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3 hrs ago | ReporterHerald.com

A rosy day for Thompson Valley High's Thorne

Jack Thorne learned a valuable lesson on Saturday afternoon. When stepping off the first-place podium after swimming the race of your life, expect to have some wobbly legs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Colorado High School Sports, High School Sports

7 hrs ago | IHigh

Kilgore is golden for Trinity Academy

Trinity Academy senior Chesley Kilgore wrapped up her high school career in grand fashion Saturday with three gold medals at the Class 5-1A State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Capital Federal Natatorium.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Swimming, Summer Olympic

11 hrs ago | Denver Post

Regis Jesuit's run to state title in swimming delayed by "short" pool

The start of Saturday's 5A boys state swimming and diving championships in Grand Junction was delayed for more than an hour when meet officials determined the pool at the El Pomar Natatorium at Colorado Mesa University was three-sixteenths of an inch short.

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Related Topix: Sports, Colorado High School Sports, Summer Olympic, Missy Franklin, Olympics, Summer Olympics, High School Sports, Swimming

15 hrs ago | Iol.co.za

Phelps rubbishes comeback reports

LOS ANGELES Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps has thrown cold water on a report that he would come out of retirement with a view to swimming at the 2016 Rio Games.

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Related Topix: Sports, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Michael Phelps, Summer Olympics, Swimming

19 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

Schurig caps career with two state swimming golds

Going head-to-head for the Class 6A state titles in both the 200- and 500-yard freestyles during Saturday's finals at Capitol Federal Natatorium, Schurig emphatically let the freshman know that her day will come.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Summer Olympics

Yesterday | The Fresno Bee

Sports: Prep swimming: Eagles get scare, still reign in pool

And the figurative mantle of the section's premier girl was passed during the Division I Swimming and Diving Championships.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Summer Olympics, California High School Sports, High School Sports

Sat May 18, 2013

Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Newberry: Restore wrestling, give others fair Olympic shot

Assuming the governing body, known as FILA, follows through on major steps - simplifying the rules, settling on a new leader, pressing forward with ways to make the sport more hip and exciting for fans - there's no reason for wrestling to compete with seven other sports vying to get on the Olympic program.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Olympic Synchronized Swimming, Swimming

Estes Park Trail-Gazette

Estes Park's Forrest Beesley takes swimming gold

Forrest Beesley smiles after receive his gold medal for his performance in the 50-yard freestyle at the 4A state meet on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Swimming, Summer Olympic

AdelaideNow...

Rice wrestles with retirement question

Three-time Olympic Gold medallist, Stephanie Rice, says she plans to return to the pool for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Stephanie Rice, Summer Olympics, Summer Olympic, Swimming

The Post-Standard

Swimming: Meyer leads group of CNY athletes at open water nationals

Several swimmers with ties to Central New York competed - and placed - in the USA Swimming Open Water championships on Friday at Lower Castaic Lake in Santa Clarita, Calif.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Summer Olympics

Inside Bay Area

NCS swimming: Campolindo's Steven Stumph ties national high school record

Steven Stumph's effort in the 100-yard breaststroke at Friday's North Coast Section swimming preliminaries put him in a class with an Olympic gold medalist.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Brendan Hansen, Summer Olympics

Bicester Advertiser

SWIMMING: Vale's Vicki in butterfly gold

Vicki Cooper of Abingdon Vale captured a gold medal in the 100m butterfly at the Wycombe & District Long Course Sprint meeting.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Swimming, Summer Olympic

Fri May 17, 2013

WFIE-TV Evansville

Report: Michael Phelps planning comeback

A report Friday night from WBBH, an NBC television affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla., said Phelps will return to swimming with an eye toward competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Related Topix: Sports, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Michael Phelps, Summer Olympics, Swimming, Bob Bowman, Allison Schmitt, Ryan Lochte

BleacherReport

Michael Phelps Denies Reports of Swimming Comeback

Why do I keep getting texts about coming back? Do ppl really believe everything they hear or read? There are ... m.tmi.me/VVJFR Phelps just sent tweet insinuating that he's not coming back, but I feel very confident with my info.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Michael Phelps, Summer Olympics, Swimming, Summer Olympic

WECT-TV Wilmington

Online petition created in hopes of saving UNCW swim and dive teams

WILMINGTON, NC UNCW Swimming and Diving teams go viral. After a recommendation was made to cut five UNCW sports teams including the swimming and diving program, members of the teams are taking a stand.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Dara Torres, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Ryan Lochte

New York Daily News

Report: Michael Phelps planning a swimming comeback

Michael Phelps, who's won 22 medals, is planning a return to competitive swimming, according to former Morning Swim Show host and current NBC-2 anchor Peter Busch, who is reporting that the 27-year-old is scheduled to begin training at the Olypmic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Related Topix: Sports, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Michael Phelps, Summer Olympics, Swimming

Malaysian National News Agency

Yi Ting Sets New Competition Record In Women's 200m Individual Medley

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 -- Malaysia's 'veteran' swimmer Siow Yi Ting proved she still has the zeal in the pool after setting a new competition record in the women's 200m Individual Medley of the Malaysia Open Swimming Championship at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil, here, Friday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Daniel Bego, Summer Olympic, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Hang Yu Sze

Reno Gazette-Journal

Sudfeld, Mi named Wolf Pack's top senior student-athletes

Zach Sudfeld, a tight end on the football team, and Mengjiao "JoJo" Mi, a swimmer, were named the recipients of Nevada's 2012-13 Doc Martie and Ruth I. Russell awards, respectively, athletic director Doug Knuth announced today.

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Essexcounty Standard

Paralympian Natalie Jones announces her retirement from swimming

FORMER double Paralympic champion Natalie Jones has announced her retirement from swimming after more than 13 years at the top of the sport.

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News Shopper

Top honours for Beckenham club in the pool

As well as delivering a crop of good individual performances, five of Beckenham's relay teams qualified for the national swimming championships in Sheffield later this summer.

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Olympic Medal Count

    Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russian Federation 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
8 Italy 8 9 11 28
9 Hungary 8 4 5 17
10 Australia 7 16 12 35