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Michael Phelps to grace cover of 2013 World Almanac

Yet another laurel for Michael Phelps' swim cap: The Olympian will grace the cover of the 2013 World Almanac. Phelps will be in good company, the Almanac folks announced Monday. Joining him in the prime spot are Barack Obama, Mitt Rom [...]

Posted On : Dec, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Michael Phelps Invited to Istanbul Short Course Worlds

ISTANBUL -- The FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), or Short Course Worlds will take place in Istanbul between December 12 and 16. Chairman of the Federation, Ahmet Mazhar Bozdogan stated that they have sent an official invitation [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Finally, the web draws the line at the world’s ugliest photo...

The internet is filled with horrible photos. Pixelated, excessively processed, offensively clichéd, they sneak their way onto news sites, blogs, Tumblrs, Instagram feeds. They get shared and reshared as memes or as art accompanying [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Indy Grand Prix 2012: Michael Phelps bows out with a world-b...

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 31. THE USA Swimming Grand Prix in Indianapolis came to a close with some scintillating swims throughout the final night, including a blastoff in the 200 IM from superstar Michael Phelps. Women's 200 fl [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Michael Phelps wins his 1st gold at 2011 worlds

There was no stopping Michael Phelps this time. Same for Federica Pellegrini. Having failed to win his opening two events at the world swimming championships in Shanghai, Phelps finally got gold in the 200-meter butterfly Wednesday. In th [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Phelps-Led U.S. Hand-off Team loses to Australia at swimming...

Michael Phelps started slowly at the 2011 World Swimming Championships as the U.S. failed to defend its 400-meter freestyle relay title in Shanghai. The four-man U.S. team, which also won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Phelps breaks 100m butterfly world record

Michael Phelps has broken the world record in the 100-metre butterfly at the US championships, giving him ownership of five individual world marks. The 14-time Olympic gold medallist swam the two-lap final in 50.22 seconds at the Indiana U [...]