Michael Phelps
Background
Michael Phelps (born June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American swimmer and World Record Holder in several events. Phelps' achievements include a record of eight medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, six of which were gold, tying the Olympic record for medals at single Olympics, held by Alexander Dityatin since 1980. Phelps's international titles, along with his various world records, have resulted in his being named World Swimmer of the Year four times — in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007.
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AZ starnet.com
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The Orange County Register
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Yahoo! Buzztracker
...good things that have happened under his watch. Grant High School won the state football title, Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps attended a Kings game and was given the key to the city, and an estimated 15,000 people attended a New Year's Eve ball...
20 hours ago from
Sacramento Bee
...American super swimmer Michael Phelps won eight gold metals and broke seven world records at the 2008 Olympics, he became an instant celebrity. Since the Olympics were held in the land of the Great Wall, Phelps is perhaps an even bigger sensation in China....
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AutoblogGreen
...edge France in the 4x100 meter relay in last summers Beijing Olympics. Lezaks comeback victory helped keep intact Michael Phelps quest for a record eight gold medals, which he went on to secure. The meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $50 for individuals...
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The Clarion-Ledger
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TMZ
Last Week - About Michael Phelps
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NewsMax
...oomph. And, in the end, they left us with a fresh set of American idols (Welcome to the big time, Barack Obama and Michael Phelps). So who needs screenwriters when real life can outdo anything Hollywood might conceive? That's not to say, however, that the...
7 days ago from
Inside Bay Area
...fans and foes alike, and Tina Fey's impersonation put SNL back on the map. Michael Phelps made Olympic history, and T. Boone Pickens told us the answer to our energy crisis was blowing in the windmills. There were the epic falls from grace: John Edwards, Eliot...
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CBS News
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National Post
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Kids Prefer Cheese
...eight gold medals and set seven world records in Beijing, to claim Gazzetta's top athlete award. World record holder Jamaican Usain Bolt dashed to his first Olympic gold in the men's 100 meters final and set a new world mark of 9.69 seconds at Bird's Nest...
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Xinhua
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Forward
...have been plenty of Saturday trips down the M1, with two hours of morning training already put away, to see her friend Mark Foster perform on Strictly Come Dancing and to experience that sensation of having legends put an immediate name to your face. She reels...
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The Independent
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The San Jose Mercury News
Last Month - About Michael Phelps
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Lalate News
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E! Online
...from Hollywood! Brittany Flickeringer is hot, single, and Paris Hilton's new BFF! The latest on Caroline Caz Pal, Michael Phelps' new reported girlfriend, from Las Vegas! Thank you for making LALATE NEWS America's Top 1,000 most read website daily, top 10...
30 days ago from
Lalate News
...from Hollywood! Brittany Flickeringer is hot, single, and Paris Hilton's new BFF! The latest on Caroline Caz Pal, Michael Phelps' new reported girlfriend, from Las Vegas! Thank you for making LALATE NEWS America's Top 1,000 most read website daily, top 10...
30 days ago from
Lalate News
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Lalate News
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30 days ago from
Lalate News
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CBS SportsLine
...up. My feet were straight; his again came up." 6. His Long Island connection In 2001, about a month after turning pro, Michael lost a 200-meter butterfly to Tom Malchow during a U.S. Open short-course meet at Eisenhower Park. "Walking onto the deck," Phelps...
30 days ago from
Orlando Sentinel
...Lezak was nearly a full length behind Frenchman Alain Bernard on the final turn of the 400-meter freestyle relay at the Beijing Olympics, putting Michael Phelps' bid for a historic eight gold medals in jeopardy. But Bernard made "a stupid, and what would turn...
30 days ago from
ESPN
...sprinters in the entire world, one of the best freestyle relay swimmers ever, had fallen farther behind the French racer, Alain Bernard, who had come into the relay as the world-record holder in the 100. With 30 meters to go, Jason was behind. With 20 to go,...
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NBC Sports