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  • 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 of 52.84

    And while he couldn’t hold off friend and US rival Ryan Lochte in the final he managed to improve on his heats time, recording 52.13 (Lochte won in a time of 51.93).

    Given that Phelps hasn’t swum competitively since London 2012 and has spent much of his time since playing golf and putting on weight (he gained about 30lbs, around 14Kgs), it was nevertheless an amazing achievement.

    Not that the man himself was entirely happy with his performance in the finals. “My stroke was a little rushed tonight,” he said. “It was way more relaxed this morning.” He was also critical of his turn: “That may have been the worst turn that I have ever done in my entire life.”

  • 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.

  • camilla-pedersenSee trizone

    The success of this weekend’s Challenge Fuerteventura was marked by a remarkable comeback victory, record numbers plus a touch of Formula One. Camilla Pedersen (DEN) and Andreas Dreitz (GER) took the race titles while Jenson Button raced in the age group field.

    This was Pedersen’s first race since a serious bike crash last year which left her in a coma for a number of weeks. That she was able to race was impressive, that she won shows the drive and determination of remarkable athlete. She led from the start, exiting the water in 25:42 and also posted the fastest bike split in 2:36:39. Her run was seven minutes slower than second place Eimear Mullan (IRE) who ran a 1:20:29 but was still quick enough to post a convincing win in 4:30:13, just under six minutes ahead of Mullan who crossed the line in 4:36:08. Daniela Sämmler rounded off the women’s podium in 4:36:08.

    Pedersen celebrated her win with an emphatic, “I’m back!”

    Post by Camilla Pedersen.

  • See PetaPixel

    We’ve interviewed him before and his images have been seen around the globe, but today we have a video from The Inertia that takes a more intimate, behind the scenes look at shorebreak photographer Clark Little, his motivations and his work.

    CREATORS: Clark Little on Staring Down Shorebreak for The Perfect Shot from The Inertia on Vimeo.

  • Read TVNZ

    He was told he wouldn’t have to worry about sharks when swimming Cook Strait. Then British swimmer Adam Walker looked down.

    A two-metre beast, possibly a great white, was swimming beneath him.

    It could have been why he had just been joined by a pod of dolphins, which have been known to protect people from sharks.

    Or it could could have been that, in some strange dolphin way, they knew Walker was six swims into swimming the world’s toughest seven ocean swims, all raising money for the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.

    “It would be a nice thought they were thinking, we will just help our pal get through.”

  • 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 by police for driving without a license in November last year.

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  • 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.

  • ernest-henry-et-alRead The Telegraph

    He was one of the fabulous four boys from Manly who won all three of Australia’s gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics, and most of the minor ones as well.

    But now the family of swimmer Ernest Henry are selling his medals, largely because they can’t afford the cost of insuring such valuable pieces of Australian sporting history.