31.   Pursley said the American swimmer was the only competitor not given the benefit of the adjustment by a referee when faulty equipment was taken into account.

32.   That changed once the American swimmers hit the pool intent on making a final golden memory of Sydney.

33.   The qualifiers came after longshot Misty Hyman and relay team anchor Jenny Thompson won gold medals in record times for the American swimmers one night earlier.

34.   Thompson also broke a tie with American swimmer Shirley Babashoff for most Olympic medals by an American woman.

35.   When American swimmer Ron Karnaugh talks to one of his sisters, she likes to remind him there is still plenty of space left in the scrapbook.