1.   Boxing matches start midday and swimming medals will be awarded in short distance individual events.

2.   For Mayfield, the potential is an Olympic swimming medal.

3.   His victory gave the Americans their sixth swimming gold medal in four days.

4.   Only three swimming gold medals were decided Sunday.

5.   Belgium, Ireland and New Zealand each won their first swimming gold medal in any Olympics.

6.   Egypt now has nine swimming gold medals.

7.   Egyptian swimmers won three swimming gold medals including one after setting an Arab record while its squash players stamped their dominance in the sport at the Arab Games Wednesday.

8.   Former Olympic swimming gold medal winner Beverley Whitfield has died after a short illness, police said Wednesday.

9.   Malaysian Lim Keng Liat also slowed the Chinese onslaught, winning a swimming gold medal that seemed to take him by surprise.

10.   Six swimming gold medals are up for grabs Friday, along with four in judo and one each in diving, fencing and gymnastics.