Tracy Caulkins

For hours John Moffet had sat through massages and ice packs and even a Xylocaine injection, yet by the middle of the afternoon Sunday, while fans assembled at the Olympic pool for what would turn out to be a...

Led by the likes of backstroker Rick Carey (right) and aided by the boycott, America's team could win gold in 20 of the 29 Olympic swimming events. The men should break a few world records, too

Only 43 of the 650 swimmers at Indy made the U.S. Olympic team—the top two in each event, plus the first six in the 100 and 200 frees for the relays

Three world and five American records tumbled as 43 swimmers gained Olympic berths at the U.S. trials

The U.S. broke years of dominance by East Germany with some bold strokes at the International meet