Record day

World records set on Day 1 of the Games:

Weightlifting

Men's 56kg: Halil Mutlu (Turkey) set three records: total 305kg, snatch 137.5kg, and clean and jerk: 167.5kg.


Swimming

Men's 4x100m freestyle relay (Michael Klim, Fhris Fydler, Ashley Callus, Ian Thorpe), Australia , 3:13.67

Men's 100m freestyle: Michael Klim (AUS) 48.18 secs (swum in first leg of relay)

Men's 400m freestyle: Ian Thorpe (AUS) 3:40.59

Women's 400m individual medley: Yana Klochkova (UKR) 4:33.59

Women's 4x100m freestyle relay: USA 3:36.61 (Amy Van Dyken, Dara Torres, Courtney Shealy, Jenny Thompson).