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Frank Busch: U.S. swim team could be best ever

USA Swimming national team director Frank Busch says the American team powered by swimmers like Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin and Missy Franklin could have it “best Olympic team” ever, able to surpass the 31 Olympic medals won in … Continue reading

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Indy Grand Prix Day 1: Phelps wins the 100 butterfly, Lochte does good in the B-final

At the Indianapolis Grand Prix yesterday evening, Dana Vollmer won the 100 freestyle in 54.21 and 100 butterfly in 57.73, while Nathan Adrian pipped Phelps in the 100 freestyle with a 48.62 to 48.78. Micah Lawrence managed a 2:24.85 and … Continue reading

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Indy Grand Prix: Phelps qualifies for 2 finals, Lochte misses out

At the Indianapolis Grand Prix today, Michael Phelps qualified third for the finals in the 100 butterfly and seventh in the 100 freestyle, stating according to USA Today, ‘I feel like the old me again’. Ryan Lochte competed in the … Continue reading

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Phelps tells kids: Set goals, make dreams come true

Michael Phelps spoke Wednesday at the Wheeler-Dow Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis, as part of his foundation‘s IM Program promoting healthy lifestyles. Forthcoming in his address, telling youths that one middle-school teacher said he would never be successful. Oh … Continue reading

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Phelps sad no rematch but Thorpe ‘not the same’

Tough talk but spot on talk by the true great: “After reading his quote when he said he thought he was going to fail, right there the trials didn’t even need to happen,” Phelps told USA TODAY on Tuesday after … Continue reading

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Phelps well on his way to write 3-times-in-a-row Olympic history

At the USA Swimming Columbus Grand Prix in Ohio yesterday, Michael Phelps won the 200 butterfly in 1:55.32, bettering the 4-year-old meet record of 1:57.40 that Kaio Almeida swam in 2008. The 200 fly is just 1 of 4 individual … Continue reading

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Head & Shoulders – Michael Phelps Commercial

Olympian Michael Phelps gets his head in the right place with Head & Shoulders Active Sport for Men. Via Michael Phelps on Facebook.

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Michael Phelps before the Columbus Grand Prix

Michael Phelps spoke to the media before the 2012 Columbus Grand Prix

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Michael Phelps interview on his career

With his planned retirement at the end of London 2012, Michael Phelps looks back on his career and his final 6 months in the sport. Via Michael Phelps on Facebook.

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Michael Phelps and Bar Refaeli – behind the scenes video

Looks like they had a lot of fun

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