1.   All members of the relay pool earn medals.

2.   The coaching staff will whittle the relay pool from six to five a few days before the events, then name the quartet a few minutes before the gun.

3.   The relay pools are necessary at the Olympics because the top sprinters often skip preliminary rounds to concentrate on individual races.

4.   Like any member of the American team, Jones is eligible to run in the relays, even though she is not listed in the relay pool.

5.   Lewis rejected an offer last month to become part of the relay pool at a U.S. training camp in North Carolina.