Articles filed under Swimming
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Phelps ends career with gold in medley relayAug 04, 2012 2:00 pm - LONDON — The finale was a formality, more a coronation than a contest. Michael Phelps headed into the retirement the only way imaginable — with another gold medal. Recla...
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Phelps goes out in style, rallying in 100 flyAug 03, 2012 2:00 pm - LONDON — Michael Phelps is turning his final Olympics into quite a victory lap, and don't fret about American swimming after he's gone. Led by a pair of high schoolers,...
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Franklin completes Olympics backstroke sweep with world recordAug 03, 2012 1:00 pm - Missy Franklin won the 200-meter backstroke in a world-record time at the London Olympics, adding it to the gold medal she won in the 100-meter event five days ago. Fran...
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Phelps wins 200 IM for 20th career Olympic medalAug 02, 2012 2:00 pm - LONDON — Michael Phelps won the 200-meter individual medley Thursday for his first individual gold of the London Games, becoming the first man to win the same indvidual ...
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Phelps back on top, beats Lochte in 200 IMAug 02, 2012 1:00 pm - LONDON — Michael Phelps added to his medal collection with his first individual gold of the London Games, and handed Ryan Lochte a double disappointment on his rival's f...
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Women’s all-around, Lochte-Phelps II highlight Thursday’s Olympic slateAug 01, 2012 9:36 pm - LONDON — A giddy Gabby Douglas offered a stream of words at her mile-a-minute best. “A lot of hard work, a lot of passion,” she said, “a lot of sacrifices and determinat...
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Michael Phelps has 19 medals, but is he the Greatest?Aug 01, 2012 2:19 pm - LONDON — The greatest? When it comes to Michael Phelps, the answer seems obvious with just a cursory glance of the medals table. The guy has won 15 golds — “insane,” say...
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Phelps finishes second again for 18th career medalJul 31, 2012 3:09 pm - LONDON — Michael Phelps flipped away his cap in disgust, having blown the race with a blunder at the end. He hardly looked like the swimmer who had just equaled the reco...
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Winnetka's Dwyer helps Michael Phelps make historyJul 31, 2012 10:00 am - LONDON — Michael Phelps swam into history with his 19th Olympic medal, and this one was a more appropriate color. With a lot of help from his friends, Phelps took down t...
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Matt Grevers' former coaches say they saw gold comingJul 30, 2012 11:00 pm - It has been years in the making, but Lake Forest High and Northwestern graduate Matt Grevers has reached his goal of winning an Olympic gold medal while setting an Olymp...