11.   The winning time also gave Yamamoto a second Asian Games record and helped Japan maintain a lead on the swimming medals table.

12.   Tillman will hand off to Janet Evans, who will seek a record fifth swimming gold medal in Atlanta.

13.   UPDATES U.S. swimming medals to seven.

14.   Up to three competitors in each event will be selected for an Australian team which is expected to dominate the swimming medals in Kuala Lumpur in September.

15.   Irish Prime Minister John Bruton after Michelle Smith won her third gold swimming medal.

16.   But Japan will be hard pressed to beat the four swimming medals it won last time.

17.   Zhuang Yong, Qian Hong, Lin Li won swimming gold medals and the Chinese were immediately suspected of getting on the East German drug trail.

18.   Kuroda would not give identities, but Japanese press reports said Lu Bin, winner of four swimming gold medals, was among those who tested positive.

19.   Michelle Smith, after winning her third gold swimming medal, explaining her reaction to the whispered rumours she is on drugs.