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Michael Phelps Wins 100-Meter Butterfly At Canada Cup

Michael Phelps stole the show again on Sunday, handily winning the 100-meter butterfly at the Canada Cup. He didn't come close to beating his own world record, but he led from wire to wire and won in 51.32 seconds.

 

Woman, 61, to swim 103 shark-infested miles

Woman, 61, to swim 103 shark-infested miles

Diana Nyad, from New York, is no ordinary 61-year-old. In fact, she is no ordinary woman. For her, nothing is impossible. Which is why, when she turned 60 she looked in the mirror and decided to fulfill her biggest life regret - to swim the 103 shark-infested miles from Cuba to Florida, non-stop without even a shark cage to protect her.

 

American World Championship Medalist Dies In World Cup Race

American World Championship Medalist Dies In World Cup Race

U.S. open water swimmer Francis 'Fran' Crippen, a world championship bronze medalist, died during a Marathon Swimming World Cup 10km event in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, world governing body FINA said.

 

French quadruple amputee swims across English Channel

French quadruple amputee swims across English Channel

A Frenchman whose arms and legs were amputated swam across the English Channel this weekend using leg prostheses that have flippers attached ...

 

Michael Phelps wins twice, Aaron Peirsol upset in U.S. national championships

Michael Phelps has won the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships with the fastest time in the world this year.

 

6 teens drown in La. river during family outing

6 teens drown in La. river during family outing

Six teenagers who could not swim drowned in a northwest Louisiana river during a family outing, falling into deep water from the shallows where they were wading.

 

Phelps loses freestyle, then rallies to win medley

Michael Phelps received "a wakeup call" during a weekend of mixed results at the Paris Open.

 

Phelps misses 2 of 3 finals at World Cup meet

Sporting a beard and an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third Tuesday at a World Cup short-course meet....

 

Phelps closes worlds in Rome with 5th gold medal

Phelps closes worlds in Rome with 5th gold medal

For those who thought Michael Phelps was just stopping by for a Roman holiday, no way.

 

Phelps rebounds at world championships with another world record

Beaten the night before in the 200 freestyle, he sets a mark in the 200 butterfly. For Michael Phelps, the 200-meter butterfly was almost like coming home, and if you want to keep that domestic theme intact, he called it his "bread and butter."

 

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