Archive | Swimming & Diving
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Column: Struggling Phelps deserves respect for past accomplishments
Michael Phelps may not be the world’s best swimmer anymore, but he still deserves respect. When former Florida Gator Ryan Lochte cruised to victory in the 400 IM on Saturday, American fans eagerly crowned him the next dominant force in swimming. Phelps, who finished 0.
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Phelps continues his road to the Olympics
It’s easy to get lost in the chaos of a swim meet. Swimmers and divers in a cluster of heats compete one after another, and it can at times be hard to distinguish who’s who. When Michael Phelps swims, all that changes — everyone stops what they’re doing and watches.
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Bruin swimmers face pros at U.S. nationals
Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and plenty more of the country’s best swimmers made appearances at the biggest swimming party of the year. UCLA swimmers made it, too, and managed to make some noise.
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Cal Poly men’s swimming and diving joins the Pac-10
Cal Poly has been accepted as an affiliate member of the Pacific-10 Conference for the sport of men’s swimming and diving, beginning with the upcoming 2010-11 academic year.
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Harvard open water swimmer Alex Meyer named world champion, shoots for Olympics
For someone accustomed to swimming 1,650 meter competitions in indoor pools, converting those skills into a 25,000 meter race out in the open water is no easy task.
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Swim coach helps Olympic champ go freestyling
It was 2000 and Natalie Coughlin was burned out as a high school senior. After years of training in an exhausting, distance-intensive swim program, she was physically fatigued.
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Cal swimming ready to build a dynasty after groundbreaking year
In collegiate swimming, it all comes down to a single meet in March. "Swimming's a sport where you've got to swim your fastest one week of the year," U. California-Berkeley freshman Tom Shields said. "And we picked the right week.
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U. Texas men’s teams swim, dive to national title
It’s not every night that the U. Texas Tower is lit burnt orange with a No. 1 gleaming on all four sides. In fact, it hasn’t happened since 2006, when the women’s indoor track team won the national championship.