Category: History
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Michael Phelps to grace cover of 2013 World Almanac
Yet another laurel for Michael Phelps’ swim cap: The Olympian will grace the cover of the 2013 World Almanac. Phelps will be in good company, the Almanac folks announced Monday. Joining him in the prime spot are Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and, for some reason, Anne Hathaway. Phelps, however, bests them all for the sweetest…
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Eric Shanteau Speaks on Capitol Hill
Eric Shanteau speaks at an ACS CAN event on Capitol Hill, sharing his battle with testicular cancer while competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Via the17thman
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LLTV – Michael Phelps – Interview
“We got the opportunity to sit down with the most decorated Olympian of all time, Mr. Michael Phelps. Michael reflected on the last year which has seen him rise to legendary status. We also spoke about his retirement plans – he may have hung up his swimsuit, but let’s just say he hasn’t quite given…
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Brendan Hansen and Rowdy Gaines at the 2012 Golden Goggles Award Show
Feature on USA Swimming Foundation and Brendan Hansen , courtesy of USA Swimming
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BBC HARDtalk – Ian Thorpe
“Once in a while an athlete comes along whose feats capture the attention of the whole world. HARDtalk speaks to one of them – the extraordinary Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe. At the height of his powers in 2006, Thorpe called time on his swimming career. Sports fans were mystified. Australia was mortified. Now Thorpe has…
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HomeGrown: Davis Tarwater, Gold Medalist
“I’ve dreamed of the Olympics my entire life. It’s been something that was worth fighting for, a dream that was worth having.” Read and watch wblr.com
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Ian Thorpe reveals why he REALLY retired
He was the best swimmer in the world, but something pushed Ian Thorpe to retire… See TripleM
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Mornings: Ian Thorpe ‘This Is Me’
Ian Thorpe is one of our most popular and successful sportsmen. During his spectacular career ‘Thorpie’ broke records and won a total of nine Olympic medals including five gold medals. Ian has opened up about his journey for the first time in a revealing autobiography ‘This Is Me’. See ninemsn Video: Ian Thorpe ‘This Is…
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Swimming like a Samurai
Walking or running in a full suit of samurai armour is not the easiest thing in the world. Swimming in it is even harder, behold the Kobori ryū samurai style combative swimming. Read for instance Japan Daily