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Michael Phelps helped his American team trounce a European all-star team in the Duel in the Pool, anchoring a relay to one of the eight world records the U.S. set over the two-day meet that ended Saturday.

Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-combined race Friday in Val d'Isere, France, for her 25th career victory.

US swimmer Jessica Hardy performs in the womens 4 x 100m medley relay during the first day of the Duel in The Pool swimming competition between the USA and Europe in Manchester.

JAMMIN : While most competitors wore high-tech suits that will soon be outlawed, Michael Phelps sacrificed short-term gains to swim in a knee-length, old-school suit AP, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND Sunday, Dec 20, 2009, Page 19 Michael Phelps of the US swimming team competes in the 100m butterfly during the Duel in the Pool at the Manchester Aquatics ...

MANCHESTER, England, December 19. THE second session of short course meter swimming at the Duel in the Pool produced three more world records as 2009 comes to a close.

Michael Phelps and Jessica Hardy helped the U.S. men's and women's teams set short-course world records in the 400-meter medley relay.

An Illinois insurance executive pleaded guilty Tuesday to secretly shooting nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, who repeatedly called her stalker a sexual predator in court and said she hopes he "never sees the light of day." Michael David Barrett pleaded guilty to interstate stalking in Los Angeles after Andrews urged the judge to give him ...

The Persian Gulf is out as the site of the America's Cup, and the yachting showdown between Swiss and American crews in giant multihulls is headed to Valencia, Spain, in February.

They tied with doubles tennis team Bob and Mike Bryan of Wesley Chapel, Fla. Swimmer Jessica Hardy and speedskater Shani Davis were named the November Athletes of the Month for their record-breaking performances, while the two-man bobsled team of John Napier and Chuck Berkeley earned Team of the Month honors after winning gold at the Lake Placid ...

Gerard Kemkers coaches a professional speedskating team in the Netherlands, where the sport is a national obsession.

Hamburg- When several world records were broken in the run- up to the FINA world championships in Rome, it was clear that the season would be dominated not so much by the swimmers, but by the times they were setting and the suits they were wearing.

Katie Compton took third place in the voting for U.S. Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Month for November.

PHOENIX, Arizona, December 1. TODAY is the day we've all been waiting for! Swimming World is proud to announce Michael Phelps of the United States and Federica Pellegrini of Italy as the World Swimmers of the Year.

The Morning Swim Show , Dec. 1, 2009: Jessica Hardy Discusses World Cup Experiences, Ongoing Legal Battles to Clear Her Name and Compete at 2012 Olympics -- December 1, 2009 PHOENIX, Arizona, December 1. JESSICA Hardy returns to The Morning Swim Show to talk about her globe-trotting, world record-setting experiences on the FINA World Cup circuit.

PHOENIX, Arizona, November 29. THE unveiling of the World Swimmers of the Year is just two days away.

November 22, 2009 Universal Sports FINA World Cup Dashboard, including webcasts and highlights SINGAPORE, November 22.

Top American swimmers, including members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swim Team, will compete at the 2009 AT&T Short Course National Championships, December 3-5 at the King County Aquatic Center.

Jessica Hardy was on the line Monday morning from St. Gallen, Switzerland a few hours after arriving from Singapore where the evening before she was crowned the FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup champion along with South Africa's Cameron Van Der Burgh.

South Africa's Kathryn Meaklim, American Peter Marshall and Swedish swim queen Therese Alshammar stormed to new world records on Sunday as the shortcourse World Cup season concluded in style.

Kathryn Meaklim celebrates after breaking the world record in the women's 400 metres individual medley.