1 Superstars Alexander Popov and Franziska Van Almsick dominated freestyle races in the opening day of the 1995 swimming World Cup Tuesday.
2 The Russian swimmer, a world and olympic champion, won the men's 100-meter short-course event in 49.60 seconds.
3 New Zealander Danyon Loader placed second in 49.86.
4 Van Almsick took the women's 50-meter and 200-meter races.
5 In the 50 meters, the German swimmer was timed in 25.45 seconds, ahead of Australian Sarah Ryan.
6 In the 200 meters Van Almsick beat another Australian, Anna Windsor, by nearly three seconds, in 1:57.87.
7 Michelle Smith of Ireland took the women's 100-meter butterfly. A Dane, Britta Vestergaard, won the women's 200-meter medley.
8 In the men's event Finland's Antti Kasvio won the 400-meter freestyle and Germany's Marc Warnecke took the 50-meter breaststroke.
9 World champion Vladimir Selkov of Russia captured the 100-meter backstroke.
10 The two-day event in this north Italian gambling resort is the fourth stage of this year's World Cup competition.

Superstars Alexander Popov and Franziska Van Almsick dominated freestyle races in the opening day of the 1995 swimming World Cup Tuesday .
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