Breaking the Speed Limit Studies examine physiology and technology to better ...
Science News
This summer, when little-known German swimmer Paul Biedermann beat Olympic champion Michael Phelps in the 200-meter freestyle, Biedermann seemed unsure ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Caster Semenya keeps her medal
Universal Sports
Plus: not to worry about Michael Phelps, a former IOC marketing director offers a revealing 2016 analysis and why all Twitter fans should be following ...
Blurring gender lines make levelling the playing field in sports a challengeNational Post
South Africa Says Gender Controversy Is OverNew York Times (blog)

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Let's put our cards on the invisible medals table
The Age
Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all, but knew at the end of the Beijing Games that his eight gold medals would not necessarily buy him a full ...

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Freestyle football and the swimming World Cup - the best sport pics of the week
Mirror.co.uk
Another great pic is this amazing shot of 14-times Olympic gold-medallist Michael Phelps during the 2009 swimming World Cup.

More world records expected in Singapore
Times of India
Fourteen-time Olympic gold-medal winner Michael Phelps, who flopped in Germany, has opted out of this weekend but top stars Leisel Jones, Eamon Sullivan, ...

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Athletes of the decade are ones to remember
The Daily Evergreen
2: Michael Phelps Phelps won six gold medals in the 2004 Olympic games, one shy of the record set by Mark Spitz. In the 2008 Olympics, he finally broke ...

Swimming: More world records expected in Singapore
AsiaOne
Fourteen-time Olympic gold-medal winner Michael Phelps, who flopped in Germany, has opted out of this weekend but top stars Leisel Jones, Eamon Sullivan, ...

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Agencies line up for pan-European Speedo task
Brand Republic
... its sponsorship of the swimmer Michael Phelps, who has signed up until 2013. In 2008, it made a concerted effort to capitalise on the Beijing Olympics, ...

AFP
More swim world records expected in Singapore
AFP
Fourteen-time Olympic gold-medal winner Michael Phelps, who flopped in Germany, has opted out of this weekend but top stars Leisel Jones, Eamon Sullivan, ...

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Globe and Mail
Blurring gender lines make levelling the playing field in sports a challenge
National Post
It also has experts questioning the notion of an even playing field, since biology - Tiger Woods' long arms, Michael Phelps' long torso - and technological ...
South Africa Says Gender Controversy Is OverNew York Times (blog)

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Times Online
Michael Phelps hungry to put his body back on the line
Times Online
Machiavelli was at play in the pool when Michael Phelps, the greatest among Olympic greats reduced to mere mortal of late, received a drubbing on the World ...

Agencies line up for pan-European Speedo task
CampaignLive
... its sponsorship of the swimmer Michael Phelps, who has signed up until 2013. In 2008, it made a concerted effort to capitalise on the Beijing Olympics, ...

Universal Sports
Weekend wrap: Phelps, swimsuits and really fast times
Universal Sports
... after the Olympics are over, there is little interest in who wins the 200m butterfly at a World Cup meet in Berlin. The success of Michael Phelps has ...

'Top Chef: Las Vegas': d'Or galore
Baltimore Sun
... that the Bocuse is like the Olympics of cooking (but they spared us any mentions of the most famous Olympian to date, Michael Phelps) where everything's ...

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Chico's sexes it up a little
Reuters Blogs (blog)
(A year and a half ago, US gold medalist Michael Phelps' mother Debbie boasted that her Olympics' wardrobe at the Beijing Games came from Chico's. ...

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What to make of Michael Phelps' struggles in Europe
Baltimore Sun
... a non-Olympic year -- which, understandably, you probably don't -- then you've likely heard something about what a miserable time Michael Phelps has had ...

What to make of Michael Phelps' struggles in Europe
Baltimore Sun
... a non-Olympic year -- which, understandably, you probably don't -- then you've likely heard something about what a miserable time Michael Phelps has had ...

Renwick ready to renew challenge as he prepares to face Phelps again
Aberdeen Press and Journal
The Olympian faces a much tougher examination next month, however, as he prepares to go head-to-head with swimming legend Michael Phelps and the rest of the ...

Prep swimming: Brush with greatness motivates Redwood's Roth
Marin Independent-Journal
At the event were several US National Team members, including Michael Phelps. The owner of 14 Olympic gold medals, Phelps was there not only to compete ...

Advice that launched Olympic dreams
Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune
“I used to like red,” she quipped, “but I have to say after the 2008 Olympics, gold is the best!” After lunch at the Stray Cat Wing Shack with ...