Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
Brazil's Cesar Cielo has become the first swimmer to break 47 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle, setting another world record and holding off France's Alain Bernard at the world championships.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
INDIANAPOLIS | Michael Phelps called it quits because of a sore neck at the U.S. nationals, leaving the spotlight to rival Ryan Lochte, who qualified Friday for the world championships later this month. Phelps withdrew from the 100-meter freestyle heats in the morning on the advice of a doctor after waking up a day earlier with a kink on the left side of his neck. He swam through the pain to set a...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
NBAC swimmer, 15, qualifies for fourth event at world championships Neither Michael Phelps nor Katie Hoff swam Friday at U.S. nationals. Phelps had to pull out of the 100-meter freestyle with neck pain, and Hoff withdrew from her final two events, putting an end to a meet where she never felt right physically or mentally. And yet North Baltimore Aquatic Club still had plenty to thump its chest about,...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Bremerton's Nathan Adrian won the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. nationals Friday in 48. 0 seconds. Adrian had already won the 50 free...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Michael Phelps has withdrawn from the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships because of a sore neck. The superstar swimmer was supposed to swim in the last heat Friday morning, but he was still in pain after waking up a day earlier with a kink in his neck. Phelps says he swam through the pain in setting a world record in the 100 butterfly Thursday night. The 100 free was going to be...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Pain in left side of neck forces to swimmer to pull out of event at U.S nationals and world championships Michael Phelps pulled out of the 100-meter freestyle this morning with a pain in the left side of his neck, meaning he won't swim that event tonight in the finals at U.S. nationals or in the world championships later in Rome.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
German swimmer Britta Steffen has set a world record of 52.85 seconds in the 100 meter freestyle at a meet in Berlin.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
BERLIN (AP) -- German swimmer Britta Steffen has set a world record of 52.85 seconds in the 100 meter freestyle at a meet in Berlin.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
German swimmer Britta Steffen has set a world record of 52.85 seconds in the 100 meter freestyle at a meet in Berlin.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Michael Phelps won the 100-meter freestyle at the Canada Cup in Montreal, earning victories in both events he entered at the meet.
Sports (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Two races, two losses for Michael Phelps. The 14-time Olympic gold medalist was beaten in the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke Sunday night at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix. Phelps finished second behind defending world champion Brent Hayden of Canada in the 100 free, which featured seven Olympians among the nine finalists. Hayden, the leading qualifier, touched...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Two races, two losses for Michael Phelps . The 14-time Olympic gold medalist was beaten in the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke Sunday night at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix. Phelps, who lives in Fells Point, finished second behind defending world champion Brent Hayden of Canada in the 100 free, which featured seven Olympians among the nine finalists. Hayden, the leading qualifier,...
Swimming World Magazine News (Free subscription) | 05/20/2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 20. ON the heels of a photo finish win in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay last summer in Beijing, Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones joins forces with the USA Swimming ...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 05/17/2009
Using windmill stroke for final 50, swimmer ties for fastest time in prelims Using his new windmill stroke for an entire lap, Michael Phelps tied for the fastest time in the preliminaries of the 100-meter freestyle Sunday morning at the Charlotte UltraSwim.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 05/17/2009
Using his new windmill stroke for an entire lap, Michael Phelps has tied for the fastest time in the preliminaries of the 100-meter freestyle at the Charlotte UltraSwim. Phelps, swimming in the next-to-last heat, advanced to the evening final with a time of 49.50 seconds, which was matched by fellow Olympian Ricky Berens. Another U.S. Olympian, Cullen Jones, was third fastest at 49.75, while France's...
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