ARLINGTON, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo watched Sundays game against the New York Giants from the sidelines. More importantly, he has seen improvement in the compression fracture in his back.Romo had X-rays last week, according to owner and general manager Jerry Jones, and the results were encouraging.Everything is fine, not fine, but is on go, Jones said. Nothing that would in any way get in the area of a setback.Romo had spent two weeks in a back brace after getting hurt Aug. 25 against the Seattle Seahawks. He did not appear to be in a brace at all Sunday.The Cowboys are carrying Romo on the active roster as he recovers. The hope is that he could return in mid- to late October, depending on how the Cowboys are performing. At the time of his injury, sources said he would need six to 10 weeks to recover. The Cowboys play at the Green Bay Packers on Oct. 16, followed by their bye week and an Oct. 30 meeting against the Philadelphia Eagles.Had the Cowboys put Romo on injured reserve last week, the earliest he could have played would have been Nov. 6 against the Cleveland Browns.Jones was unsure when Romo will be able to start any conditioning work.I think that has to do with his sense of how he feels, Jones said.Dak Prescott, who started in Romos absence and completed 25 of 45 passes for 227 yards without a touchdown or interception in a 20-19 loss to the Giants, said the veteran quarterbacks presence was a benefit Sunday.Hes a vet, hes a guy that sees and just talks to me on how to go out there and think about the play or something the defense may be giving me, Prescott said. But he definitely helped me out, him, Kellen [Moore], Mark [Sanchez] as well. Air Max 720 Uomo Saldi . Its an influence in football and a big part of the game. Air Max 270 Nere Scontate . 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THE 34 EVENTSMen (17 events)Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 1500mBackstroke: 100m, 200mBreaststroke: 100m, 200mButterfly: 100m, 200mIndividual medley: 200m, 400mRelay : 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, 4x100m medleyMarathon: 10km open-water circuitWomen (17 events)Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800mBackstroke: 100m, 200mBreaststroke: 100m, 200mButterfly: 100m, 200mIndividual medley: 200m, 400mRelay: 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, 4x100m medleyMarathon: 10km open-water circuitTHE FORMATFor the 50m, 100m and 200m races there are qualifying rounds, semi-finals and finals (8 swimmers).For the 400m, 800m, 1500m and relay races, the 8 swimmers with the best times in qualifying advance directly to the final.For the marathon races, 25 swimmers set off in a mass start, and the first to reach the finish line is the winner.MILESTONES36 BCSwimming competitions are held in Japan.11 February, 1869Foundation of the Associated Metropolitan Swimming Clubs (AMSC) in London. The organisation, which will become the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) in 1886, promotes swimming as a leisure activity and outlines the first rules of competition.1896Swimming features at the first modern Games, with 3 events: the 100m, 500m and 1200m freestyle.1912Women make their Olympic swimming debut, with 2 events.9 July, 1922American Johnny Weissmuller, who would go on to star as Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s, becomes the first man to swim the 100m freestyle in under a minute (58.6 seconds).28 February, 1964Australian Dawn Fraser becomes the first woman to swim the 100m freestyle in under a minute (58.9 seconds) in Sydney. On 27 October, 1962, in Melbourne, she had compleeted a 110-yard (100.dddddddddddd.58m) race in 59.9sec.1972American Mark Spitz storms to an unprecedented 7 gold medals at the Munich Games: 4 in individual races and 3 in relay races.2008Michael Phelps goes one better than Spitz, winning 8 gold medals at the Beijing Games (3 in relay). With his 6 titles from the 2004 Games, the American becomes the most successful Olympic champion in history, with a total of 14 golds.STARSDawn Fraser (Australia)The Australian won the 100m freestyle gold at 3 consecutive Games, in 1956, 1960 and 1964, and also won the 4x100m freestyle relay in 1956. On top of her 8 Olympic medals, she set 28 world records and was the first woman to swim the 100m freestyle in under a minute.Mark Spitz (United States)The American achieved unprecedented success at the Munich Games in 1972, winning 7 gold medals and setting 7 world records in the freestyle (100m, 200m), butterfly (100m, 200m) and relays. With 9 gold medals overall (he won 2 in 1968), he held the joint record for most Olympic titles, along with Paavo Nurmi, Carl Lewis and Larisa Latynina, until the emergence of Michael Phelps.Ian Thorpe (Australia)A global media star, Ian Thorpe was just 21 when he won the race of the century at Athens 2004, beating Pieter van den Hoogenband and Michael Phelps in a spellbinding 200m freestyle final. He also defended his 400m crown at those Games, while golds in the 4x100m and 4x200m events at Sydney 2000 took his tally to 5 Olympic titles. A 6-time individual world champion, he retired in 2006 at the age of just 24. ' ' '