AUS, silver medalist at the 1999 Worlds, apparently has shrugged off its mediocre
performances at World Cup this summer, and has opened Olympic competition with a sound
victory in its heat. POL also won its heat in a time less than 1 second slower than AUS,
and could give AUS trouble in this race. GER is also a crew to contend with, as it is
quite apparent that GER will be right with AUS and POL with 500 meters to go, and that GER
backed way off at the end in its preliminary heat. Expect AUS, POL and GER to advance to
the FA final.LANE CREW RELATIVE POSITIONS ELAPSED SPLIT
1500* CREW TIME TIME
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6 NED <NED AUS 1:34.72 1:34.72
5 GER <GER POL 1:34.90 1:34.90
4 AUS <AUS GER 1:35.38 1:35.38
3 POL <POL SUI 1:36.49 1:36.49
2 SUI <SUI USA 1:37.38 1:37.38
1 USA <USA NED 1:38.75 1:38.75
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1000*
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6 NED <NED POL 3:11.86 1:36.96
5 GER <GER AUS 3:13.10 1:38.37
4 AUS <AUS GER 3:13.28 1:37.90
3 POL <POL SUI 3:15.52 1:39.03
2 SUI <SUI USA 3:17.19 1:39.80
1 USA <USA NED 3:19.33 1:40.58
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500 *
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6 NED <NED POL 4:50.41 1:38.54
5 GER <GER AUS 4:51.48 1:38.38
4 AUS <AUS GER 4:51.73 1:38.44
3 POL <POL SUI 4:56.13 1:40.60
2 SUI <SUI USA 4:58.04 1:40.85
1 USA <USA NED 4:58.35 1:39.02
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FINISH*
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6 NED <NED AUS 6:33.48 1:42.00
5 GER <GER POL 6:34.27 1:43.86
4 AUS <AUS SUI 6:37.88 1:41.75
3 POL <POL NED 6:38.61 1:40.26
2 SUI <SUI GER 6:40.52 1:48.79
1 USA <USA USA 6:42.08 1:44.03
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