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Americans have good day in pool
LONDON — Unless you were named Ryan Lochte, Monday was a good day in the pool for the U.S. swim team. Missy Franklin shrugged off the pressure of the most-important swim final of her 17-year-old life — and a tight time schedule — to win...Tags: Swimming, Awards and Prizes, Rebecca Soni , Ryan Lochte, Sports
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Grevers lives to swim another day
LONDON -- U.S. swimming coaches didn't want to gamble on Matt Grevers' powers of recovery. They took the safe bet, the one Grevers would have made, the one he supported. It didn't pay off. The numbers say the long shot probably wouldn't have, either....
Tags: Trials, Cullen Jones, Swimming, Nathan Adrian, Awards and Prizes
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Phelps wins his first medal of London Games in 400-meter freestyle relay
The Baltimore SunLONDON — In a turnaround that left Michael Phelps and his teammates in stunned silence Sunday night, the 400-meter freestyle relay gold medal that the U.S. had in its grasp slipped away in a late surge by the final French swimmer. Ryan Lochte,...Tags: Cullen Jones, Swimming, Track and Field, Awards and Prizes, Nathan Adrian
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Fast split, but no free relay for Grevers
LONDON -- Despite having the fastest 400-meter relay split of any U.S. swimmer in the heats, Matt Grevers of Lake Forest did not think it was fast enough to get him onto the team for Sunday night's final. He was right. The U.S. relay lineup is Nathan...
Tags: Cullen Jones, Awards and Prizes, Nathan Adrian, Swimming, Michael Phelps
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London Olympics: Advances in swimwear for athletes — and you
As swimmers go for the gold at the London Olympics, swimwear companies are ready to sell the latest Olympic-themed swimsuits back home. Recreational and competitive swimmers alike can benefit from the same technologies swimsuit manufacturers are using to...
Tags: Natalie Coughlin, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Michael Phelps, NASA
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A look at key venues in London Olympics
Olympic Stadium The most interesting part of London's Olympic Stadium is the debate over its future, which remains unsettled. One thing is sure: The 80,000-seat arena will have a significantly reduced capacity — 25,000 in its permanent lower tier....
Tags: Handball, Philip Hersh, Arts and Culture, London (England), Festive Events
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5 Questions: Olympic swimmer Matt Grevers
Olympic champion swimmer Matt Grevers, 27, knows about love. He loves his fiancée, he loves his sport and he loves his country. Although born and raised in the U.S., Grevers' parents are from the Netherlands, and he had dual citizenship and visited their...
Tags: Demographics, Awards and Prizes, Apple iPad, Netherlands, 2012 Summer Olympics
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