Category: Competition
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Michael Phelps is Comeback King. Finishes 2nd to Ryan Lochte in 100 Fly
Read Googleblog As comebacks go, it really couldn’t have gone much better for Michael Phelps competing outdoors in the Mesa Grand Prix in Arizona. Looking relaxed at the press conference the day before racing, he went into the Prelims of the 100 Fly as the top seed and finished first with a very respectable time…
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Ryan Lochte always taking time for his fans
Swimming World’s intern photographer Azaria Basile caught this impromptu in-water autograph session by Ryan Lochte. I can concur, he is one of the most pleasant swimstars of them all, when it comes to taking time out for the fans. Post by Swimming World.
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Sun Yang has ban lifted, splits with long-time coach
Read People Daily Multi-Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang had a competition and endorsement ban lifted on Thursday. The same day, he and his long-time coach Zhu Zhigen parted ways. Sun had been banned from training, competition and commercial events by Zhejiang College of Sports, where he takes training as a student, after he was detained…
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Lochte on Phelps: I knew he’d be back
See NBC News U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte weighs in on Michael Phelps’ return to the water and how it impacts his training and the sport of swimming.
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Michael Phelps: ‘Love of swimming’ brought me back
See kpho.com Michael Phelps said in Mesa on Wednesday his love of swimming and thirst for competition led him to come out of retirement. The 22-time Olympic medalist will compete in the Arena Grand Prix on April 24 to 26 at the Skyline Aquatic Center in Mesa. Phelps told reporters he will be competing in…
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Possible reasons abound for Michael Phelps’ return to swimming
Read The Baltimore Sun For almost a year, the question was “if” Michael Phelps would return to competitive swimming. Now that Phelps is scheduled to end his 20-month retirement Thursday in Mesa, Ariz., a more nuanced question looms: Why?
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Brett Fraser steps up to prepare for Commonwealth Games
Read cayCompass.com Swimmer Brett Fraser is gearing up for the Commonwealth Games qualifiers in Arizona or the Bahamas in the next couple of months. New York-based Fraser reached the 50 meters and 100m freestyle semifinals at the London Olympics so should not have any problems qualifying for the Glasgow Games in July. “There are a…