Last Lap

The U.S. women's water polo team, which lost to Australia on a last-second goal in the Sydney Olympic final, struck gold at the worlds. Ericka Lorenz scored four times and Ellen Estes added three goals as the U.S. overcame Italy 8-6 in the final....

U.S. divers failed to win a medal in Barcelona. In the team's best finish, Laura Wilkinson, the Olympic 10-meter champ, and Brittany Viola placed fourth in synchronized platform. Brittany was born in 1987 the same year her father, Frank, was named MVP of the World Series while pitching for the Minnesota Twins....

Bedridden for most of the week with a 102� fever, Natalie Coughlin, the new queen of U.S. swimming, won just two relay medals in Barcelona: a gold on the 4 x 100-meter freestyle team and a silver as the backstroke leg in the 4 x 100-meter medley....

Aaron and Hayley Peirsol became the first siblings to win individual event medals for the U.S. at the same worlds or Olympics when, less than 30 minutes Wilkinson (left) and Viola apart, Aaron won the 100-meter backstroke and Hayley took a surprise silver in the 1,500 freestyle.