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Mark Spitz salutes 19-year-old after he wins his third event at the Olympic swim trials.
July 11, 2004
Sunday, Aug. 10 400 IM World record: 4:03.84 Former record: 4:05.25, Phelps, June 29, 2008 Mark Spitz time: Didn’t compete Second place: Laszlo Cseh (Hungary), 4:06:16 Recap: It was really pretty effortless.
Aug. 17, 2008
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Poor Porker’s beignets; Feria de los Moles; Lucques’ Julia Child dinner
Aug. 30, 2012
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Aug. 10, 2008
Phelps, with go-ahead 3rd leg in 400 medley relay, breaks Spitz’s mark
BEIJING -- Michael Phelps, half man, half chlorine, continued his quest to become the aqua king of the world.
Aug. 11, 2008
Bad Start Is Worst-Case Scenario for Swimmers / Ailing Crocker’s slow first leg dooms 400 relay team, ensuring Spitz’s record won’t be broken.
Aug. 16, 2004
Michael Phelps at world championships in Rome looks ahead to a big challenge: Shaq
July 26, 2009
Before competing for his chance to bring home a record amount of gold medals, the swimmer eases into the usually pressure-packed trials in good spirits and good humor.
July 7, 2004
Michael Phelps has a chance to win eight gold medals at Athens. So he isn’t going to take any chances before the Games begin.
Aug. 8, 2004