Source: Straits Times
LONDON (AFP) - Even as Michael Phelps added a little more gilding to a glittering Games career, the effect of his exploits was rippling through the waters of the London 2012 competition pool. A quartet of teenag ...
Aug 5 2012, 9:29am CDT
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Source: Times of India
Discovered by a renowned Mozambican poet while sprinting on a football field, there's a sense of poetic justice in Maria Mutola reaching the top of the athletics world in a career spanning two decades an ...
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Source: Isle of Wight County Press
Olympic gold medallist with the Isle of Wight award winners. OLYMPIC gold medallist Duncan Goodhew presented swimming awards to Isle of Wight youngsters on Sunday, recognising exceptional performance and ...
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Source: News Shopper
The flame arrives in the borough at Erith Yacht Club. BEXLEY Council has defended its hefty spending on the “once in a lifetime” Olympic Torch Relay celebrations. Figures published this week revealed the council toppe ...
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Source: WTOP News
Americans have been piling up Olympic medals since beach volleyball joined the Summer Games in 1996. Domestic pro tours have come and gone. The NCAA has even sanctioned the sport for collegiate competition. For the last 10 years, ...
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Source: Denver Post
After winning a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics, Gabby Douglas signed deals with Nike, Kellogg Co. and AT ...
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Source: Ventura County Star
Photo by Carmen Smyth, Special to the Star Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, is interviewed by award-winning sportswriter Alan Abrahamson, during the Distinguished Speaker Series at the Tho ...
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Source: USA Swimming Team
Ten American swimmers won individual gold medals at last year’s Olympic Games in London. In this issue, we asked each of them – minus Michael Phelps – a few questions that would help you get to know them better. We also asked the ...
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Source: USA Swimming Team
The success of 2012 continues to spill over to 2013 as the USA Swimming organization was recently recognized for its Olympic-year success with two prestigious accolades. The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming w ...
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Source: USA Swimming Team
Clark Burckle has figured a lot of things out in the past few years. The former University of Florida standout went to the Arizona post-grad program, and finaled at the Olympics in the 200 breaststroke. He talks about ...
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