LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jenny Thompson lowered her own eight-year-old American record in the 100-meter freestyle by 0.21 seconds Friday night in the Janet Evans...
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Misty Hyman sank Madame Butterfly and Jenny Thompson snapped a tie for Olympic gold as the Americans surprised the Australians with an ambush in the swimming pool. Hyman, a 21-year-old...
...Lenny Krayzelburg captured Olympic swimming gold No. 2 for himself Thursday, Tom Dolan had to settle for one and Jenny Thompson came out of her last hunt for individual gold with none. Overall, the U.S. swimmers emerged from the latest pool...
...Saturday, setting world records in decisive relay victories over host Australia on the final day of Olympic swimming. Jenny Thompson won her eighth career relay gold -- her 10th medal overall -- and Gary Hall Jr. overpowered Aussie Michael Klim...
...around. Photos Swimming superstars old and new dominated the first full day of competition at the Sydney Olympics. Jenny Thompson became the first American woman to win six Olympic golds Saturday, anchoring a U.S. women's 400-meter freestyle...
...world-record holder in the 400-meter freestyle, goes for gold in that event in the same pool he set the mark. Jenny Thompson will try to become the first American woman to win six gold medals as she swims in the 400-meter freestyle relay...
...and Deb Ash, Brainerd, and Tom Kmecik, Elk River. The bride's attendants were Jessica Maccario, Becky Price, Jenny Thompson, Katie McGovern and Cassie Thesing. Flower girls were Kortny Villnow and Madyson McGovern. Personal attendants...
...of the 1996 United States Olympic team. Swimmers know who he is. As a five-time Olympic gold-medal winner, Jenny Thompson also has no trouble getting noticed in her little corner of American sports. But none of the United States swimmers...
...Torres won in 24.90 seconds, her first individual victory during the eight-day meet. Earlier, she was edged by Jenny Thompson in the 100 free and 100 fly. But Thompson and Angel Martino scratched from the 50 free, leaving Torres and Van Dyken...
...Moravcova won the women's 100 butterfly in 56.55, chopping one-hundredth of a second off the 56.56 mark held by Jenny Thompson. The American set the record during the 2000 world championships.
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