Olympic Swimmer Has Cancer

US Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau has testicular cancer, he tells the AP, but will put off surgery to compete in next month's Beijing Games. Shanteau, 24, unexpectedly locked in the 200-meter breaststroke July 3—just days after he was given the diagnosis. "I made the team, so I had a hard decision," he said. "But, by no means am I being stupid about this."

Shanteau will be monitored closely and vows to withdraw if the situation worsens. He got a pep talk from the agent of cyclist Lance Armstrong, who beat the same cancer to win the Tour de France seven times. "If I can have a fraction of the impact that he's had, just a tiny little bit, then I think what I'm going through will be good," Shanteau said. (More swimming stories.)