Articles filed under Swimming
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Olympic swimmer Shanteau has cancerJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is heading to Beijing with a devastating diagnosis: He has cancer. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Shanteau...
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Rope climb, anyone? Olympics awash in discarded sportsJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - If you've been swimming, you probably tried it at least once: dive into the water and see how far you can get without taking a stroke. Coast past 62 feet and you could h...
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Torres sets another American recordJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- The U.S. Olympic trials ended with Michael Phelps cheering from the stands after another dominating meet, Katie Hoff savoring her emergence as a potential...
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Torres: I'm not swimming 100 freeJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- Dara Torres has dropped the 100-meter freestyle from her Beijing Olympics schedule, choosing to make the 50 free her only individual event in her record f...
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Top U.S. sprinter injured, out of 200Jul 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Tyson Gay accelerated through the first curve. Then he started flying. Not in the figurative sense, but in an all-too-real way - a shocking sprawl to the ground that cos...
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Heartbreak for HansenJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. - Brendan Hansen clung to the lane rope, glaring at the scoreboard. No matter how long he stared, the shocking result just wouldn't go away. He wasn't first ...
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Peirsol, Coughlin set world recordsJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. - Michael Phelps just missed setting another world record at the U.S. Olympic trials. Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol showed him how to do it. Racing abou...
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Phelps entered in 9 events at swim trialsJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- Michael Phelps is entered in nine events at next week's U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The six-time Olympic gold medalist plans an ambitious schedule for t...
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Rosary's state title one highlight of memorable prep yearJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It's time to forward the mail, kennel the pets, and get everyone bundled into the car. It's time to head home again. As with last year, the end of the prep sports season...
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Battle over swimsuits moves to the courtroomMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Forget the pool. The bitter battle over Olympic swimsuits is now in the courts, less than three months before the Beijing Games. In a case sure to rock the swimming worl...