Medal Picks

SOFTBALL
• U.S.
• Japan
• Australia
U.S. teams have outscored foes 117--16 in three Games.

SWIMMING

Men

50-meter freestyle
• Eamon Sullivan, Australia
• Alain Bernard, France
• Ben Wildman-Tobriner, U.S.

Sullivan broke Alexander Popov's 2000 world record.

100-meter freestyle
• Alain Bernard, France
• Eamon Sullivan, Australia
• Stefan Nystrand, Sweden
Bernard is known as the Horse for his weightlifter's physique.

200-meter freestyle
• Michael Phelps, U.S.
• Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands
• Park Tae Hwan, South Korea
Phelps's bronze may have been his most impressive '04 race.

400-meter freestyle
• Grant Hackett, Australia
• Park Tae Hwan, South Korea
• Peter Vanderkaay, U.S.
Park won seven medals at '06 Asian Games.

1,500-meter freestyle
• Grant Hackett, Australia
• Peter Vanderkaay, U.S.
• Larsen Jensen, U.S.
Hackett wins third straight 1,500 gold.

100-meter backstroke
• Aaron Peirsol, U.S.
• Liam Tancock, Great Britain
• Matt Grevers, U.S.
Peirsol has lost a 100 or a 200 only five times since 2001.