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...Using video analysis to find faults is sometimes only half the battle. Fixing problems is far harder, as Canadian butterfly specialist Mike Mintenko found in Sydney in 2000 after he missed an Olympic medal by a fingernail, finishing fifth in the 100-m final. After analyzing the race, his coach concluded that Mintenko blew it?literally?at the 75-m mark. The analysis showed that Mintenko's shallow breathing after the 50-m turn didn't allow him to maintain enough oxygen to keep his muscles from tiring. In February Mintenko tried out a device, made by Houston-based PowerLung...
Most working mothers, however, do not inspire the kind of admiration that has had not one but two filmmakers write roles specifically for them. In 2000, newbie director Rod Lurie wrote The Contender for Allen. She got to become Vice President in that film. She also got to know Mike Binder (he played her communications director), who wrote a romance for her, The Upside of Anger, due out in December. Her love interest is Kevin Costner, who at 49 is only two years her senior. It's almost inappropriate...
...extent of his influence over Kerry today is the subject of much intrigue in Washington political circles. Shrum's political-consulting partner Tad Devine has become the face of the campaign on the cable shout shows. But Kerry campaign insiders say it is the third and quietest partner, Mike Donilon, who has the most day-to-day impact on Kerry and his message. Says an adviser: "If Kerry wants a real gut check on something--a feel for where things are going--he calls Donilon...
...SWIMMING Keith Beavers, Orangeville, Ont. Mike Brown, Perth, Ont. Scott Dickens, Ancaster, Ont. Jennifer Fratesi, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Erin Gammel, Barriere, B.C. Brent Hayden, Mission, B.C. Andrew Hurd, Oakville, Ont. Riley Janes, Saskatoon, Sask. Brian Johns, Richmond, B.C. Mark Johnston, St. Catharines, Ont. Morgan Knabe, Calgary Rhiannon Leier, Winnipeg Yannick Lupien, Ste-Foy, Que. Mike Mintenko, Moose Jaw, Sask. Nathaniel O'Brien, Victoria, B.C. Brittany Reimer, Surrey, B.C. Matt Rose, Lindsay, Ont. Rick Say, Salmon Arm, B.C. Lauren van Oosten, Calgary Elizabeth Warden, Toronto...
...YACHTING Richard Clarke, Toronto Deirdre Crampton, Toronto John Curtis, Kingston, Ont. Nikola Girke, Vancouver Oskar Johansson, Oakville, Ont. Chantal Leger, Senneville, Que. Bernard Luttmer, Pickering, Ont. Ross Macdonald, Vancouver Jen Provan, Toronto Lisa Ross, Lunenburg, N.S. Mike Wolfs, Port Credit...