Tajima wins silver medal for Japan at Sydney Olympics

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Yasuko Tajima swims for home in the final leg of the women's 400-meter individual medley event at Sydney International Aquatic Center on Sept. 16. Tajima finished second to win the silver medal, Japan's first medal of the Millenium Games.

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