Articles filed under Swimming
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Sens-8-tional!Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Michael Phelps kept every swimsuit, every cap, every pair of goggles he wore during nine magical days at the Water Cube. Every memory will be savored, too, fr...
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Phelps makes history again with 7th gold medal winAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING (AP) -- With history hanging in the balance, Michael Phelps decided to take one more stroke. His long arms soared above the water, windmilled past his ears and s...
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Crocker stands in way of Phelps making historyAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Poor Ian Crocker. He desperately craves an Olympic gold medal of his own, about the only thing missing from his swimming career. This might be his last chance...
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No stopping Phelps as he wins gold No. 6Aug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Michael Phelps made it 6-for-6 at the Beijing Olympics, closing in on Mark Spitz with another world-record swim Friday morning. Phelps dominated right from t...
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Phelps advances, others claim Olympic spotlightAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING (AP) -- Michael Phelps isn't the only swimmer setting records at the Water Cube. It only seems that way. While Phelps took care of routine qualifying for the fin...
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Americans Hoff, Ziegler fail in 800 free heatsAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Katie Hoff and Kate Ziegler ended their Olympics with a stunner — neither teenager advanced out of the 800-meter freestyle heats Thursday night, ensuring th...
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Kitajima makes it a double double for JapanAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING (AP) -- Make it a double for Japan's Kosuke Kitajima. Again. Kitajima swept the breaststroke events in his second straight Olympics on Thursday, winning the 200-...
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Bernard of France wins Olympic 100 freeAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Alain Bernard of France has won the 100-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, beating out world record-holder Eamon Sullivan of Australia. Bernard touched ...
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Phelps becomes winningest athlete in Olympic historyAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- A daily double. Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals -- and five world records i...
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Phelps moves on to 200 IM finalAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Michael Phelps has advanced to the 200-meter individual medley final at the Beijing Olympics, setting himself up to win his sixth gold medal. The American wo...