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Blistering speed not all it's cracked up to be British Adam Brown helps France's Alain Bernard to take off his swimsuit after the men's 100-metre freestyle heats on Wednesday.

"Only a miracle could save the Bears!" Too right was Joe Starkey as he made this remark during the 1982 game between the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinals.

Michael Phelps and Garrett Weber-Gale of the U.S. celebrate after winning the men's 4x100m freestyle relay swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on ... Before the magazine covers and the AT&T commercials, before Leno and Letterman and the awkward turn on, before the Grey's Anatomy parody promo and the ...

IN the category of misfortune that has afflicted Eamon Sullivan during his intermittently glittering career, appendix surgery in Arizona last weekend counts as a minor mishap.

The cynics decided Mike Brown's nickname coming out of the 2004 Olympics in Athens ought to be "Golden Boy." He had finished sixth in the 200 metre breaststroke, the crowning individual achievement of Canada's Olympic swim team.

We all have them. We all barely acknowledge their existence. When we see their highlights on Sportscenter, a cold rush runs down our spine, blood flows to our head, and smoke comes out of our ears.

Michael Phelps, who scored his fifth gold medal at the world championships in Rome, Italy, last weekend, has a body that frequently propels him to world record speeds in the pool.

What were you doing a year ago tonight? Don't bother trying to recollect. I'll tell you.

The polyurethane swimsuits that have helped swimmers break more than 170 world records since 2008, including 43 last week at the World Championships in Rome, are about to go the way of the dodo bird -- had the dodo bird died off because it was too fit to survive.

Vancouvera TMs Annamay Pierse has set the 24th world record at the world swimming championships, eclipsing American Rebecca Sonia TMs time in the semifinals of the 200-metre breaststroke.

Michael Phelps, who scored his fifth gold medal at the world championships in Rome, Italy, last weekend, has a body that frequently propels him to world record speeds in the pool.

ROME, July 30 -- Having for years competed in many of the same events as Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte is used to standing a step lower than Phelps on the medal podium.

Lochte finally got his chance for glory Thursday night in the final of the 200-meter individual medley, with Phelps taking a break from the event after dominating it for six years.

Lochte, however, still had Phelps's legend to contend with.

What would a mere victory mean with the great Phelps watching from the stands, wearing sunglasses and no shirt?

Brazil's Cesar Cielo celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the men's 100m freestyle at the world champs.

AUSTRALIA claimed a gold medal and two world records in successive events, as Jessicah Schipper retained her 200m butterfly title and Christian Sprenger snatched the 200m breaststroke record at the world championships in Rome.

Michael Phelps beat Milorad Cavic to the punch again on Saturday, and this time it was a clear decision.

When in Rome, throw out the record book. Fine form: Ryosuke Irie qualifies for the men's 200-meter backstroke final, completing his semifinal heat in 1 minute, 54.14 seconds at the 2009 FINA World Championships on Thursday in Rome.

Call it a 100-meter dash with a turn in the middle. Swimming's signature race at the world championships consists of two foam-filled laps in the water.

ROME Michael Phelps retained his 200 meters butterfly world title and smashed his own world record on Wednesday to reassert his authority after a tough 24 hours.

When fans in the Foro Italico in Rome started clapping to the Brazilian national anthem on Friday evening, Cesar Cielo Filho could no longer hold back his tears.

Cochrane collects bronze medal Ryan Cochrane of Victoria poses with the bronze medal he won in the men's 800 metres at the world swimming championships on Wednesday.