Swimming
Kirsty Coventry managed to improve on her three-medal performance from Athens, repeating her gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke and her silver in the 100 metre backstroke, and adding silver medals in the 200 metre and 400 metre individual medleys. She also set a world record in her 100 backstroke semifinal, which was not broken in the final, and won the 200 backstroke with another world record. Her team-mate Heather Brand did not advance from the heats.
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Heather Brand | 100 m butterfly | 1:01.39 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| Kirsty Coventry | 100 m backstroke | 59.00 OR | 1 Q | 58.77 WR | 1 Q | 59.19 | 02 ! |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:06.76 OR | 1 Q | 2:07.76 | 1 Q | 2:05.24 WR | 01 ! | |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:12.18 | 3 Q | 2:09.53 OR | 1 Q | 2:08.59 AF | 02 ! | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:36:43 | 7 Q | 4:29.89 AF | 02 ! | |||
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Famous quotes containing the word swimming:
“Whenever parents become overly invested in a particular skill or accomplishment, a child’s fear of failure multiplies. This is why some children refuse to get into the pool for a swimming lesson, or turn their back on Daddy’s favorite sport.”
—Cathy Rindner Tempelsman (20th century)
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—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)
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—Polly Berrien Berends (20th century)