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...foreign waters was a strong one, as the rising senior finished fifth in the 200-meter individual medley. After arriving in Rio de Janiero in July with 46 other American athletes looking to compete against representatives from over 40 countries, Rathgeber started with a bang in his preliminary heat. Competing in cold rain and wind in an outdoor pool, he led the pack and shaved nearly two seconds off his personal best to finish in 2:01.81, the fastest time in the prelims. He also experienced a bit of anti-American sentiment, as the Brazilian fans—who continually...
Although he still notched very good times in the semifinals and finals the next day, Rathgeber couldn’t pull of a repeat performance of his scorching prelim time, which elevated his ranking to 14th in the world in the event. After finishing second in his semifinal heat, Rathgeber swam neck-and-neck with American teammate Robert Margalis—one of the top swimmers in the world—in the finals, but Margalis ultimately pulled away to finish second behind Thiago Pereira of Brazil. Pereira set pool and event records by clocking in at 1:57.79, while...
...addition to the unfamiliar landscape and intense competition, the Rathgeber and others had to adjust to a different racing format. In college, races usually consist of a preliminary heat in the morning and a final in the evening, but the Pan Am Games add another level—the semifinals—to the event. As a result, the prelims occur in the evening, with the semis and finals occurring in the mornings of the following two days...
...means about one in three people in Iraq now is desperate for the basics of life. Four million Iraqis (about 15% of the population) regularly cannot buy enough to eat. And 28% of children are malnourished now, compared to 19% before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. As summer heat reaches its annual highs here, 70% of Iraqis go without adequate water supplies, a figure up 20% since 2003. By way of comparison, 60% of people in southern Sudan today struggle to find enough water...
...state's hugely important early primary - a mouth-watering carrot for any candidate willing to face the YouTube stick. But campaign staffers say that the prospect of a different G.O.P. debate in Florida - one sponsored by Fox - makes it unlikely that Crist will really turn on the heat...