Tag: Michael Phelps
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Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps announces new pool at Knoxville Boys and Girls Club
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was in Knoxville Wednesday helping with a special announcement at the Boys and Girls Club. While here, Phelps met with William Watson III, who has been in the news before. Phelps awarded him the Head and Shoulders Confidence Award at the London Olympics in 2012. Watson is a swimmer on the…
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Michael Phelps and a step-by-step guide to handling a DUI arrest
What does the average John Doe have in common with 18-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps? From a legal standpoint, the answer might be more than you’d expect—they’re both: a.) human, and hence predisposed to momentary lapses in judgment; b.) subject to the same laws and equal treatment before the justice system; and c.)…
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Judge Says Michael Phelps Is ‘Powerless’ Against Alcohol
“Powerless” is the last word expected to be used in connection with 18-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps. A Baltimore judge accused Phelps of being “powerless over alcohol,” even while ordering Phelps to 18 months supervised probation for committing a driving under the influence offense on Sept. 30, USA TODAY Sports reported. Phelps was ordered…
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Shallow Water Blackout PSA Featuring Bob Bowman and Michael Phelps
In this PSA, Bob Bowman, CEO/Head Coach of North Baltimore Aquatic Club, discusses the very serious topic of Shallow Water Blackout. Even experienced athletes can become a victim of this tragic phenomenon where oxygen is deprived from a swimmer’s system during practice which can lead to drowning. This PSA can help to prepare even highly…
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2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards: Male Athlete of the Year
Michael Phelps wins Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 Golden Goggle Awards in New York.
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Swimming legend Michael Phelps before Olympic success
Trans World Sport filmed with a talented 18-year-old swimmer by the name of Michael Phelps as he trained for the 2004 Athens Olympics. Since then he has gone on to become the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals, 18 gold.
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Why many headlines on Michael Phelps’ girlfriend aren’t accurate
One of the world’s most famous athletes Michael Phelps has quite the history of making headlines away from the pool, but his latest venture into the spotlight involves his girlfriend and a seemingly unnecessary debate over whether she was born a man or woman. Taylor Lianne Chandler told Radar Online she was born with both sets of…
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Legend Latynina chides ‘weak’ Michael Phelps
Gymnastics legend Larisa Latynina upbraided her fellow record-breaking Olympian Michael Phelps after a drink-driving charge which saw him slapped with a six-month suspension from swimming. The 79-year-old Russian, whose record of 18 Olympic medals stood for 48 years until Phelps broke it in 2012, called Phelps “weak” for his arrest and subsequent suspension earlier this…
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Chad Le Clos confident of beating Phelps again in Rio
Chad le Clos, one of the few men to have beaten Michael Phelps at the Olympics, has thrown down the challenge to his old rival, urging him to get back into training so they can have a rematch at Rio in 2016. […] “I really, really hope that he and his team decide to swim…