News Source: Miami Herald
| 2 months ago
Peirsol sets world mark in 200m backstroke Aaron Peirsol eclipsed the world record in winning the 200-meter backstroke Saturday night at the USA Swimming Championships. Peirsol, the reigning Olympic silver medalist, finished the race in 1 minute, 53.
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 2 months ago
South African runner Caster Semenya underwent gender testing in her home country, according to a local report published Friday. A year after his dramatic withdrawal from the Beijing Olympics, Liu Xiang is attempting a comeback that has again brought...
News Source: Honolulu Advertiser
| 2 months ago
Former World and Olympic swimming champion Laure Manaudou is retiring. "I quit. This hasn't been an easy decision to take," the 22-year-old Frenchwoman told Friday's edition of Le Parisien newspaper. "It came to me little by little...It has matured...
News Source: NewKerala
| 2 months ago
I have had everything I wanted, even more than I had dreamed of," the 22-year-old Manaudou told the daily Le Parisien. Manaudou was only 17 years old when she won the gold medal in the women's 400m freestyle at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. It...
News Source: Chicago Tribune
| 2 months ago
Former Olympic and world swimming champion Laure Manaudou of France has said she was retiring to enjoy life outside competitive sport. "It's decided, I'm stopping," the 22-year-old Manaudou told Friday's issue of French daily Le Parisien. "Since...
News Source: The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
| 2 months ago
Manaudou, the French swimmer who became embroiled in an internet nude photo scandal, has retired. She said the drama contributed to her decision. "It's decided...It wasn't an easy decision to take," the 22-year-old told the daily Aujourd'hui en...