Heavy rain hit coastal Massachusetts first at 01:00 and then remained calm for two more hours before another downpour hit the south around 03:00.

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Often more level-headed than the others, he was known as the calm member of the group - though he was apparently a heavy drinker and sometimes given to angry outbursts.

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The 20-year-old from Queensland said she had listened to music to calm her nerves before the race -- not the pumping heavy rock favoured by many athletes but country and western.

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