Aug 14th, 2008 · Swimmers Dara Torres and Michael Phelps are sports trailblazers in different ways. Torres, 41, has become an inspiration for older athletes everywhere and has transformed perceptions of how long swimmers can compete at the elite level. Michael Phelps? Well, he's simply revolutionized the sport.
Aug 14th, 2008 · With the start of the Olympics, star swimmer Michael Phelps has already won five gold medals, and an Indian American secured a bronze medal in gymnastics. Marcus Vanderberg highlights the hot moments and diversity fuax pas so far in the games.
Aug 14th, 2008 · More records fell on day six of the Olympic Games, but this time it was Asian athletes who racked up most of the latest statistics. Japanese and Chinese swimmers dominated the breast-stroke events, and China's Yang Wei won gold in men's individual all-round gymnastics.
Aug 13th, 2008 · If not for a turn of history, Sunny Boy Kiefer would be included in an exalted group of swimmers, from Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe to Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps. Starting in 1935 when he was 17, Kiefer set backstroke records just about every time he jumped into the pool.
Aug 13th, 2008 · Scientists have been studying the mechanics of the dolphin kick used by elite swimmers such as Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin. They've found that swimmers are more efficient while submerged rather than at the water's surface.
Aug 13th, 2008 · Before he was an Olympian chasing a historic eight gold medals in Beijing, Michael Phelps was a kid swimming at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. His U.S. Olympic teammate Katie Hoff trained with him in their youth and still swims there.
Aug 12th, 2008 · As U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps continues to dominate in the pool in Beijing, he is facing increasing pressure — and heckling by reporters — about his historic eight-gold-medal quest.
Aug 12th, 2008 · Michael Phelps wins the 200-meter freestyle for his third gold medal in Beijing, but other U.S. swimmers also dominate their events with record times. The U.S. men's gymnastics team nails an improbable bronze, and the U.S. women's softball team advances in its quest for a fourth-straight Olympic championship.