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  • September 2008

    • US Olympic Medalist Details Sex Abuse

      Associated Press  |  Sep 16, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      US Olympic Medalist Details Sex Abuse

      (Newser) - Olympic medalist Margaret Hoelzer was sexually abused, she tells the AP in the hopes of helping other victims. The abuse by the friend of a father started when she was 5 years old, the swimmer says, and did not stop until the family moved 2 years later. The abuser was arrested after Hoelzer told her mother years later, but was never charged. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • child abuse  • athlete  • sexual abuse  • USA Swimming  • Olympians

  • August 2008

    • Phelps to Kick Off SNL Opener

      E! Online  |  Aug 28, 08 6:41 AM CDT

      Phelps to Kick Off SNL Opener

      (Newser) - Super swimmer Michael Phelps will be trying his hand at making comedy gold as host of the season premier of Saturday Night Live , E! Online reports. The 23-year-old Olympic champ will be making his acting debut when the program's 34th season kicks off September 13. The swimmer will be joined by musical guest Lil' Wayne. More »

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      television  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • comedy  • Saturday Night Live  • Michael Phelps  • USA Swimming  • Olympians  • gold medalist

    • Spitz Starts Life as Second-Greatest

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 21, 08 7:37 AM CDT

      Spitz Starts Life as Second-Greatest

      (Newser) - Outspoken and prickly in the best of times, Mark Spitz is slowly adjusting to being the second -greatest Olympian of all time, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mustering a little grace for the occasion, Spitz says he's relieved at the downgrade. "He's got the burden of inspiring the youth as they go forward," Spitz says. "That is a relief." More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • Michael Phelps  • world record  • USA Swimming  • Olympians  • Mark Spitz

    • Phelps' Ties to Timekeeper Raise Doubts

      New York Times  |  Aug 20, 08 5:23 PM CDT

      Phelps' Ties to Timekeeper Raise Doubts

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps' razor-thin victory in his seventh race is raising sticky ethical questions because the Olympics' official timekeeper is also one of Phelps' sponsors, the New York Times reports. Making matters worse, the timekeeper, Omega, and swimming's governing body won't break with protocol and release underwater images of the finish. They insist there's "absolutely no doubt" Phelps won and note that Serbia dropped its protest after seeing the images. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming  • gold medalist

    • How Phelps Saved the Games

      ESPN  |  Aug 18, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      How Phelps Saved the Games

      (Newser) - If the Chinese invented organized sports 6,000 years ago, writes Pat Forde on ESPN.com, then how appropriate that Michael Phelps came to Beijing to prove he was “the apotheosis of the athlete.” And America knows it. In a year when the Olympics had become “passe,” tens of millions of enthusiastic Americans rooted for Phelps in a way not seen since the Miracle on Ice. He “single-handedly saved the Olympics,” Forde writes. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • swimming  • gold medal  • world record  • USA Swimming  • Mark Spitz

    • Phelps' Quest Perfectly American

      USA Today  |  Aug 17, 08 4:01 PM CDT

      Phelps' Quest Perfectly American

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps’ quest for eight gold medals was a perfect sports story for America: we like our athletes to either dominate or come from behind at the last minute, and Phelps delivered on both counts. He was both “the juggernaut and the ninth-inning home run with two outs and two strikes,” writes Mike Lopresti in USA Today —and that made him “the most compelling figure to slice through water since Jaws.” More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • United States  • Michael Phelps  • swimming  • USA Swimming

    • 8 Golds: Phelps Makes History

      NBC  |  Aug 16, 08 10:51 PM CDT

      8 Golds: Phelps Makes History

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps swam into history today by picking up his 8th gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, NBC reports. Phelps swam the third leg of the men's 4x100 medley—yes, another world record—to trump Mark Spitz's record of 7 medals set more than three decades ago. "I'm more at a loss for words now than I was last night," said Phelps afterward, referring to the microscopic margin of victory in his previous race. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming

    • Defining Olympic Moment? Phelps By a Hair

      Washington Post  |  Aug 16, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      Defining Olympic Moment? Phelps By a Hair

      (Newser) - Sure, if Michael Phelps wins his eighth Olympic gold, as he’s expected to do in the men’s relay, all eyes will be on him. And we’ll wonder (even more) if he’s all human or part-fish. But the Olympics' "defining fabulous moment" has already passed, writes Thomas Boswell in the Washington Post . It zipped by when Phelps won his seventh race by the width of a hair. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming  • Olympics  • controversy

    • Phelps Grabs Gold No. 6

      Associated Press  |  Aug 14, 08 9:53 PM CDT

      Phelps Grabs Gold No. 6

      (Newser) - Six for six. Michael Phelps swam to another gold medal with an easy win in the 200 individual medley, the AP reports. Phelps, who continued his perfect streak of world records, beat Hungary's Laszlo Czeh (silver) and fellow American Ryan Lochte (bronze). He's got two races remaining to set a record of 8 golds in a single Games—the 100 butterfly Friday night (10:10pm ET) and the 4x100 medley relay Saturday night (10:58pm ET). More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming  • Team USA

    • The Greatest Athlete of His Generation?

      NBC  |  Aug 13, 08 9:29 AM CDT

      The Greatest Athlete of His Generation?

      (Newser) - With his 10th and 11th gold medals making him the most decorated Olympian in history, Michael Phelps is also arguably the greatest American athlete of his generation, writes Alan Abrahamson of NBC. And despite the Olympic hype, he’s underappreciated. That's because his sport is not, say, golf, but swimming, which surfaces only every four years. And he makes it look easy. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • Michael Phelps  • USA Swimming

    • Phelps Makes History: 11 Golds

      Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 08 9:23 PM CDT

      Phelps Makes History: 11 Golds

      (AP) - Michael Phelps now has more gold medals than any athlete who's ever competed in the Olympics. The 23-year-old American swimmer won his fourth and fifth golds of the Beijing Games with world-record victories in the 200 butterfly and the 4x200 relay. He now has 11 gold medals in his career, two more than any other Olympian. He's not done yet, of course. Though he won't speak of it publicly, Phelps has a chance to win a record 8 golds in a single Olympiad. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming  • Team USA

    • Are Swimmers or Technology Swamping Speed Records?

      New York Times  |  Aug 12, 08 6:34 AM CDT

      Are Swimmers or Technology Swamping Speed Records?

      (Newser) - Swimming world records are going under so fast at this Olympics that some officials are questioning what's going on, the New York Times writes. Ten records have fallen in Beijing so far—four in the space of 80 minutes yesterday—causing controversy over concerns that advances in swimsuit and pool technology might deserve as much credit as the athletes. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • world record  • USA Swimming  • Speedo LZR Racer

    • Phelps Captures First Gold In Quest for History

      Reuters  |  Aug 9, 08 9:09 PM CDT

      Phelps Captures First Gold In Quest for History

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps won his first gold medal of the Summer Olympics with a decisive victory in the 400-meters individual medley, Reuters reports. Phelps, who has a chance to win a record 8 golds in the Games, smashed his own world record—it lasted less than a day—with a time of 4:03.84. Laszlo Cseh of Hungary finished second, and USA's Ryan Lochte third. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming

    • Phelps: Growing Into All Those Golds

      Baltimore Sun  |  Aug 3, 08 3:01 PM CDT

      Phelps: Growing Into All Those Golds

      (Newser) - At 23, Michael Phelps is poised to win the most gold medals ever by an individual at the Beijing Games, and earn some $5 million in endorsement deals for companies such as Visa and Speedo. Yet Phelps’ journey—from an 8-year-old throwing a temper tantrum after his first swimming loss to arguably the best swimmer of all time—has been a slow maturation, reports the Baltimore Sun . More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • Michael Phelps  • USA Swimming  • record

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • Coughlin Gives Up, Regains World Record

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 30, 08 8:26 PM CDT

      Coughlin Gives Up, Regains World Record

      (Newser) - The US Olympic swim trials in Omaha, Neb., today looked more like a final in Beijing, as Hayley McGregory took the 100-meter backstroke world record from Natalie Coughlin—who promptly took it back, the Los Angeles Times reports. McGregory swam it in 59.15 seconds, and Coughlin stroked it in 59.03 in the next heat. "I really didn't want her to have it for very long," Coughlin said. More »

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