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SEPT-OCT 2000 $ 4.95 CAN OLYMPICOLYMPIC QUEENQUEEN INGEINGE Dede BRUIJNBRUIJN 15 WORLD, 38 OLYMPIC RECORDS TOP 50 CANADIAN TAG TIMES $ 4.95 USA NUMBER 261 www.swimnews.com SEPT-OCT 2000 $ 4.95 CAN OLYMPICOLYMPIC QUEENQUEEN INGEINGE dede BRUIJNBRUIJN LOUDER,LOUDER, FASTERFASTER BEST-EVERBEST-EVER OLYMPICSOLYMPICS SWIMNEWS CONTENTS SEPT-OCT 2000 N. J. Thierry, Editor & Publisher CONSECUTIVE NUMBER 261 VOLUME 27, NUMBER 8 Marco Chiesa, Business Manager Karin Helmstaedt, International Editor FEATURES Russ Ewald, Sunland, USA Editor Paul Quinlan, Australian Editor 6 Louder, Faster, Best-Ever Olympics Al Schoenfield Cecil Colwin, Ottawa, Features Editor The Greatest Olympic Swimming Competitions Ever Anita Smale, Copy Editor 7 Olympic Commentary Karin Helmstaedt Feature Writers George Block, San Antonio, USA Dutch Swimmers Stole The Show Nikki Dryden, Calgary 8 Day 1, September 16 Nick J. Thierry Katharine Dunn, Halifax Wayne Goldsmith, Australia Five World Records for an Incredible Start of Olympic Swimming Anita Lonsbrough, England 10 Day 2, September 17 Nick J. Thierry Three More World Records International Statistical Support Group: Jorge Aguado, Argentina 11 Day 3, September 18 Nick J. Thierry Rumen Atanasov, Bulgaria First Golds for Romania and Pieter van den Hoogenband Chaker Belhadj, Tunisia Young-Ryul Cho, Korea 13 Day 4, September 19 Nick J. Thierry Szabolcs Fodor, Hungary Two More Records Bring Total to 11 After Four Days Gerd Heydn, Germany 14 Day 5, September 20 Nick J. Thierry Franck Jensen, Denmark Berth Johansson, Sweden Hyman in Biggest Upset Wins 200 Fly Over O’Neill Daniel Pichon / Michel Salles, France 16 Day 6, September 21 Nick J. Thierry Hans Peter Sick, Germany Juan Antonio Sierra, Spain USA Well Ahead in Medals With 25 Neville Smith, South Africa 33 Funding Controversy Nick J. Thierry Fratisek Stochl, Czech Republic There Has To Be A Better Way Nelson Vargas, Mexico Janusz Wasko, Poland 34 Day 7, September 22 Nick J. Thierry Sumire Watanabe, Japan Inge de Bruijn sets 13th World Record Computer programs for TAG, World Rankings developed by EveryWare Development Corporation. 35 Day 8, September 23 Nick J. Thierry SWIMNEWS established in 1974 Two More World Records Bring Total To 15 Published ten times yearly (January to October) 37 Olympic Lessons Wayne Goldsmith Contents copyright © No portion of this magazine may be reprinted without permission of the publisher. Less Than 30% of Swimmers Manage to Swim a Personal-Best Time The following names: SWIM, TAG, TOP and Making 43 Personality: Inge de Bruijn Karin Helmstaedt Waves are registered trademarks and their unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. Can It Really Be the Rope Climbing Subscription rates: 46 Reality Check Nick J. 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For details call: IMS at 1 (800) 428-3003 About This Issue 30 Boys 15-17 Editorial Offices: 17 TAG (2000 LCM Top 50 Age Group Times) 38 Olympic Results SWIMNEWS, 356 Sumach St., Toronto, Ontario, All TAG Scoring Club 38-40 Men’s Events M4X 1V4, CANADA 18 Girls 11-12 40-42 Women’s Events Tel: (416) 963-5599 Fax: (416) 963-5545 E-mail: [email protected] 20 Boys 11-12 44 Backwash http://www.swimnews.com SWIMNEWS / SEPT-OCT 2000 3 RECORD SETTERS CANADIAN RECORDS AT THE OLYMPICS • Men’s 200 freestyle: 1:48.62 Rick Say, IS, Sept 17, prelims 1:48.50 Rick Say, IS, Sept 17, semifinal Betters former record of 1:48.86 Say, March 8, 2000 • Men’s 100 breaststroke: 1:01.58 Morgan Knabe, UCSC, Sept 17, final 1:01.60 Morgan Knabe, UCSC, Sept 16, semifinal Betters old record of 1:01.69 by Knabe, May 29, 2000 • Men’s 100 butterfly: 52.58 Michael Mintenko, PDSA, Sept 22, final Betters old record of 52.88 Mintenko, Aug 4, 2000 • Men’s 400 individual medley 4:15.33 Curtis Myden, UCSC, Sept 17, final Betters old record of 4:15.52 Myden, Aug 3, 1999 • Men’s 4x200 free: 7:21.45 Olympic Team, Sept 19, prelims Six Canadian records by Marianne Limpert Betters old record of 7:22.74 from Worlds, Perth, 1991 • Women’s 100 freestyle: • Women’s 200 individual medley: • Women’s 4x100 free: 55.87 Marianne Limpert, PDSA, Sept 16, relay prelims 2:13.59 Joanne Malar, UCSC, Sept 18, semis 3:43.82 Olympic Team, Sept 16, prelims Betters old record of 55.94 Laura Nicholls, Aug 27, 2:13.44 Marianne Limpert, PDSA, Sept 19, finals 3:42.92 Olympic Team, Sept 16, finals 1999 Betters old record of 2:13.63 Malar, Aug 24, 1999 Betters old record of 3:44.50 Pan Pac Team, 1999 • Women’s 200 freestyle: • Women’s 4x100 medley: • Women’s 4x200 free: 1:59.85 Marianne Limpert, PDSA, relay lead-off final 4:07.55 Olympic Team, Sept 23, finals 8:02.65 Olympic Team, Sept 20, finals Betters old record of 2:00.21 Jessica Deglau, Aug 2, 1999 Betters old record of 4:08.13 Pan Pac Team, 1995 Betters old record of 8:05.56 Pan Am Team, 1999 Martin, I wanted to write you to thank you very much for the wonderful camp Jenn attended. She had been looking forward to this camp for a very long time. It met and exceeded her expectations. She feels the camp and the people were awesome and she had a blast! She gained a lot of confidence and independence from the experience. The extra effort getting her there with your team was generous, thanks again. - [email protected] Next summer, join our FRENCH IMMERSION SWIM CAMP Visit our web site at: www.summercamp4u.com 4 SWIMNEWS / SEPT-OCT 2000 CALENDAR ABOUTABOUT THIS THIS ISSUE ISSUE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL The Olympic Games are the most important sporting November November event every four years. It is the dream sustaining 4-5 Ontario Senior Circuit, Sudbury 10-12 World Cup 1, Rio de Janeiro, BRA many swimming careers. For the few that actually get 10-12 Swim International, Brantford 15-16 World Cup 2, College Park, MD, USA to the Olympics it becomes a defining moment of 10-12 Island Pacific Cup, Victoria 18-19 World Cup 3, Edmonton, CAN their sporting life. 18-19 World Cup, Edmonton December The 39 Canadian swimmers who earned an 24-28 Ontario Seniors, Etobicoke 1-2 World Cup 4, Shanghai, CHN Olympic team spot included three competing at their December 5-7 World Cup 5, Melbourne, AUS third Games—a not uncommon occurence today. 30-3 Prairie Winter Invitational, Winnipeg 14-17 European SC Championships, Valencia, ESP Some of the greatest names in sport have attended 1-3 Richmond Rapids Fast Swim 16-17 British Winter Champs, Sheffield, GBR even more, most notably British rower Steve Redgrave, 7-10 Youth Cup, NYAC at Etobicoke 2001 38, who won his fifth consecutive gold in Sydney after 8-10 Pointe Claire Invitational January five Olympics, the best ever for an endurance sport 8-10 Kamloops Ice Classic 13-14 World Cup 6, Naples, ITA athlete. However the all time record for most golds is 17-18 World Cup 7, Sheffield, GBR held by a Hungarian team sabre fencer with six, for 2001 20-21 World Cup 8, Berlin, GER the period 1932 to 1960. It could have been higher as January 24-25 World Cup 9, Stockholm, SWE there were no Games in 1940-44. 13-14 Etobicoke Invitational 27-28 World Cup 10, Paris, FRA The Sydney Games were truly magnificent, with 19-21 Regina Invitational July swimming the focal point for the first week. 19-21 Hyack Invitational, New Westminster 5-8 European Junior Championships, Malta The match-up between the United States and 20-21 Ontario Senior Circuit, Toronto 17-29 FINA World Championships, Fukuoka, JPN Australia was evident on the first day, but the 27-27 Canada West Championships August Europeans stole the limelight in the next seven days. 28-29 Richmond Hill Invitational 22-1 FISU Universiade, Beijing, CHN The 15 world and 38 Olympic records were the best for February 25-7 Mediterranean Games, Tunis, TUN the past 25 years. The intensity of the competition was 2-4 Coupe du Quebec September unprecedented and those lacking the experience of 3-4 BC Senior Championships, Vancouver 29-9 Goodwill Games, Brisbane, AUS this high competitive level were at a disadvantage. 9-11 Ontario University Champs, Nepean November There were problems for some Canadian team Central Region Champs, Etobicoke 3-11 Afro-Asian Games, New Delhi, IND members and their parents and hopefully airing 16-18 Malar Invitational, Hamilton December these will lead to better preparations for the future. Quebec A Champs, 13-16 European SC Championships Canadian swimmers were pushed hard, only Thetford Mines, Brossard, Beaconsfield 2002 seven swimmers reached finals (in eight events) and 16-18 BC Age Groups, Prince George April they had to be at Canadian record level to do so (with 23-25 CIAU Championships, Guelph 4-7 FINA World SC Champs, Moscow, RUS two exceptions).
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