Medal Picks

10-km open-water marathon
• Thomas Lurz, Germany
• Vladimir Dyatchin, Russia
• David Davies, Great Britain
Dyatchin won '07 worlds despite jellyfish stings.

Women

50-meter freestyle
• Libby Trickett, Australia
• Marleen Veldhuis, Netherlands
• Cate Campbell, Australia
Don't count out 41-year-old Dara Torres of the U.S.

100-meter freestyle
• Libby Trickett, Australia
• Britta Steffen, Germany
• Marleen Veldhuis, Netherlands
Aussie paparazzi mobbed Libby Lenton's '07 wedding to swimmer Luke Trickett.

200-meter freestyle
• Katie Hoff, U.S.
• Annika Lurz, Germany
• Federica Pellegrini, Italy
Hoff's mom set basketball scoring records at Stanford.

400-meter freestyle
• Federica Pellegrini, Italy
• Katie Hoff, U.S.
• Laure Manaudou, France
In '04 Pellegrini became, at 16, Italy's youngest solo medalist.

800-meter freestyle
• Kate Ziegler, U.S.
• Katie Hoff, U.S.
• Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain
Janet Evans's world record (8:16.22) has stood since 1989.

100-meter backstroke
• Natalie Coughlin, U.S.
• Laure Manaudou, France
• Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe
Coughlin is defending champ.

200-meter backstroke
• Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe
• Margaret Hoelzer, U.S.
• Laure Manaudou, France
Coventry has won all three of Zimbabwe's individual medals.

100-meter breaststroke
• Leisel Jones, Australia
• Jessica Hardy, U.S.
• Tarnee White, Australia
Hardy and Jones have traded the world mark; Jones holds it.