Anchors Away

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BEIJING - This just in ...

Got the order of the U.S. women’s 400-meter freestyle relay: Natalie Coughlin, Lacey Nymeyer, Kara Lynn Joyce and Dara Torres. The 41-year-old Torres, who is appearing in her fifth Olympics, will be the anchor.

In Saturday’s prelims, the relay qualified third behind China and Germany. Joyce and Nymeyer were the first and anchor legs, respectively.

Security at the Water Cube, already quite tight, is sure to be even more so with President Bush on hand.

--Lisa Dillman

photo of Dara Torres at the U.S. Olympic Trials by Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press