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...first evening of the swimming program, the expectations of millions found perfection in 10 laps of the Olympic pool. Thorpe won two gold medals, broke his own world record for the 400-meter freestyle and shared another world best with three teammates when he anchored Australia's 4 x 100 freestyle relay team to victory over the U.S. - a country that had never failed to win that event at an Olympics. For Thorpe, it had been the "best minute, best hour, best day, best week" of his life. "To be able to dream and to fulfill it is the best...
...soon as Thorpe walked onto the pool deck Sept. 16, it was like Phil Spector orchestrating thousands of paparazzi: a thunderous wall of sound combined with a dazzle of camera flashes. The 17,500-seat stadium rocked to the chants of "Thor-pee, Thor-pee, Thor-pee" as swimming-crazy Australian fans anticipated the showdown between their country and the world's top swimming team, the U.S. "Until tonight I hadn't got the Olympic buzz, the true spirit," said Thorpe. "But it was as if the gladiators had walked into the Colosseum. When I walked out I was ready...
...better finish than I had." While Hall was hurting, Thorpe's mind was a blur. "When I touched the wall I had this feeling we had won," he said later. "I didn't look up or anything." The Australians celebrated with some air guitar on the pool deck...
Elke and the Crimson won't have to wait very long. The third chapter in the Crimson's season-long Minuteman marathon will take place next week at Blodgett Pool...
...American Jenny Thompson might have something to say about that. Thompson, who calls Australia "Swimming Heaven," strode to the starting blocks like this was her old rec center pool in her hometown of Dover, N.H. Thompson likes it Down Under - and Australians love her. Thompson has spent the last two winters in Australia, training with her friends. But even friends can be beaten. Thompson, 27, helped the American women comfortably win the female version of the 4 X 100, and with that win she became the first American woman ever to win six gold medals...