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  • Phelps training vertical kicks with 10 kg weights

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    Funny video here, where Michael Phelps first demonstrates training vertical kicks wearing 10 kg weights, and Japanese Hisayoshi Sato then tries doing the same.

  • Bowman on North Baltimore’s preparation for big swims

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    Interesting interview here with coach Bob Bowman, CEO of North Baltimore Aquatics Club, about his swimmers preparations for last weekend and how it sets up for the summer. Estimating the level of rest that the swimmers got before the Indy meet, where 10 is total rest, Bowman says that Phelps was at 4 or 5.

  • Phelps is flying again

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    Michael Phelps won all 5 of 5 events that he participated in at the Indianapolis 2011 Grand Prix this weekend, every time with a World’s best time this year. Thursday 1:46.27 in 200 freestyle and 51.75 in 100 fly, Friday 1:55.34 in 200 fly, and Saturday 1:56.88 í 200 IM and 48.89 in 100 freestyle,…

  • Phelps Sets 100 Butterfly LC WR

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    USA’s Michael Phelps set at new 100 meter butterfly long course world record yesterday evening, with a time of 50.22 where Ian Crocker’s world record from 2005 was 50.40. Read swiminfo.com

  • Phelps Is Now Officially The Greatest Swimmer Ever

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    USA’s relay won the 400 medley relay with a world record of 3:29.34, beating their own world record of 3:30.68 set at the Olympics in Athens 2004, and securing Phelps his record breaking 8th gold medal. The Australian women also set at 400 medley relay world record, beating their own world mark of 3:55.74 with…

  • First Two World Records At Beijing 2008

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    Both 400 IM world records were bettered at the 2008 Olympics yesterday, when first USA’s Michael Phelps swam 4:03.84, smashing his own world record of 4:05.25 from the U.S. Olympic Trials, and Australia’s Stephanie Rice swam 4:29.45, more than half a second faster than the 4:31.12 of Katie Hoff from the U.S. Trials. Sources: SwimInfo…

  • Phelps New 200 IM WR, Peirsol Ties Lochte’s 200 Back WR

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    On July 4th, Aaron Piersol tied Ryan Lochte’s 200 backstroke world record, and Phelps set a new 200 IM world record in the time of 1:54.80. Lochte swam 1:54.34 in the 200 backstroke, and 1:55.22 in the 200 IM (third fastest time in history). Source: SwimInfo here and here

  • U.S. Trials: Phelps And Hoff Set New 400 IM WRs

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    Katie Hoff beat Australia’s Stephanie Rice’s time of 4:31.46 with the new world record 4:31.12. And Phelps bettered his own world record to 4:05.25, in a race where Ryan Lochte with 4:06.08 also went under the former world record of 4:06.22. Read here and here at SwimInfo. Here is Phelps’ world record

  • Phelps Going For 9 Events At Olympics

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    He will be swimming the 100 and 200 metre freestyle, 200 and 400 IM, 100 and 200 backstroke, 100 and 200 butterfly, and the 400 freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials this weekend. Source: cbc.ca Picture courtesy of Vironevaeh