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Fiji Times
| 10 months ago
Michael Phelps savored one last golden moment Saturday, capping his remarkable Olympic swimming career with an 18th gold medal in the final event in the Aquatics Centre competition pool. "It's tough to put into words right now," Phelps said. "I did...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 10 months ago
Steve Christo IT'S hardly an exclusive to write how these Olympics didn't work out the way James Magnussen had hoped and, probably, expected. It may not seem like it now, but the 21-year-old with silver and bronze medals probably got more out of this...
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The Australian
| 10 months ago
I believe there's too much looking after the individual performance in the mentality of some young swimmers and coaches rather than the one-team approach. "In my day, knowing you had a close team behind you when you stood on the blocks made a huge...
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United Press International
| 10 months ago
Michael Phelps ended an Olympic career like none other Saturday, winning on the biggest sporting stage of all for the 18th time. He and his American teammates closed out a dominating weeklong performance during which the United States won 30 swimming...
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Bremerton Sun
| 10 months ago
Hong Bremerton's Nathan Adrian, right, and 400-meter medley relay teammates Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen and Michael Phelps hold their gold medals at the Aquatics Centre in London, Saturday. Adrian anchored the U.S. to a win in 3:29.35 to earn his...
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Bremerton Sun
| 10 months ago
Photo by Julio Cortez Nathan Adrian of Bremerton dives into the pool to start his anchor leg as teammate Michael Phelps touches after his butterfly leg in the 400-meter medley relay at the Aquatics Centre in London Saturday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)...
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Frederick News-Post
| 10 months ago
Vikas Gowda has a 78-inch wingspan, and his arms are connected to broad shoulders. He also has the problem-solving, logical mind that comes with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Those physical and mental assets will be helpful to the giant Indian...
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Celebuzz
| 10 months ago
Michael Phelps is ending his time at the London Games with a bang. The 27-year-old swimmer, who announced his retirement in May, has nabbed his 18th gold medal in the men's 100-meter medley relay the very last race ever in his Olympic career. Phelps...
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The Guardian
| 10 months ago
Australia v New Zealand in the London 2012 Olympics: it's not the winning Helen Shaw had a glass of pink champers in one hand, a bottle of New Zealand beer in the other sitting with her friends in Kiwi House the official supporters hub-cum-bar in...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 months ago
Phelps, alongside Matthew Grevers, Brendan Hansen and Nathan Adrian, secured gold with 3:29.35, ahead of Japan (3:31.26) and Australia (3:31.58). "Tonight is the craziest night...Looking back at my career, I've seen that I've done what I wanted,"...
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National Public Radio
| 10 months ago
Swimming the final race of his Olympic career, Michael Phelps gilded his resume just a bit more, helping the U.S. men's 4x100m medley relay team claim the gold medal at London's aquatic center. Phelps turned away a surprising challenge from the...
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
Australia's Alicia Coutts prepares to swim in the women's 100m butterfly semi-final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre July 28, 2012 Reuters in pictures United States' Michael Phelps poses with his gold medal for the men's 4x200-...
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GMA News
| 10 months ago
Doping back in spotlight with new cases, past offenders Statement of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines Olympics: US dribblers tested, but outlast Lithuania 99-94 Olympics: Russians eye potential USA showdown for basketball gold...
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Los Angeles Times
| 10 months ago
All the numbers associated with the legendary Michael Phelps and it came down to one after he stood on the podium, winning gold in the 400-meter medley relay on Saturday at the Aquatics Centre here...Phelps, who has more medals (22) and gold (18)...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
Michael Phelps cruises to victory in the 100-meter butterfly for the 17th gold medal of his career. AP Sports Writer 10:53 a.m., Aug. 4, 2012 Also of interest Gold medalist Serena Williams shows her medal to fans after the medal ceremony of the women'...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 10 months ago
There were recriminations and soul-searching in Australia Saturday about the much-vaunted swimming team's single gold in the Olympic pool, with former coaches and stars blasting a lack of drive and unity. With the London Games swimming events almost...
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Bremerton Sun
| 10 months ago
Scripps Howard News Service (Michael Zamora/Scripps Howard News Service) Bremerton's Nathan Adrian, who won a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle on Wednesday, swims in the 400 medley relay today. Bremerton's Nathan Adrian will more than likely be...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 10 months ago
Nugent was frank with his assessment of the return from London. The expectations were lesser than Beijing, where Australia entered the competition with six world record holders and left with six gold medals. But he said it hurt badly to be relegated...
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Bremerton Sun
| 10 months ago
Terrill, AP2012 Nathan Adrian's reaction to his gold-medal swim in the 100-meter freestyle went viral across the Internet Wednesday. The 23-year-old Bremerton native has become an instant crush for thousands of new fans. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 months ago
So Susie was a hard worker and most of the people on our team are incredibly hard workers." Nugent was quick to point out that Australia is still third on the overall medal tally in the pool with one gold, five silver and and two bronze. "You know,...
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The Age
| 10 months ago
Steve Christo It wasn't as dramatic as the night before, but again there was little joy in the pool for James Magnussen on Thursday night, and he will only be a spectator when the 50m final is swum on Friday...This time too there was no shock; there...
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Mail Online UK
| 10 months ago
It may have taken six days, but Great Britain's gold medal rush is well and truly underway following two days of successes. The whole nation rejoiced in glorious wins for the women's rowing pair of Heather Stanning and Helen Glover, and our cycling...
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Celebuzz
| 10 months ago
Team USA continued to excel in the pool and in the gymnastics Olympics arena on Wednesday, taking home a handful of medals. Perhaps the biggest highlight: gymnast Danell Leyva won Bronze in the men's individual all-around, only two days after the...
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The Courier-Mail
| 10 months ago
Sally Pearson isn't feeling added pressure after Australia's disappointing medal return in the pool. The expectation of the nation has zeroed in on the Gold Coast hurdler after the swim team, in particular fellow superstar James Magnussen who was...
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EW - PopWatch
| 10 months ago
This adorable, humble, well-spoken sex god who can't believe he just struck gold is Nathan Adrian, the first American in 24 years to win swimming's version of the fastest man in the world race the 100-meter Freestyle...The 23-year-old out-touched...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 10 months ago
Date August 2, 2012 4 reading now 13 Read later A downcast James Magnussen on the medal podium. Australian ''loser'', some words from the American winner, Nathan Adrian, who defeated James Magnussen in the 100-metres freestyle final by .01 of a...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 10 months ago
Australia are sliding towards their worst Olympics in the pool for 20 years after a succession of gold medal hopes have ended in silver at London's Aquatics Centre. A pall has descended over the team after talisman James Magnussen's one-hundredth of...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
An Australia n Olympic rower fainted in London 's police custody, after being detained for having allegedly damaged a shop front in Egham, Surrey, at the end of a drunken night. Australian team chief Nick Green was woken at 3 a.m. by a police phone...
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The Courier-Mail
| 10 months ago
James Magnussen suffered another night without sleep as the realisation of failing to win the Olympic 100m freestyle crown started to sink in. Speaking after the heats of the 50m freestyle, merely hours after he missed out on gold in the 100m by a...
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International Herald Tribune
| 10 months ago
Olympics News Olympic weight lifting part sport, part reality TV is surprisingly engrossing to watch, and the athletes approach the barbell as if it were the enemy. In a surprise victory, American swimmer Nathan Adrian won gold in the men's 100-meter...
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BDNews24
| 10 months ago
Nathan Adrian claimed the title of the world's fastest man on water when he won the 100 metres freestyle gold medal by a fingernail at the London Olympics on Wednesday. American teenager Missy Franklin then captured her second gold medal of the Games...
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KSBY
| 10 months ago
The Americans, whose team included Missy Franklin, of Centennial, Colo., and Alyssa Anderson, of Granite Bay, Calif., clocked an Olympic-record 7 minutes, 42.92 seconds. Australia led by a half-second entering the anchor leg but had to settle for...
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Dutch News
| 10 months ago
Bosch was hoping to add the gold medal to her Olympic collection of silver and bronze. Gold in the judo went to Lucie Decosse of France and silver to the German Kerstin Thiele, who beat Bosch in the semi-final. Other news Swimmer Sebastiaan...
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Indian Express
| 10 months ago
Adrian clocked 47.52sec, beating the Australian sprint powerhouse by one one-hundredth of a second and becoming the first American since Matt Biondi in 1988 to win Olympic swimming's blue riband event yesterday. "I have big hands, I guess," Adrian...
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BDNews24
| 10 months ago
London, Aug 2 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) Swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will slug it out for one last time on Thursday while Britain's Olympic cyclists seek to draw inspiration from Bradley Wiggins's storming victory in the individual time trial.
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The New York Times
| 10 months ago
Swimming Semifinals Offer Rising Stars an Extra Chance at Glory Doug Mills/The New York Times Rebecca Soni, the defending Olympic champion, broke the world record in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2 minutes 20.00 seconds in the semifinals...
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Seattle Times
| 10 months ago
This is the Olympics!' Bremerton's Nathan Adrian savors victory Bremerton's Nathan Adrian earned his first individual Olympic gold medal Wednesday, coming from behind with a furious finish in the men's 100-meter freestyle to win by a fingertip. AP...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
It hurts," was all that James "The Missile" Magnussen could muster of his defeat to American swimmer Nathan Adrian who outdid him in the pool by a fingernail and one-hundredth of a second in the 100 metres freestyle final event of the 2012 London...
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Los Angeles Times
| 10 months ago
The Olympic flame will be extinguished in 10 days, and with it America's love affair with swimming. Michael Phelps will retire, and we'll see the rest of the U.S. swimmers come the next Olympics...The sport is a national passion, commanding attention...
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Bremerton Sun
| 10 months ago
Scripps Howard News Service photos by Michael Zamora/Scripps Howard News Service Bremerton native Nathan Adrian celebrates after winning a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the Olympic Games in London. Bremerton's Nathan Adrian ended one of...
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The Dish Rag
| 10 months ago
In the men's 100m Freestyle, Nathan Adrian out-touched James Magnussen of Australian (nicknamed "The Missile") by one one-hundredth of a second to win the gold. It is Adrian's first gold medal and second Olympic medal overall (he won the silver in...
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Taiwan News
| 10 months ago
James Magnussen hung his huge arms around the lane rope and glared at the scoreboard. Known as "The Missile," Magnussen had just lost swimming's signature race, the 100-meter freestyle, by the smallest of margins, after teammate James "The Rocket"...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 10 months ago
Nathan Adrian touched the wall Wednesday night in one of the dramatic finishes of the London Games. Then the former Cal swimmer covered his eyes just to get his bearings before realizing what the No. It took a minute "oh, wait, it's the Olympics,'"...
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National Public Radio
| 10 months ago
American swimmer Nathan Adrian's name hasn't been on everyone's mind, the way that Michael Phelps' or Ryan Lochte's has. But he did something that even Lochte couldn't do this week: beat Yannick Agnel in a head-to-head race. Adrian's time of 47.52...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 10 months ago
That hurts," Magnussen said, summing it up perfectly, as he struggled with his emotions. "I did my best tonight and it wasn't quite good enough. To lose by that amount stings, but I've had a lot of great support over the last few days from everyone...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 months ago
Australia's James Magnussen admits he put too much pressure on himself as he suffered a shattering defeat to American Nathan Adrian in the final of the blue riband men's 100 metres freestyle. A fast-finishing Adrian clocked 47.52 seconds to beat out...
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The Hartford Courant
| 10 months ago
Australia led after the second and third changeovers but Schmitt, who won the individual 200 freestyle final, took the lead and surged away to win. Schmitt, Franklin and Vollmer all collected their second golds in London after Franklin won the 100...
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International Herald Tribune
| 10 months ago
American Adrian Wins 100-Meter Freestyle Doug Mills/The New York Times Nathan Adrian, men's 100-meter freestyle swim, August 1. Nathan Adrian of the United States won the gold medal in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle on Wednesday night, completing...
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BBC
| 10 months ago
Nathan Adrian beats James Magnussen to 100m freestyle gold America's Nathan Adrian won gold in the men's 100m freestyle by 0.01 seconds ahead of Australia's world champion James Magnussen. In a thrilling race, the 23-year-old was third at 50m but...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
That sets a pretty high bar for the finals, which take place on Thursday night. In other swimming action, American Nathan Adrian is taking home the gold medal in the men's 100-meter freestyle by the slimmest of margins. Eyes on London" shows you the...
