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	Athens Olympics 2004. ABC Sport. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		But while every Olympic city has a fabulous stadium, nowhere else in the world could events be held at Ancient Olympia - the home of the ancient Games - and the magnificent Panathinaiko Stadium, home of the first Games of the modern era back in 1896.
		Through the prism of history, the Athens Olympics may come to be seen as the Games at which two major trends emerged - the rise of Asian nations as Olympic powers and the time the war on drugs became serious.
		Ian Thorpe, with gold medals in the 200 metres and 400 metres and a bronze in the 100 metres, was a stand-out and Grant Hackett, chest infection and all, swam the gutsiest race of his life to win the 1,500 metres, was just as impressive.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics (2755 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com
		swimming swimming, self-propulsion through water, often as a form of recreation or exercise or as a competitive sport.
		swim bladder swim bladder, large, thin-walled sac in some fishes that may function in several ways, e.g., as a buoyant float, a sound producer and receptor, and a respiratory organ.
		The swim bladder, or air bladder, is located in the dorsal portion of the body cavity and is filled with gases.
	encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Swimming+...+metre+Backstroke (561 words)

	Encyclopedia: 2004 Summer Olympics
		Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance.
		The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
		Olympic Stadium, the designated facility for the opening and closing ceremonies, is still currently under construction, with an estimated completion date of July 20, some three weeks before the games open.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2004-Summer-Olympics (776 words)

	BBC - Weather Centre - Sport and Events - The Athens Olympics 2004
		Summer 2004 will bring together the world's greatest sportsmen and women in a variety of sporting events, with the arrival of the Olympic Games in Athens.
		In these diverse Summer Games, athletes compete in a wide variety of competitions on the track, on the road, on grass, in the water, on the water, in the open air and indoors.
		Previous to 2004, the Summer Olympics have been held a total of 25 times, in amongst the warmer locations were Mexico City 1968, Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992.
	www.bbc.co.uk /weather/sports/olympics2004.shtml (471 words)

	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)

	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)

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		Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre Freestyle
		Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre Individual Medley
		Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre Freestyle
	www.cooldictionary.com /words/Image:Bulgaria-flag-large.png.wikipedia (799 words)

	Olympics News: Coverage & Results for Past & Future Olympic Games - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		On video monitors at the world swimming championships, a superimposed world-record line — like the one used as a first-down marker in football —; moved with the swimmers across the pool as they raced their final laps.
		Olympic champion Anna Meares of Australia broke her own world record in the women's 500-meter time trial at the world track cycling championships Saturday.
		In a deja vu from their 2004 Olympic race, Phelps reached past U.S. teammate Ian Crocker in the last few millimeters of the 100-meter butterfly to win by a finger tip.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/default.htm (1039 words)

	ipedia.com: 2004 Summer Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After that, the International Olympic Committee expressed its concern over the status of the progress of construction work of the new Olympic venues.
		By late March of 2004, many Olympics projects were severely behind schedule, and Greek authorities announced that a roof would no longer be constructed over the main swimming venue.
		Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France it has been the tradition to have a mascot for the games and this year the official mascots are brother and sister, Phevos and Athena named after the god of light and music and the goddess of wisdom respectively.
	www.ipedia.com /2004_summer_olympics.html (656 words)

	2004 olympics summer swimming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A grand celebration, the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, which for 17 days returned to Greece, the country where they were originally born and the city where they revived, is completed.
		Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing...
		Coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics by SignOnSanDiego.com and The San Diego Union-Tribune.
	www.111-olympics.com /3/2004-olympics-summer-swimming.html (466 words)

	California Golden Bears - Official Athletic Site
		She was the youngest member (19) of the United States' first-ever Olympic women's water polo team that captured a silver medal 2000 Sydney Games, scoring six goals during the competition.
		In the summer of 2001, she was the United States' leading scorer with 14 goals during the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
		She was also a member of the Golden Bear Summer National Club Championship teams in 1998 and '99, and Cal teams that were national runners-up in 1997 and 1998.
	calbears.collegesports.com /trads/2004olympians.html (4181 words)

	GBROLYMPICS.COM / LONDON-OLYMPICS.COM - Olympic Games Medallists
		The modern Olympics were first held in 1896.
		Nevertheless all those competitions reported, at one time or another, as Olympic medal events have been included here for the record, with those no longer regarded as official footnoted.
		Nationalities given are those of the countries the medallists were representing at the time of the event.
	www.gbrathletics.com /olympic (367 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)

	Michael Phelps Bio \| Swimming \| Professional Swimmer \| Pictures \| Pics \| Photos \| 2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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.
		When he was 11, Michael Phelps met his long-time swimming coach, Bob Bowman, who knew right away that Phelps had what it took to be an exceptional athlete.
		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 /article/4728-michael-phelps-biography (449 words)

	Egypt in the 2004 Summer Olympics
		The original Olympics were held every four years for a span that lasted for almost eight centuries.
		In 2004, Egypt has high hopes for three medals, and in what seems like the spirit of this year's event, their best chance for a gold comes from the females, specifically Nahla Ramadan.
		At Minsk in May of 2004, Nahla was the biggest star in the field of 262 competitors in both men's and women's weightlifting, and so not surprisingly, even Sport's Illustrated has picked her for Gold in the Women's 75 kg (165 lbs) event at Athens.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/egypt2004olympics.htm (1359 words)

	UC's Got Game - 2004 Summer Olympics - University of California News Room
		In fact, if UC were a country, its 2004 medal total would have been exceeded by only 11 other nations.
		This summer, UC Berkeley will send a strong contingent of athletes and coaches to participate in the 2004 Olympic Games.
		Keeping with its unprecedented Olympic tradition, UCLA will send 55 players and coaches to the 2004 Olympic Games.
	www.universityofcalifornia.edu /news/summerolympics2004.html (567 words)

	Olympics Aquatics: Canoe/Kayak, Diving, Rowing, Sailing, Swimming, Synchro. Swimming, Water Polo - CBS SportsLine.com
		The Centre consists of two outdoor and one indoor pool: one outdoor swimming pool for the swimming and water polo contests with a capacity of 11,000 seats, the new outdoor pool with a capacity of 5,000 seats for synchronised swimming, and the indoor pool of 6,500 seats, where water polo and diving will take place.
		The Olympic Aquatic Centre is expected to be ready by the end of 2003.
		The Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre currently under construction is located at Schinias, on the northeast part of the Attica region.
	www.sportsline.com /olympics/summer/aquatics (460 words)

	Olympic Sports for Homeschool - A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling - 7/13/04
		The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.
		In 2004, the Olympic Games are returning to their ancient birthplace and the city of their revival.
		The most in-depth Olympic broadcast in history is coming Aug. 11-29 to the NBC Universal networks.
	homeschooling.gomilpitas.com /articles/071304.htm (919 words)

	Olympics swimming in channels - The Boston Globe
		NBC keeps expanding the amount of air time it will devote to the Summer Olympics in Athens (Aug. 13-29).
		HD coverage will be limited to swimming and diving, track and field, gymnastics, the basketball medal rounds, and the soccer final.
		David Neal, executive vice president of NBC Olympics, was asked by a West Coast reporter about any "gems" who might surface among the many broadcasters added to the Olympic roster, and he mentioned Boston's Bob Neumeier.
	www.boston.com /sports/articles/2004/06/13/olympics_swimming_in_channels (957 words)

	Olympics 2004
		The Olympic Museum is for everyone for whom sport and the Olympic Movement are a passion, everyone fascinated by history, culture and art, and all those who are interested in to the future of our society.
		The 2004 Olympic Games emblem portrays an olive wreath, or kotinos, a symbol with special meaning in terms of its history, shape, and color.
		The Olympic symbol of five interlocked rings represents the five original continents: and the meeting of the athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.
	www.swim2000.org /Olympics/olympics_2004.htm (1046 words)

	Lochte's last chance to dazzle - NCAA Sports.com
		The four-time NCAA champion and two-time Olympic medalist will be swimming in his last meet for the Gators when he steps up to the block at the 2006 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta, Ga., on March 23-25.
		He went on to win two medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, capturing the silver medal in the 200 IM, and swimming a leg of the gold medal winning 800-yard freestyle relay.
		In 2004, Lochte won his first NCAA title in the 400 individual medley and has decided to challenge again for that championship.
	www.ncaasports.com /swimming/mens/story/9329295 (647 words)

	2004 Olympics News, 2006 Olympics News: QuickSports.
		Olympics Search: The DMOZ Open Directory is a Yahoo-like website directory.
		Jim Thorpe was born in a one-room log cabin near Prague, Okla. Jim's Indian mother--his father was half Irish--gave him the Sac and Fox tribal name Wa-Tho-Huck, meaning Bright Path.
		Then it was discovered that Jim had played summer baseball in 1909 and 1910--for $25 a week.
	sports.quickfound.net /olympics_news.html (670 words)

	EdGate Summer Games
		Freestyle is where the competitor may swim any stroke he or she prefers, usually the Australian crawl, where the arms alternately come out of the water and the legs flutter kick.
		In 1956, this new technique was officially recognized as the fourth Olympic swimming style and given its own set of competitions, separate from the breaststroke.
		The International Olympic Committee site is the official site of the Olympics and a super source for swimming facts and figures.
	www.edgate.com /summergames/spotlight_sport/swimming.php (962 words)

	Athens: Summer Olympics 2004
		So with the Olympic Games returning to the country of their origin in August, Greece has an opportunity to soar like Apollo and drive that Olympic chariot over centuries of low profile.
		There will be no roof on the swimming venue because work started too late, which prompted Australia's swim team to say that it would bring ice vests for its practice sessions.
		It was in this stadium that the modern Olympic movement, the brainchild of French nobleman Baron Pierre de Coubertin, was born, and where a Greek shepherd named Spiros Loues became the hero of those first Games by winning the marathon.
	www.viamagazine.com /top_stories/articles/Olympics04.asp (1919 words)

	Olympics Theme Unit
		Olympic ring border, list of words related to bobsledding and luge to use in poem.
		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.
		When the Olympics are over, use the results from your chart to answer the questions.
	www.abcteach.com /directory/theme_units/sports/olympics (1215 words)

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