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to redress a boxing wrong done at the 1988 Games but
not a swimming wrong at the same Games.
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Saucy A u s s i e s . There's a youth movement in
Australian swimming, and some of the likely stars of
the 2000 Games strutted their stuff at the Aussie Pan
Pac Trials in March. Sixteen year-old Grant Haekett
won the 400 and 1500 meters free (3:51.69 and
15:03.67). Third in the 400 was 14-year-old l a n
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seconds faster than
the U.S. national
age group record!
Geoff Huegill. 18,
took the 100 fly in
52.95, just ahead
of Michael Klim
at 53.03. Klim won
the 100 and 200
free (50.48 and
1:48.47). Scott
Goodman posted a 1:56.86 in the 200 fl3Samantha Riley is back, winning the 100 (1:10.01)
and 200 breast (2:27.43), ahead of 15-year-old Kristy
Ellem (2:29.32). Another 15-year-old, N a t a s h a
Bowron, went 4:12.11 and 8:42.36 in the 400 and 800
free, while Susie O'Neill was tops in both flys, the 200
in 2:09.26. (See complete results in For the Record.)
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800 FR
6:44.65 Kenyon
6:48.57 Union (N.Y.)
6:48.97 UC San Diego
6:50.34 GeneseoState
6:50.51 Williams
6:51.01 UC Santa Cruz
6:52.34 Johns Hopkins
6:52.95 Denison
1-METER
497.30 John Karpe, Wisc.-EC
470.80 BrianField, Union
468.55 DerekZurn, Kenyon
458.35 J. Gorton, Kalamazoo
424.35 M. Smith, Amherst
410.55 Justin Borba, UCSC
401.65 RyanWitt, Wisc.-OSH
380.65 ChrisWendell, Williams
3-METER
501.30 J. Gorton, Kalamazoo
484.10 John Karpe, Wisc.-EC
475.85 DerekZurn, Kenyon
464.35 BrianField, Union
437.00 Justin Borba, UCSC
432.35 RyanWitt, Wisc.-OSH
425.00 M. Smith, Amherst
414.80 J. Morris, Sewanee
WORLD
SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Germiston, South Africa
March 12-15, 1997 (50 M)
* National Record
WOMEN
50 FREE
26.27 HeleneMuller
26.40 CharleneWittstock
26.71 ChristineCech
100 FREE
57.75 HeleneMuller
58.01 CharleneWittstock
58.05
Kim van Selm
200 FREE
2:04.60 Kim van Selm
2:06.19 Helene Muller
2:06.82 Kirstenvan Heerden
400 FREE
4:27.20 Kim van Selm
4:29.94 Kirsty Coventry
4:29.95 DonnaLeslie
800 FREE
9:11.55 DonnaLeslie
9:14.66 Robyn Bradley
9:24.53 Alison Walker
1500 FREE
17:43.18 Robyn Bradley
17:51.68 Alison Walker
18:14.85 Yolandi Taljard
100 BACK
1:05.17 Charlene Wittstock
1:05.96 Taryn Ternent
1:06.38 Ingrid Theunissen
200 BACK
2:20.10 CharleneWittstock
2:24.21 Ingrid Theunissen
2:24.87 Taryn Cokayne
100 BREAST
1:09.43 PennyHeyns
1:11.71 Julia Russell
1:12.52 TanyaNaude
200 BREAST
2:36.57 Julia Russell
2:37.43 Sarah Poewe
2:41.12 TanyaNaude
100 FLY
1:03.00 Candice Nethercott
1:03.06 Renatedu Plessis
1:03.69 Kirstenvan Heerden
200 FLY
2:22.79 Mandy Loots
2:23.09 Renatedu Plessis
2:23.80 Taryn Smith
200 IM
2:22.56
2:25.25
2:27.38
400 IM
5:09.24
5:09.38
5:16.08
Julia Russell
Lindsey Mooney
ChanelleMoolman
Mandy Loots
LindseyMooney
ChanelleMoolman
MEN
50 FREE
22.62 BrendonDedekind
23.56 NicholasFolker
23.58 LaurensVostoo
100 FREE
50.77* Brendon Dedekind
52.00
Paul Fryer
52.21 MarkDuncan
200 FREE
1:54.01 PaulFryer
1:56.64 Mark Duncan
1:57.84 Adrian Bosch
400 FREE
4:00.54 Ryk Neethling
4:07.72 Gustav Stander
4:08.17 Henk Markgraaff
800 FREE
8:17.03 Ryk Neethling
8:31.47 GustavStander
8:35.77 Anthony Rocchi
1500 FREE
15:50.74 Ryk Neethling
16:09.36 Gustav Stander
16:10.11 Anthony Rocchi
100 BACK
58.79
GregMain-Baillie
1:00.12 Barend Nortje
1:01.13 DavidNel
200 BACK
2:07.50 Greg Main-Baillie
2:08.29 BarendNortje
2:12.33 Michiel Smits
100 BREAST
1:05.04 PeterChilcott
1:05.06 Herman Louw
1:05.20 Christopher Stewart
200 BREAST
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2:21.11 TerenceParkin
2:21.41 PeterChilcott
2:22.74 Herman Louw
100 FLY
55.90 TheoVerster
57.00 Andrew Bradley
57.09 Justin Fourie
200 FLY
2:04.90 TheoVerster
2:08.65 Brynn Andrew
2:08.70 Gregg Pietersen
200 IM
2:07.28 TheoVerster
2:08.96 Adrian Bosch
2:10.90 Terence Parkin
400 IM
4:37.80 Adrian Bosch
4:39.05 LourensApplecryn
4:40.23 GustavStander
AUSTRALIANPAN PACIFIC
SELECTIONTRIALS
Adelaide, Australia
March 13-16,1997 (50 M)
WOMEN
50 FREE
26.67 SarahRyan
27.15
Melinda Geraghty
27.17
BelindaPacson
27.17 Jasmin Geisel
100 FREE
57.00 SarahRyan
57.35 Julia Greville
58.17 Kate Godfrey
200 FREE
2:00.26 Julia Greville
2:01.31 Natasha Bowron
2:04.76 JacintaVan Lint
400 FREE
4:11.47 Julia GreviIle
4:12.11 Natasha Bowron
4:20.68 BrookeTownsend
i 800 FREE
i 8:42.36 Natasha Bowron
8:42.50 Julia Greville
8:54.37 BrookeTownsend
1500 FREE
16:50.01 Kristy Park
16:57.04 Brooke Townsend
16:57.04 Christine Majer
50 BACK
29.97 Meredith Smith
30.29
DyanaCalub
30.89
KellieMcMillan
100 BACK
1:02.61 Meredith Smith
1:03.42 DyanaCalub
1:04.64 Richelle Jose
200 BACK
2:14.72 Meredith Smith
2:16.27 MicheIle Jose
2:17.03 LeonieAIfredson
50 BREAST
32.13 HelenDenman
32.88 SamanthaRiley
33.05 RebeccaBrown
100 BREAST
1:10.01 Samantha Riley
1:10.21 HelenDenman
1:10.82 Kristy Belem
200 BREAST
2:27.43 Samantha Riley
2:29.32 Kristy Belem
2:31.43 Caroline Hildreth
50 FLY
28.21 AngelaKennedy
28.63 HelenMackay
28.68 Julia Ham
100 FLY
1:00.45 Susan O'Neill
1:01.28 KateGodfrey
1:02.13 Julia Ham
200 FLY
2:09.26 SusanO'Neill
2:15.57 Julia Ham
2:15.96 NadineNeumann
200 IM
2:18.63 Rachel Harris
2:19.32 JacintaVan Lint
2:22.46 Angela Kennedy
400 IM
4:52.43 NadineNeumann
4:54.53 Rachel Harris
4:55.87 JacintaVan Lint
MEN
50 FREE
23.16 Scott Logan
23.23 ChrisFydler
23.26
NathanRickard
100 FREE
50.48
MichaelKlim
51.25 RichardUpton
51.30
lan van der Wal
200 FREE
1:48.47 MichaelKlim
1:50.57 Malcolm Allen
1:51.73 Grant Hackett
400 FREE
3:51.69 GrantHackett
3:53.39 Malcolm Alien
3:53.44 lan Thorpe
800 FREE
8:16.69 Matthew Smith
8:18.98 Jason Samuelson
8:26.98 Marcus Robertson
1500 FREE
15:03.67 Grant Hackett
15:40.66 Jason Samuelson
15:42.54 Matthew Smith
50 BACK
26.43
Matt Welsh
26.91 Josh Watson
27.21 StevenDewick
100 BACK
56.62 Adrian Radiey
56.91
Matt Welsh
57.16
Robert van tier Zant
200 BACK
2:03.58 Ray Hass
2:04.21 Toby Haenen
2:04.99 Scott Bartleit
50 BREAST
29.23 JadeWinter
29.47
Phil Rogers
29.47 Simon Cowley
100 BREAST
1:03.39 Phil Rogers
1:03.52 Simon Cowley
1:04.60 Nathan Hewitt
200 BREAST
2:17.tl Simon Cowley
2:17.96 Phil Rogers
2:18.85 Regan Harrison
2:18.85 Hayden Flouch
50 FLY
24.33 GeoffHuegill
24.96 LeonDunne
25.52
Matt Welsh
100 FLY
52.95
GeoffHuegill
53.03
MichaelKlim
54.02 Scott Miller
200 FLY
1:56.86 Scott Goodman
2:01.23 GregShaw
2:01.93 Trent Steed
200 IM
2:03.11 Matt Dunn
2:03.79 Robert van tier Zant
2:04.73 ZaneKing
400 IM
4:22.30 Matt Dunn
4:24.77 Trent Steed
4:27.58 ZaneKing
ITALIAN WINTER
NATIONALS
Livorno, Italy
March 13-16,1997 (50 M)
WOMEN
50 FREE
26.53 KarinaVanni
26.58
CeciliaVianini
26.65 Viviana Susin
100 FREE
57.28
CeciliaVianini
57.61 KarinaVanni
57.61 VivianaSusin
200 FREE
2:04.32 Cecilia Vianini
2:04.40 Anna Simoni
2:06.36 Caterina Borgato
400 FREE
4:18.49 Anna Simoni
4:22.83 Viola Valli
4:23.89 Valentina Murano
800 FREE
8:51.01 AnnaSimoni
8:53.89 Viola Va]li
8:58.41 Giuliana Fiseon
100 BACK
1:03.61 FrancescaBissoli
1:03.88 Lorenza Vigarani
1:04.59 MariaTavernini
200 BACK
2:14.58 LorenzaVigarani
2:15.19 FrancescaBissoli
2:17.50 LauraPorchianeilo
100 BREAST
1:11.19 Manuela Dalla Valle
1:12.61 FedericaBiscia
1:13.53 SaraFarina
200 BREAST
2:34.95 FedericaBiscia
2:36.42 Manuela DallaValle
2:37.68 ElenaDonati
100 FLY
1:01.72 Ilaria Tocchini
1:02.43 FrancescaBugamelli
1:03.78 FedericaBiscia
200 FLY
2:15.48 PaolaCavallino
2:16.04 Veronica Roda
2:16.61 AngeiaPeretti
200 IM
2:18.65 FrancescaBissoli
2:20.27 Laura Porchianel]o
2:23.90 Eva Masetti
400 IM
4:51.69 LauraPorchianello
4:55.06 FrancescaBissoli
4:55.25 Anna Simoni
400 MR
4:23.26 Livorno Nuoto
4:23.90 President Bologna
4:25.39 Aurelia Nuoto
400 FR
3:55.10 Aure[ia Nuoto
3:56.88 President Bologna
4:00.16 SNAM Gas Metano
800 FR
8:30.84 DDS Milano
8:32.42 Aurelia Nuoto
8:34.16 President Bologna
MEN
50 FREE
23.00
ReneGusperti
23.17 LorenzoVismara
23.23 Piergiorg De Felice
100 FREE
50.74 LorenzoVismara
50.88 Massi Rosolino
51.74 Andrealemmi
200 FREE
1:49.01 Massi Rosolino
1:51.07 Emiliano Brembiila
1:52.48 Paolo Ghiglione
400 FREE
3:49.56 Emiliano Brembilla
3:49.89 Massi Rosolino
3:56.60 DavideBicchierini
1500 FREE
15:13.45 Emiliano Brembilla
15:42.04 Marco Formentini
15:42.86 Samuele Pampana
100 BACK
55.91 EmanueleMerisi
56.91 LucaBianchin
57.28 StefanoBattistelli
200 BACK
2:00.00 Emanuele Merisi
2:00.67 StefanoBattistelli
2:01.31 Luca Bianchin
100 BREAST
1:02.41 DomenicoFioravanti
1:04.08 Gianluca Marconi
1:04.41 FabioFarabegoli
200 BREAST
2:15.82 DavideRummolo
2:18.30 FabioFarabegoli
2:19.80 Angelo Angiollieri
100 FLY
55.29
LucaBelfiore
55.49 Andre Gusperti
55.96 Nicola Pau
200 FLY
2:01.58 MassiEroli
2:02.73 Alessandro Benvisto
2:02.99 Andrea Oriana
200 IM
2:02.02 Massi Rosolino
2:07.60 ClaudioCiapparelli
2:07.85 Alessandro Borgialli
400 IM
4:23.88 Massi Eroli
4:30.47 Alessandro Borgialli
4:30.78 Antonino Trippodo
400 MR
3:45.76 Fiamme Gialle
3:50.00 Carabinieri
3:50.30 SNAM Gas Metano
400 FR
3:27.16 Carabinieri
3:27.53 Fiamme Giaile
3:28.51 CN Torino
800 FR
7:32.18 Carabinieri
7:35.41 Fiamme Gialle
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