1997 World University Games (LCM) Sicily, Italy Aug. 26-31, 1997

Results (top three and U.S. finishers)

Day 1 preliminaries (AUG. 26, 1997)

Women’s 100m butterfly

1. Mary M. BOWEN, USA, 1:01.85. 2. , JPN, 1:01.97. 3. Karen M. CAMPBELL, USA, 1:02.07.

Men’s 200m freestyle

1. Todd PEARSON, AUS, 1:51.72. 2. Bela SZABADOS, HUN, 1:52.05. 3. James RAUCH, USA, 1:52.08. 5. Scott D. GOLDBLATT, USA, 1:52.21.

Women’s 400m individual medley

1. Fumie KUROTORI, JPN, 4:51.23. 2. , AUS, 4:52.62. 3. Hana CERNA, CZE, 4:54.02. 4. Anne P. KAMPFE, USA, 4:54.79. 5. Jean TODISCO, USA, 4:59.09.

Men’s 200m

1. Chikara NAKASHITA, JPN, 2:17.95. 2. Scott WERNER, USA, 2:18.84. 3. William SHEFCHIK, USA, 2:19.53.

Day 1 finals (AUG. 26, 1997)

Women’s 800m freestyle

1. Suzanne L. BLACK, USA, 8:45.82. 2. Joy E. STOVER, USA, 8:47.73. 3. Eri YAMANOI, JPN, 8:48.65.

Women’s 100m butterfly

1. Martina MORAVCOVA, SVK, 1:00.40. 2. Junko ONISHI, JPN, 1:01.00. 3. Mary M. BOWEN, USA, 1:01.33. 4. Karen M. CAMPBELL, USA, 1:01.70. Men’s 200m freestyle

1. Bela SZABADOS, HUN, 1:50.70. 2. Scott D. GOLDBLATT, USA, 1:51.96. 3. Michael KIEDEL, GER, 1:52.13. 7. James RAUCH, USA, 1:52.83.

Women’s 400m individual medley

1. Fumie KUROTORI, JPN, 4:46.20. 2. Hana CERNA, CZE, 4:48.20. 3. Elli OVERTON, AUS, 4:52.40. 4. Jean TODISCO, USA, 4:54.81. 5. Anne P. KAMPFE, USA, 4:56.25.

Men’s 200m breaststroke

1. Chikara NAKASHITA, JPN, 2:16.35. 2. Scott WERNER, USA, 2:17.41. 3. William SHEFCHIK, USA, 2:17.50.

Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay

1. UNITED STATES (Lauren M. THIES, Kimberly A. BLACK, Michelle E. JESPERSON, Kari A. HAAG), 8:12.16. 2. AUSTRALIA, 8:26.97. 3. ITALY, 8:27.11.

Day 2 preliminaries (AUG. 27, 1997)

Men’s 200m butterfly

1. Jeffrey E. JULIAN, USA, 2:01.60. 2. Denis SILANTEV, UKR, 2:01.91. 3. Pedro MONTEIRO, BRA, 2:01.92. 5. Andrew LIVINGSTON, USA, 2:02.12.

Women’s 200m freestyle

1. Martina MORAVCOVA, SVK, 2:03.88. 2. Sachiko MIYAJI, JPN, 2:04.36. 3. Luminita DOBRESCU, ROM, 2:04.37. 4. Lauren M. THIES, USA, 2:04.46. 5. Kimberly A. BLACK, USA, 2:04.47.

Men’s 400m individual medley

1. Olexandr KUZMIN, UKR, 4:28.88. 2. Uwe VOLK, GER, 4:29.26. 3. Michael HALIKA, ISR, 4:29.33. 5. Kristopher BABYLON, USA, 4:29.76. 17. William P. BISHOP, USA, 4:34.90.

Women’s 200m breaststroke 1. , RSA, 2:31.98. 2. Lenka MANHALOVA, CZE, 2:33.14. 3. , JPN, 2:34.01. 5. Lindsay E. ETTER, USA, 2:34.78. 9. Annemieke J. MCREYNOLDS, USA, 2:35.90.

Day 2 finals (AUG. 27, 1997)

Men’s 800m freestyle

1. Igor Snitko, UKR, 8:05.13, 2. Luiz Eduardo Lima, BRA, 8:06.26, 3. Marco Formentini, ITA, 8:06.37, 4. Austin Ramirez, USA, 8:08.87, 7. Sean Justice, USA, 8:10.60.

Men’s 200m butterfly

1. Denis SILANTEV, UKR, 1:59.67, 2. Jeffrey E. JULIAN, USA, 2:00.49, 3t, Przemyslaw PIETUCHA, CAN, 2:00.66; Andrew LIVINGSTON, USA, 2:00.66.

Women’s 200m freestyle

1. Martina MORAVCOVA, SVK, 1:59.96 (WUG record; old record set by Connie Van Bentum, 1985, Kobe, Japan, 2:00.34). 2. Kimberly A. BLACK, USA, 2:01.48. 3. Luminita DOBRESCU, ROM, 2:02.76. 6. Lauren M. THIES, USA, 2:05.03.

Men’s 400m individual medley

1. Tatsuya KINUGASA, JPN, 4:24.18, 2. Michael HALIKA, ISR, 4:24.96, 3. Stefano BATTISTELLI, ITA, 4:25.66, 4. Kristopher BABYLON, USA, 4:26.88.

Women’s 200m breaststroke

1. Masami TANAKA, JPN, 2:30.24. 2. , UKR, 2:30.99. 3. Lenka MANHALOVA, CZE, 2:31.38. 6. Lindsay E. ETTER, USA, 2:34.54. 9. Annemieke J. MCREYNOLDS, USA, 2:33.65 (B final).

Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay

1. UNITED STATES (Christopher ECKERMAN, Scott D. GOLDBLATT, James RAUCH, Jay SCHRYVER), 7:26.78. 2. FRANCE, 7:28.59. 3. GERMANY, 7:31.37

Day 3 preliminaries (AUG. 28, 1997)

Men’s 100m freestyle

1. Marcos HERNANDEZ, CUB, 50.73. 2. Sion BRINN, JAM, 50.77. 3. Yoav BRUCK, ISR, 50.94. 4. Brock R. NEWMAN, USA, 50.99. 9. Daniel B. JONES, USA, 51.61.

Women’s 400m freestyle

1. Julie VAROZZA, USA, 4:17.94. 2. Sachiko MIYAJI, JPN, 4:18.49. 3. Peggy BUCHSE, GER, 4:19.36. 4. Dawn M. HECKMAN, USA, 4:20.01.

Men’s 100m backstroke

1. Neisser BENT, CUB, 55.91. 2. Keitaro KONNAI, JPN, 57.02. 3. Emanuele MERISI, ITA, 57.27. 5. Robert T. BREWER, USA, 57.35. 6. Michael ANDREWS, USA, 57.55.

Women’s 200m backstroke

1. , JPN, 2:17.12. 2. Miki NAKAO, JPN, 2:17.16. 3. Erin K. BROOKS, USA, 2:17.20. 4. Rachel M. JOSEPH, USA, 2:17.50.

Men’s 100m breaststroke

1. Alexandre TKACHEV, RUS, 1:02.66. 2. Sebastien MUFF, FRA, 1:03.05. 3. Stanislav LOPOUKHOV, RUS, 1:03.24. 4. Kevin KLING, USA, 1:03.54. 9. Christian BAHR, USA, 1:04.24.

Day 3 finals (AUG. 28, 1997)

Men's 100m freestyle

1, Marcos Hernandez, CUB, 50.50, 2, Lorenzo Vismara, ITA, 50.70, 3, Christian Troger, GER, 50.78, 6, Brock Newman, Atlanta, Ga. (Auburn), 51.02, 10, Bryan Jones, College Station, Texas (Texas) 51.26.

Women's 400m freestyle 1, Eri Yamanoi, JPN, 4:16.30, 2, Sachiko Miyaji, JPN, 4:16.40, 3, Julie Varozza, Los Gatos, Calif. (Georgia), 4:16.49, 5, Dawn Heckman, Greensburg, Pa. (Florida), 4:17.15.

Men's 100m backstroke

1, Neisser Bent, CUB, 55.82, 2, Bobby Brewer, Forest Park, Ga. (Georgia), 56.22, 3, Mariusz Siembida, POL, 56.50, 7, Michael Andrews, Cincinnati, Ohio (Florida), 57.13.

Women's 200m backstroke

1, Miki Nakao, JPN, 2:15.02, 2, Noriko Inada, JPN, 2:15.88, 3, Erin Brooks, Millington, N.J. (Notre Dame), 2:16.76, 4, Rachel Joseph, Springfield, Ore. (Florida) 2:16.78.

Men's 100m breaststroke

1, Stanislav Lopoukhov, RUS, 1:02.74, 2, Alexandre Tkachev, RUS, 1:02.77, 3, Chikara Nakashita, JPN, 1:03.05, 6, Kevin Kling, Brentwood, Tenn. (Ohio State), 1:03.64, 9, Christian Bahr, Elizabeth, N.J. (Southern Methodist), 1:04.28.

Women's 400m freestyle relay

1. USA (Jen Eberwein, Kalamazoo, Mich (Michigan); Katie Taylor, Muncie, Ind. (Auburn); Keiko Price, Honolulu (UCLA); Liesl Kolbisen, Half Moon Bay, Calif. (Arizona), 3:47.80, 2, Italy, 3:51.37, 3, Australia, 3:52.43.

Day 4 preliminaries (AUG. 29, 1997)

Women's 100m freestyle

1(t). Martina MORAVCOVA, SVK, 56.80; Liesl KOLBISEN, USA, 56.80. 3. Luminita DOBRESCU, ROM, 57.54. 5. Jen EBERWEIN, USA, 57.91.

Men's 400m freestyle

1. Luiz Eduardo LIMA, BRA, 3:57.24. 2. Chris RUMLEY, USA, 3:58.25. 3. Hisato YASUI, JPN, 3:58.82. 9. Jeffrey E. JULIAN, USA, 4:00.95.

Women's 200m butterfly 1. Mika HARUNA, JPN, 2:14.38. 2. Christine M. MILLER, USA, 2:15.32. 3. Jean TODISCO, USA, 2:16.59.

Men's 100m butterfly

1. Stephen MARTYAK, USA, 54.00. 2. Denis SILANTEV, UKR, 54.31. 3. Ludovic DEPICKERE, FRA, 54.71. 8. Daniel B. JONES, USA, 55.24.

Women's 100m breaststroke

1. Penelope HEYNS, RSA, 1:10.46. 2. Svitlana BONDARENKO, UKR, 1:11.32. 3. Dagmara AJNENKIEL, POL, 1:11.49. 7. Lindsay ETTER, USA, 1:12.44. 13. Jamie SKINNER, USA, 1:13.74.

Day 4 finals (AUG. 29, 1997)

Women's 100m freestyle

1. Martina MORAVCOVA, SVK, 55.47. 2. Luminita DOBRESCU, ROM, 56.16. 3. Liesl KOLBISEN, USA, 56.91. 8. Jen EBERWEIN, USA, 58.74.

Men's 400m freestyle

1. Luiz Eduardo LIMA, BRA, 3:53.91. 2. Bela Szabados, HUN, 3:54.30. 3. Hisato YASUI, JPN, 3:58.82. 5. Chris RUMLEY, USA, 3:58.60. 9. Jeffrey E. JULIAN, USA, 3:58.48.

Women's 200m butterfly

1. Anna URYNIUK, POL, 2:12.39. 2. Mika HARUNA, JPN, 2:13.58. 3. Jean TODISCO, USA, 2:14.08. 5. Christine M. MILLER, USA, 2:15.64.

Men's 100m butterfly

1. Denis SILANTEV, UKR, 53.73. 2. Przemyslaw PIETUCHA, CAN, 54.33. 3. Stephen MARTYAK, USA, 54.50. 4. Daniel B. JONES, USA, 54.65.

Women's 100m breaststroke

1. Svitlana BONDARENKO, UKR, 1:10.02. 2. Penelope HEYNS, RSA, 1:10.15. 3. Dagmara AJNENKIEL, POL, 1:10.70. 7. Lindsay ETTER, USA, 1:12.22. 14. Jamie SKINNER, USA, 1:13.97. Men's 4x100m freestyle relay

1. UNITED STATES (Brock R. NEWMAN, Brian D. ESWAY, Jason E. LEZAK, Daniel B. JONES), 3:21.17. 2. AUSTRALIA, 3:23.75. 3. FRANCE, 3:23.88.

Day 5 preliminaries (AUG. 30, 1997)

Men's 200m individual medley

1. Mark VAN DER ZIJDEN, NED, 2:05.99. 2. Alexandre GOLOUBEV, RUS, 2:06.49. 3. Tatsuya KINUGASA, JPN, 2:06.61. 6. Kristopher BABYLON, USA, 2:07.15. 13. Matthew BROWN, USA, 2:08.97.

Women's 200m individual medley

1. Elli OVERTON, AUS, 2:18.82. 2. Martina MORAVCOVA, SVK, 2:19.23. 3. Fumie KUROTORI, JPN, 2:19.42 7. Anne P. KAMPFE, USA, 2:20.57, 10. Kara M. MANGLITZ, USA, 2:21.16.

Men's 200m backstroke

1. Oliver AGH, HUN, 2:03.10. 2. Emanuele MERISI, ITA, 2:03.31. 3. Neisser BENT, CUB, 2:03.53. 8. Michael ANDREWS, USA, 2:05.08. 28. Robert T. BREWER, USA, 2:10.26.

Women's 4x100 medley relay

1. UNITED STATES (Francis PAIGE, Jamie L. SKINNER, Karen M. CAMPBELL, Keiko M. PRICE), 4:17.98. 2. JAPAN, 4:18.26. 3. SOUTH AFRICA, 4:18.28.

Day 5 finals (AUG. 30, 1997)

Men’s 200m individual medley

1, Tatsuya Kinugasa, JPN, 2:04.32, 2, Kristopher Babylon, Covington, La. (Georgia), 2:04.88, 3, Toshiaki Kurasawa, JPN, 2:05.19, 14, Matt Brown, Fort Dodge, Iowa (Purdue), 2:08.89.

Women’s 200m individual medley 1, Martina Moravcova, SVK, 2:15.55, 2, Elli Overton, AUS, 2:17.50, 3, Lenka Manhalova, CZE, 2:17.59, 7, Anne Kampfe, Decatur, Ill. (Michigan), 2:21.14, 9, Kara Manglitz, Athens, Ga. (Georgia), 2:20.43.

Men’s 200m backstroke

1, Emanuele Merisi, ITA, 2:00.29, 2, Neisser Bent, CUB, 2:00.37, 3, Sang Joon Ji, KOR, 2:02.52, 6, Mike Andrews, Cincinnati, Ohio (Auburn), 2:03.59.

Women’s 1500m freestyle

1, Suzanne Black, Lewisville, N.C. (Southern Methodist), 16:40.30, 2, Joy Stover, Lawrence, Kan. (Northwestern), 16:45.47, 3, Olga Splichalova, CZE, 16:52.83.

Men’s 1500m freestyle

1, Luiz Eduardo, BRA, 15:20.83, 2, Marco Formentini, ITA, 15:21.00, 3, Nat Lewis, Cullowhee, N.C. (Kentucky), 15:21.15, 10, Sean Justice, Ashland, Ky. (Florida), 15.44.14.

Women’s 4x100m medley relay

1, JPN, 4:11.42, 2, USA (Rachel Joseph, Springfield, Ore./Florida; Lindsey Etter, Spring, Texas/UCLA; Mimi Bowen, Jackson, Miss./Auburn; Liesl Kolbisen, Half Moon Bay, Calif./Arizona), 4:11.97; 3, RSA, 4:15.54.

Day 6 preliminaries (AUG. 31, 1997)

Women's 50m freestyle

1. Katherine A. TAYLOR, USA, 26.38. 2. Liesl K. PIMENTEL, USA, 26.54. 3. Viviana SUSIN, ITA, 26.75.

Men's 50m freestyle

1. Brendon DEDEKIND, RSA, 23.07. 2. Nathan RICKARD, AUS, 23.08. 3. Lorenzo VISMARA, ITA, 23.10. 5. Aaron CIARLA, USA, 23.29 12. Justin EWERS, USA, 23.67.

Women's 100m backstroke 1. Noriko INADA, JPN, 1:04.23 2. Fabiola Pulga, MOLINA, BRA, 1:04.37. 3. Paige E. FRANCIS, USA, 1:04.58. 4. Rachel M. JOSEPH, USA, 1:04.72.

Men's 4x100m medley relay

1. RUSSIA, 3:48.19. 2. UNITED STATES (Michael ANDREWS, Christian BAHR, Andrew LIVINGSTON, Jason E. LEZAK), 3:49.06. 3. JAPAN, 3:50.07.

Day 6 finals (Aug. 31, 1997)

Women's 50m freestyle

1, Katie Taylor, Muncie, Ind. (Auburn), 26.12; 2, Luminita Dobrescu, ROM, 26.32; 3, Liesl Pimentel, Tempe, Ariz. (Georgia), 26.37.

Men's 50m freestyle

1, Nathan Rickard, AUS, 22.50; 2, Lorenzo Vismara, ITA, 23.04; 3, Brendon Dedekind, RSA, 23.07; 4, Aaron Ciarla, Charlotte, N.C. (Auburn); 13, Justin Ewers, Phoenix, Ariz. (Stanford), 23.87.

Women's 100m backstroke

1, Noriko Inada, JPN, 1:02.24, 2, Fabiola Pulga Molina, BRA, 1:03.76; 3, Paige Francis, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Southern California), 1:03.89; 5, Rachel Joseph, Eugene, Ore. (Florida), 1:04.67.

Men's 4x100m medley relay

1, UNITED STATES (Bobby Brewer, Forest Park, Ga. (Georgia); Kevin Kling, Brentwood, Tenn. (Ohio State); Steve Martyak, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Texas); Daniel "Bryan" Jones, College Station, Texas (Texas)), 3:41.95 (WUG record; old record set by USA at 1995 WUG, Fukuoka, Japan); 2, ITALY, 3:44.26; 3, RUSSIA, 3:44.98.

Final Medal Totals ( events)

Country: G-S-B = Total UNITED STATES: 8-9-10 = 27 JAPAN: 9-4-4 = 17 ITALY: 1-5-3 = 9 AUSTRALIA: 1-3-2 = 6 UKRAINE: 4-1-0 = 5 SLOVAKIA: 4-0-0 = 4 BRAZIL: 2-2-0 = 4 CZECH REPUBLIC: 0-1-3 = 4 CUBA: 2-1-0 = 3 RUSSIA: 1-1-1 = 3 POLAND: 1-0-2 = 3 SOUTH AFRICA: 0-1-2 = 3 GERMANY: 0-0-3 = 3 ROMANIA: 0-2-1 = 3 HUNGARY: 1-1-0 = 2 CANADA: 0-1-1 = 2 FRANCE: 0-1-1 = 2 ISRAEL: 0-1-0 = 1 SOUTH KOREA: 0-0-1 = 1