Tag: Michael Phelps
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U.S. Trials: Phelps And Hoff Set New 400 IM WRs
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
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Phelps Going For 9 Events At Olympics
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
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Phelps Beat Peirsol In Backstroke
In a Grand Prix meet at Santa Clara, Calif., Phelps won the 100 backstroke in 54.03 seconds. World record-holder Aaron Peirsol, the reigning Olympic champion, was second in 54.36. It was the first time Phelps had ever beaten Peirsol in backstroke. Source: indystar.com
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Bowman Leaves Michigan, Takes Phelps With Him
Bob Bowman is stepping down as the University of Michigan men’s swimming coach, and he’s likely taking protege Michael Phelps with him back to Baltimore. Read about it here on mlive.com.