By Stephen J. Thomas<\/p>\n
YOKOHAMA, August 29. CANADIAN breaststroker Morgan Knabe was sent home by team management after the 21-year-old Olympian broke a pane of glass in the warm-down area with an ill-directed kick of frustration immediately following a poor performance in the final of the 100 breaststroke, on day two of competition. <\/p>\n
The Canadian record-holder required several stitches to his foot after finishing a disappointing sixth in the final in 1:02.28, just over one second outside his best from Fukuoka last year. <\/p>\n
Better news for Canada was the performance of teenage breaststroker, Mike Brown. Brown finished ahead of Knabe in the 100 in a PR 1:02.21 and set a new national record in the 200 final, finishing a creditable fourth in a very fast 2:12.87. <\/p>\n
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\nGet up close and personal with many of the top women on the U.S. team now competing at the Pan Pacific Championships. The book, "By a Fraction of a Second," chronicles the stories of current Pan Pac team members; Megan Quann, Lindsay Benko, Diana Munz and others. Read how the latest world record setter on the Pan Pac team had her 2000 Olympic dreams shattered.<\/p>\n
After reading the accounts in this fast moving, insiders book, you will appreciate even more the continuing excellence displayed by these athletes. Learn what goes on behind the scenes at international meets, as well as how these swimmers recover from disappointment and injury, and cope with allegations of undetected illegal drug use amongst their competitors.<\/p>\n