For Immediate Release

OLYMPIC SAILORS ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (August 2, 2004) – Two of the sailors on the USA's 2004 Olympic Sailing Team -- 49er skipper Tim Wadlow (San Diego, Calif.) and crew Pete Spaulding (Miami, Fla.) -- will appear live from Athens on NBC's TODAY show tomorrow morning.  The live interview, which will include two athletes from Canoe/Kayak, is set to air between 0800 and 0815 EDT on Tuesday, August 3.  

Wadlow and Spaulding, who have been members of the US Sailing Team since 2001, won the Olympic Trials in the 49er class last February.  They will compete in their first Olympics when racing starts for their class on August 16.