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High five Americans Krayzelburg, Quann up U.S. golds to five
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Lenny Krayzelburg and Megan Quann gave the United States another double-gold night at the Olympic pool Monday. Krayzelburg, the heavy favorite, won the 100-meter backstroke in an Olympic record 53.72 seconds. Quann, a 16-year-old, backed up her boast of knocking off defending champion Penny Heyns of South Africa in the 100 breaststroke. Quann won in 1:07.05, but she was well off her intended target -- Heyns' world record of 1:06.52. Their wins gave the United States its fourth and fifth golds after three days of the eight-day meet. Krayzelburg led all the way in bettering the old mark of 53.86 set by American Jeff Rouse at the 1992 Olympics. But he was .12 off his own world record set in the same pool last year. "You're measured in this sport by whether you win an Olympic gold medal. I'm glad I got one," Krayzelburg said. "It's better than anything I've ever done in my life." Matthew Welsh of Australia took silver in 54.07. Stev Theloke of Germany won bronze in 54.82.
American Neil Walker of Verona, Wis., was sixth in 55.14. In the women's 100 breast, Australian Leisel Jones won silver in 1:07.49. Heyns, who was first off the blocks and led until Quann passed her in the final 25 meters, took bronze in 1:07.55. Krayzelburg, of Studio City, Calif., came to the United States in 1989 and became a U.S. citizen in 1995. He is the defending world champion in the 100 back and came to Sydney lacking only an Olympic gold medal. "Oh my God, there's so much relief, you can't even imagine," he said. "The last 24 hours have been pretty hard. I thought I would stay pretty relaxed, but that definitely didn't happen." He has a chance at another gold in the 200 back beginning Wednesday, and also will swim on a relay. American Josh Davis of San Antonio, Texas, was fourth in the 100
back with 1:46.73.
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