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Summarized by Kent Larsen
Savickas Out in 4x100m Relay; US Players Win But Don't Play
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- Lithuanian swimmer and LDS Church member Arunas
Savickas was eliminated with his team in the 4x100m freestyle relay
preliminaries, leaving the Lithuanian team out of a final in which
the Australian team set a world record. Savickas, swimming the first
leg of the relay, got the team off to a poor start, putting his team
in last place, nearly 2 1/2 seconds behind the Austrians, who won the
heat and advanced to the finals with the Russian team.
Meanwhile, US Water Polo player Courtney Johnson and US Indoor
Volleyball team member Charlene Tagaloa did not play in games that
the teams won. In water polo, the US beat the defending world
champion Netherlands 6-4, while in Volleyball, the US beat China 3-1.
Results
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Savickas, Arunas | Swimming | Lithuania |
| 4x100m Relay, qualifying | 1st leg - 100m | 52.11 sec |
| [2.39 sec behind heat leader] |
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| Johnson, Courtney | Water Polo | USA |
| USA v. Netherlands | USA wins 6-4 | Johnson did not play |
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| Tagaloa, Charlene | Volleyball | USA |
| USA v. China | USA wins 3-1 | Tagaloa did not play |
Here is a schedule of the Mormon athletes competing Sunday, September 17,
along with the times they will compete (Sydney time).
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Dantzscher, Jamie | Gymnastics | USA |
| Qualifiers | | 10:00 am |
| Qualifiers | | 2:00 pm |
| Qualifiers | | 8:00 pm |
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| Savickas, Arunas | Swimming | Lithuania |
| 200m Freestyle, qualifying | | 10:25 am |
| 200m Freestyle, semifinals | | 7:14 pm |
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| Berg, Laura | Softball | USA |
| USA v. Canada | | 10:30 am |
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| Johnson, Courtney | Water Polo | USA |
| USA v. Canada | | 6:00 pm |
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| Millar, Ryan | Volleyball | USA |
| USA v. Argentina | | 6:30 pm |
The following is the list of Mormon athletes competing in the games
that we know about. If you know of an additional athlete, please let
us know!
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Andam, Kenneth | Track &Field | Ghana |
| Baird, Marsha | Track &Field | Trinidad |
| Berg, Laura | Softball | USA |
| Chan, Maggie | Track &Field | Hong Kong |
| Dantzscher, Jamie | Gymnastics | USA |
| Gardner, Rulon | Wrestling | USA |
| Johnson, Courtney | Water Polo | USA |
| Millar, Ryan | Volleyball | USA |
| Myles-Mills, Leonard | Track &Field | Ghana |
| Palmer, Amy | Track &Field | USA |
| Pratt, Robby | Track &Field | Mexico |
| Pryah, Jason | Track &Field | USA |
| Savickas, Arunas | Swimming | Lithuania |
| Tagaloa, Charlene | Volleyball | USA |
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