Medal Picks

[Gold] Michael Phelps, U.S.
[Silver]Takashi Yamamoto, Japan
[Bronze]Pawel Korzeniowski, Poland
Phelps, then 15, swam this as his only event at the Sydney Games.

200-meter individual medley

[Gold] Michael Phelps, U.S.
[Silver]Thiago Pereira, Brazil
[Bronze]George Bovell, Trinidad & Tobago
Phelps has the seven fastest times in history.

400-meter individual medley

[Gold] Michael Phelps, U.S.
[Silver]Laszlo Cseh, Hungary
[Bronze]Alessio Boggiatto, Italy
Phelps lowered his world record to 4:08.41 at last month's Olympic trials.

4 x 100-meter freestyle relay

[Gold]U.S.
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] South Africa
It's wide open. Italy and world champion Russia could easily win a medal.

4 x 200-meter freestyle relay

[Gold] Australia
[Silver]U.S.
[Bronze] Italy
The Aussies drowned the Yanks by 5.59 seconds to win Sydney gold.

4 x 100-meter medley relay