Kathy Colin
RESIDENCE
Kailua
HAWAI'I CONNECTION
’92 Punahou School
SPORT
USA kayak
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
5 feet 8, 145 pounds
EVENT
K-2 women 500 meters, with Tamara Jenkins (Seattle), possibly K-1 500
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- • Top-ranked American female at end of 1999
- • Qualified the U.S. K-1 500 boat into Olympics with 11th-place finish at 1999 World Championships, but lost Olympic Trials race to Tamara Jenkins. Coaches still could allow Colin to race the K-1.
- • Won medals in all three women’s events at 1999 Pan Am Games
- • Won three golds and two silvers at 1999 National Championships
- • Sixth in K-1 500 meters in 1998 World Cup
- • Won six golds at 1992 junior nationals
- • Won national rowing championship at UW in 1994
PREVIOUS OLYMPICS
First
COMPETITION
at Sydney International Regatta Centre
- • Sept. 26 K-1 and K-2 heats
- • Sept. 28 K-1 and K-2 semifinals
- • Sept. 30 K-1 and K-2 finals
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Chris Duplanty
RESIDENCE
Honolulu
HAWAI'I CONNECTION
’84 Punahou School
SPORT
USA Women’s water polo assistant coach
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- • Three-time Olympian and captain of 1996 U.S. team. Led Olympic goalies in saves and save percentage.
- • Helped USA to World Cup championship in 1997
- • 1993 U.S. Water Polo Male Athlete of Year
- • Member of the Olympic Athlete’s Advisory Council
- • Bachelor’s degree in economics (1989) and MBA (1992) from UC-Irvine
PREVIOUS OLYMPICS
As a player, 1988 (silver), ’92 (4th) and ’96 (7th)
COMPETITION
at Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre, unless noted
- • Sept. 15 vs. Netherlands
- • Sept. 16 vs. Canada
- • Sept. 17 vs. Russia
- • Sept. 18 vs. Australia
- • Sept. 19 vs. Kazakhstan
- • Sept. 21 semifinals, classifications
- • Sept. 22-23 medal games (Sydney International Aquatic Centre)
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