Articles filed under Swimming
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Summer work culminates in swimmers' big meetJul 26, 2008 11:00 pm - As Jack Levant touched the wall in record time, Jamie Frodyma couldn't help but get a little teary-eyed. Tears of a proud aunt, godmother - and coach. "He's been practic...
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Torres in 'total shock' after coach's diagnosisJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - This was supposed to be a thrilling time for Dara Torres. Preparing to swim in her record fifth Olympics at age 41 and with a chance to add to her pile of 10 career meda...
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Olympic swimmer Hardy fails drug testJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leaving her just two weeks t...
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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...