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Michael Phelps must share the spotlight at these world championships. Those sleek-but-soon-to-be-obsolete bodysuits are having their last hurrah.

Michael Phelps had an off night. His new windmill stroke just slowed him down. He left his teammates with some catching up to do.

Reporting from Rome -- This may well have been a new one in the storied career of Michael Phelps.

Meet records didn't stand a chance Sunday on the opening morning of the world swimming championships, the last hurrah for high-tech bodysuits.

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 16. The United States Olympic swim team picks up awards and the aquatics community gets ready for the world championships in today's news segment of The Morning Swim Show .

Share + Jul 16, 2009 9:38 am US/Central LOS ANGELES 1 of 1 Michael Phelps speaks to the media after preliminaries during the Charlotte Ultra Swim at the Charlotte Aquatic Center on May 15, 2009, in Charlotte, N.C. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Michael Phelps is still reaping rewards for his record haul of eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.

Ryan Lochte of the US leaves the starting block during his men's 200m backstroke preliminary heat at the USA Swimming National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, yesterday.

Michael Phelps is still reaping rewards for his record haul of eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.

No one covers University of Texas sports like the American-Statesman beat writers.

The U.S. team headed to the world swimming championships in Rome has a lot to live up to.

Stabbing part of my careerMonica Seles is comfortable talking about her on-court stabbing 16 years ago even on a day of celebration.Seles was enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame during a ceremony on the grass courts in Newport, R.I., on Saturday.

Aaron Peirsol broke the world record in the 200-meter backstroke at U.S. nationals Saturday night, beating previous owner Ryan Lochte and lowering his second world mark in three days.

USA Swimming National Championships: Cullen Jones Sets American Record in Dramatic 50 Free Swimoff for Rome -- Click here for the latest Swimming World coverage of the U.S. National Championships, including on-the-spot interviews! LIVE Universal Sports Webcast of Meet INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 11.

Michael Phelps called it quits because of a sore neck at the U.S. nationals, leaving the spotlight to rival Ryan Lochte , who qualified Friday for the world championships later this month.

Four months after deciding to keep swimming, Michael Phelps took ownership of a world record that had eluded him for years.

USA Swimming National Championships: Nathan Adrian Wins 50 Free, Cesar Cielo Breaks U.S. Open, Brazilian Record in B Final; Second-Place Swimoff Scheduled for Saturday -- Click here for the latest Swimming World coverage of the U.S. National Championships, including on-the-spot interviews! LIVE Universal Sports Webcast of Meet INDIANAPOLIS, ...

It's suit madness at the U.S. national championships. Swimmers are experimenting with - and sometimes tearing - various models at $500 a pop.

University of Texas men's swimming coach Eddie Reese was on the pool deck last week talking about - what else? - the high-tech suits that have helped swimmers from a smorgasbord of countries set world records in the past two years.

Bremerton's Nathan Adrian will swim at the U.S. Nationals this week with the hope of gaining a berth on the U.S. roster to the World Championships in Rome later this month.

Michael Phelps has a sense of how his transformation from greatest middle-distance swimmer to sprinter is going.

Column by John Lohn CRANBURY, New Jersey, July 2. THE United States will begin selection of its squad for the World Championships next week in Indianapolis.