1.   Not surprisingly, no world records were set at Harare, and there was a disappointing number of African games records.

2.   Only the American medley relay quartet, which broke the games record, won by a comfortable margin.

3.   Americans Jenny Thompson and Cristina Teuscher each won two individual events on Tuesday, set a games record and swam on a winning relay.

4.   Americans Jenny Thompson and Cristina Teuscher each won two individual events, set a games record and swam on a winning relay.

5.   Egypt broke two games records and Algeria and Zimbabwe broke one apiece.

6.   Four games records were set at the refurbished Cibali Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, the final two days of the event.

7.   Jamaica won two of the other three relays with games records.

8.   Singapore swimmer Joscelin Yeo, who surprised some people by losing a race Monday, rolled on to her fourth gold medal and fourth games record.

9.   Thais won eight out of nine athletics events, five with new games records.

10.   The two relays also were games records.