluded from synchronized swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, and softball.
	www.topendsports.com /events/summer/hosts/sydney.htm (226 words)

	Research Starters: the Olympics
		The Summer Games are scheduled for 2000, 2004, 2008, and so on, while the Winter Games will take place in 2002, 2006, 2010, and so on.
		The statistics and demographics of the Olympics: how many athletes compete at a typical Summer or Winter Games, and in how many sports; in the modern games, what countries have dominated particular sports, and why that dominance may have come about.
		For a given Olympic event, the amount of preparation an individual or team goes through to compete on the Olympic level.
	teacher.scholastic.com /researchtools/researchstarters/olympics (1067 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000
		By all accounts, the Sydney Olympics were as organized, competitive and exciting as they've ever been.
		Going into the final lap of the Olympic road race, Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie thought they were poised for a run at the medals.
		U.S. Olympic triathlete Jennifer Gutierrez has been among the 100,000-plus spectators enjoying the track and field action at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
	www.active.com /special_events/olympics_2000/index.cfm (359 words)

	Amazon.com: Olympic Summer Games 2000: Books: Unauthored (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Even though it is titled for the year 2000, it is also great to have for the next Olympics because you can still read about each sport and the history of the Olympics and that information will not be outdated.
		Although the material here is dated, "Olympic Summer Games 2000" gives a good review of all the events, including 7 pages on aquatics, 10 pages on track and field (including Olympic records), and 1-2 pages each on such diverse sports as Badminton, Judo, Wrestling, and Volleyball.
		The small book is beautifully produced with color illustrations of track venues, foldouts on "100 Years of Olympic Highlights," winners from 1996 (and places to write in the year 2000 winners), and a brief history of the Olympics.
	www.amazon.com /Olympic-Summer-Games-2000-Unauthored/dp/0141309032 (1315 words)

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