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Thompson Wins Two Events

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Olympian Jenny Thompson of Dover, N.H., won twice in the Santa Clara International swim meet.

Thompson eased to victory in the 100-meter freestyle and 100 butterfly. Her winning 100 freestyle time of 55.28 seconds was the fifth-best time in the world this year. She won the 100 fly in 1:04.

The closest race was in the men’s 100 breaststroke, in which U.S. Olympian Kurt Grote of San Diego outreached Japan’s Hideyuki Suto, 1:04.10 to 1:04.12. Another U.S. Olympian, Allison Wagner of Gainesville, Fla., captured the women’s 400 individual medley in 4:48.82.

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