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Olympic Swimming
The swimming competition at the 2008 Bejing Summer Olympics will take place from August 9 to August 21 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
The swimming competition is competed in by both men and women, in individual and relay events at the Olympic games. The program for this years' games has been added to, the 10 km marathon open water swimming event will be knew for the 2008 games.A National Olympic Committee may enter up to two qualified athletes in each individual event, if both meet the A standard (qualifying time criteria for a specific event) or one athlete per event if they meet the B standard. An NOC may also enter up to one qualified relay team per event. NOCs may also enter up to one swimmer per sex, regardless of time, if they have no swimmers meeting either the A or B standard. Qualifying times must be reached in Continental Championships, National Olympic Trials or International Competitions approved by FINA from March 15, 2007 to July 15, 2008.
Events
Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m (women only), 1500 m (men only), 4x400 m relay, 4x200 m relay, 10 km marathon
Backstroke:100 m, 200m
Breaststroke: 100m, 200m
Butterfly: 100 m, 200 m
Medley: 200 m individual, 400 m individual, 4x100 m relay
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So it hasn't been confirmed, but rumor has it that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and fellow Olympian Stephanie Rice are an item. People reports that the two were seen snuggling and smooching at a victory celebration in Beijing. Australian Rice, has three gold medals of her own, so the pair would be an unstoppable swimming duo. Still, don't start sobbing over your Michael Phelps poster just yet. The pairing is an unlikely one, seeing as Australia is quite a distance from Phelps' home...
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Four days into the Beijing Olympics, Laure Manaudou's performance can be summed up as, disappointing. The French swimmer, that was expected to do so well, has been unable to finish above seventh place in most of her races. The last straw was the women's 100m backstroke final, where Manaudou finished seventh and left the Water Cube feeling defeated, head covered in a towel and suggesting that it may be her last event in Beijing. Manaudou's successful swimming history suggests that her poor...
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Freakishly athletic Olympic robot, Michael Phelps, has now been linked with Aussie swimmer Stephanie Rice. We suppose because both model Lily Donaldson and fellow swimmer Amanda Beard were like "OMG ew, no:"
Beard, 26, denied that she was dating Phelps, 23, saying, "Eww, that's nasty. I have never, ever hooked up with Michael Phelps," Beard told a radio station in Phoenix yesterday.
"Come on, I have really good taste," she said. "He's really not my type." Asked how the rumors have spread...
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For those tired of seeing the face of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps everywhere you turn, don't go shopping for cereal anytime soon. The most decorated swimmer in Olympic history will be the new face of Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes. Phelps will appear on a special edition of the cereal boxes this fall. But this isn't the first time the Olympic swimmer has appeared in a cereal aisle near you. After the Athens Olympics, he appeared on Wheaties boxes, the breakfast of champions...
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With eight medals, Michael Phelps has officially surpassed American swimmer Mark Spitz for most golds won by any athlete in a single Olympics. To mark this historic milestone, Phelps posed for Sports Illustrated, with his eight shiny new gold medals strung around his neck. Phelps pays tribute to Spitz with the cover, striking an identical pose to the swimer with his seven golds strung around his neck. The covers are in fact so similar, you'd think they were twins, if not for the...
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Harrington's quote refers to the Michael Phelps effect. Remember Phelps? Winner of eight gold medals in the summer Olympics. Highland has 25 boys out for ...
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Ryan Lochte , who won two gold and two bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, headlines the field of the Minnesota Grand Prix swimming event, to be held today through Sunday at the University of Minnesota ...
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As one kid told said Thursday night, swimming can be a life long passion. And yes some Yakima children are aiming for the Olympics.
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SYDNEY: Australian swimming coach John Carew, who guided distance swimmer Kieren Perkins to two Olympic gold medals, has died after a long illness at the age of 81, Swimming Australia said yesterday.
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SWIMMING coach John Carew, who guided Kieren Perkins to Olympic gold medal success, has died at the age of 81 after battling cancer.
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John Carew, who coached Australia's Kieran Perkins to two Olympic gold medals, died Saturday aged 81, Swimming Australia said.
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The 51-year-old, who coached America's Janet Evans to four Olympic titles and six world records, will lead the programme when the ITC becomes operational later this year.
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Five-time Olympic gold medalist Aaron Peirsol, a former Newport Harbor High standout, has been nominated as Male Swimmer of the Year by USA Swimming for its 2008 Golden Goggle awards.
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AMBITIOUS plans for an Olympic-size swimming pool have been scrapped due to a lack of funding.
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STIRLING, Scotland, October 14. EXPERIENCED multiple Olympic medal winning coach Doug Frost has been named as the head coach of the new British Swimming Intensive Training Center in Stirling.
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