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Swimmer races down under
Freshman Painter finishes eighth in the 1,500-meter freestyle
By Erin Thompson sports@kansan.com Kansan sportwriter
Kansas freshman swimmer Tyler Painter returned to Lawrence from Perth, Australia, as the eighth fastest 1,500 meter swimmer in the world.
off his personal-best 15:17.01. He also qualified for the finals of the 400-meter freestyle and finished 166 h, with s.
He had hoped to do better.
He had hoped to do better. Painter competed at the FINA World Swimming Championships last weekend. Although he was the top American finisher in the 1,500-meter freestyle, he said he was not pleased with his performance.
"I didn't feel well in the water. It wasn't anything I can pinpoint," he said. "I just didn't swim very well." Painter's time of 15:23:40 was well
16th with a time of 3:57.30.
time of 5.37.50.
The Australian race was not the first time Painter swam as a member of a U.S. team.
Last summer, he represented the United States at the Pan-Pacific Games in
Painter: Placed
eighth at the World
Championships
Fukuoka, Japan. The strong pro- Australian crowd gave the World Championships a different feel, Painter said.
"This was a little different than before. It was a lot bigger meet," he said. "It was hard to swim. There
was a large Australian crowd that was really behind their swimmers."
Painter said he hoped to continue to improve his swimming and make the 2000 Olympic team.
"Tyler has as good as opportunity as anyone to make the team." Kansas coach Gary Kempf said. "And all you really want is a good opportunity."
College swimming is at the forefront of Painter's mind at the moment. He has set individual goals to win the 500-meter freestyle and the 1,500-meter freestyle at the NCAA championships in March. He already has qualified for the NCAA championships in the 500-meter freestyle, the 1,500-meter freestyle and the 400-meter individual medley.
The team's next meet is Jan. 30 at Robinson Natatorium against Nebraska.
Two Sharpe strategies to face Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — Shannon Sharpe is playing Sunday's Super Bowl for himself and his older brother Sterling, who is Sharpe's idol, best friend and confidant.
Shannon Sharpe's Denver Broncos are playing the Green Bay Packers, the team Sterling departed on bitter terms in 1995.
"I realize that Sterling can't play the game anymore, and he basically plays the game through me," Shannon Sharpe said.
Sterling Sharpe's career with the Packers ended prematurely near the end of his seventh season in 1994 because of a neck injury that briefly paralyzed him. He wanted to go on injured reserve the next year at a higher salary than the Packers were willing to pay, and they released him with reluctance on Feb. 28, 1994.
leader in receptions with 595 and set a club record for receptions in a season with 112.
Sterling Sharpe, who was selected to play in five straight Pro Bowls, retired as the Packers' career
The parting left scars, and Sterling Sharpe, now an ESPN commentator, is supporting the Broncos.
"That's one of the dumbest questions I've heard this week: Who am I going to pull for?" he said. "I have a lot of friends who play for the Packers, but my brother's my brother, and he was my brother before I had Green Bay, and he's my brother now that I have ESPN. We're still the best of friends, and that's all that matters."
Shannon Sharpe, the Broncos' tight end, is headed to his sixth straight Pro Bowl. He regrets this game will not feature Sharpe vs.
Sharpe, but Sterling Sharpe said he does not wish he was still playing.
"It wasn't meant for me to be in uniform," Sterling Sharpe said. "I asked God for one year in this league, I got seven. I stole six more years. I got a chance to fulfill my dream, which was to play in the NFL."
The younger Sharpe is playing in the Super Bowl, and Sterling Sharpe has exhibited no envy.
In fact, Shannon Sharpe said he is envious of his brother.
"You look at almost 600 catches,
almost 70 touchdowns, 8,000 yards
— that speaks volumes," he said.
"We're each other's biggest fans,
biggest supporters, and biggest critics. In a sense, he's going to be in the game plan with me."
It will be two Sharps putting moves and throwing blocks on the Packers' Pro Bowl strong safety, LeRoy Butler.
Shannon, who led all NFL tight ends this year with 72 catches for 1,107 yards.
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