SwimSport will be taking a look at the athletes who could make a name for themselves in Sydney's pool, track and arenas. There are lots of sports to keep an eye on. We will do our best to make you familiar with names and faces you could very possibly be watching on your television screens and reading about in your local newspaper's sports sections. Some of the stars you may already know and others will be as unfamiliar to you as Ballroom Dancing. Either way, don't assume that the media favorites will walk away with the Olympic gold medal.
Funny things have a way of happening at the Olympic Games.
But then again, you probably already knew that. With all of the successes the Romanian national gymnastics team has had throughout the years since Nadia Comaneci's coming out party at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, it's hard to believe that there have been only two world all-around champions. The first was in 1987 when Aurelia Dobre snagged the title away from the favored Soviets. To win the all-around title, a gymnast need not necessarily be perfect, explosive or glamorous. Consistency and steadiness throughout the four apparatus events are all that matters.