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A very youthful Michael Phelps, second from left, and other Olympic team members get a send-off at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena after training for the 2000 Sydney Games.

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( Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / July 9, 2000 )

A very youthful Michael Phelps, second from left, and other Olympic team members get a send-off at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena after training for the 2000 Sydney Games.

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