The canoe and kayak competition gets rolling on the Ocoee River's whitewater venue with finals July 27 and July 29. Over on flat water, the sprinters start thrashing it out July 30. Check back for preliminary results and feature stories from Atlanta.
July 23--Profile
 Backwoods Tennessee charm
keeps Dickert rolling
His ways draw attention, particularly from the chickens. But Wayne Dickert is happy gliding his two-man canoe through whitewater without excitement, at least until the medals round.
May 17-19
Old-timers rule whitewater trials
It takes a strong, steady hand--and apparently the wisdom of age--to lock up a spot on the U.S. Olympic whitewater slalom team. Just ask 37-year-old David Hearn and the rest of the 30-something team.
May 4-5
Cold reception at hot Hemispheric qualifier
The best sprint paddlers in the Americas arrived at the Lake Lanier Olympic canoe and kayak venue, ready for some hot competition. Instead they found locked doors and cold rain. And within minutes they were on the water studying the course--and each other--with thoughts of a summer showdown.
April 19-21
The whitewater washout
The best on the water were on the Ocoee River in Tennessee April 19-21 for the season's first World Cup competition, and the last shot at the few remaining Olympic slots.
March 1-5
U.S. Olympics sprint trials
The trials in Chula Vista trimmed the sprint field down to a fierce and relentless core.
 Olympic diary
DeAnne Hemmens on the road to Atlanta
Sprint paddler DeAnne Hemmens keeps her Olympic log as she chases her dream all the way to the 1996 summer games.
August 13: Looking back after Atlanta
July 15-21: The thrills of the opening ceremonies
July 8-14: Settling in to Atlanta
July 5: Doing the Atlanta scramble
June 24-30: Working on endurance, rhythm
June 18-22: Post-Euro unwind
May 25-June 17: To Europe and back
April 26-May 15: First strokes in Atlanta
April 11 to April 23: Pushing the anaerobic threshold
March 16 to April 3: Sprinter's sprint to Atlanta begins
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