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DAVID BURNETT / CONTACT FOR TIME  
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Age: 21      Hometown: Concord, CA
Events: Swimming—100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, relays
The Drama: Coughlin could have raced in five events, but chose only two, so she'll be in peak form for the three relay contests.
The Competition: Don't miss the 100m freestyle, where she faces world record holder Lisbeth Lenton of Australia and reigning Olympic champ Inge de Bruijn of the Netherlands. Coughlin is the first and only woman to swim the 100m backstroke in under 60 seconds; she's untouchable.

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FROM THE AUG. 8, 2004 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, AUG. 1, 2004

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