Swimming

From leukemia to gold, Dutch swimmer wins 10-kilometer race

iht.com     9 hrs ago   54 related          

Maarten van der Weijden of Netherlands competing in the men's marathon open-water swimming race Thursday. (Aly Song/Reuters) From leukemia to gold, Dutch swimmer wins 10-kilometer race : Dutch swimmer Maarten van der Weijden...                    

Selling of the Olympic Games to sponsors

menafn.com     7 hrs ago   41 related          

The triumphs at the Beijing Olympics of multi-gold medal stars like US swimmer Michael Phelps is an inevitable consequence of the selling of the Olympic Games to sponsors. Phelps, 23, winner of eight gold medals at the Beijing...                    

Open Water Swimming Technique Tips

about.com     11 hrs ago   3 related          

Swimming in open water is your goal, where to start? I will assume that you already know how to swim. If not, take some lessons, join a YMCA or a masters swimming team and learn the crawl or freestyle. There are a few things...                    

NBC trying to keep the Phelps glow

ibtimes.com     1 hr ago   4 related          

NEW YORK - Trying to keep the Michael Phelps glow, NBC has agreed to televise next year's World Swimming Championships from Rome, along with the 2009, 2010 and 2011 national championships. The deal, announced Thursday, is NBC's...                    

Russia's Moiseev takes modern pentathlon

iht.com     2 hrs ago   13 related          

Andrey Moiseev of Russia won the men's Olympic modern pentathlon Thursday, outlasting two Lithuanians in the final run. Moiseev led after the first four events — shooting, fencing, swimming and equestrian. That meant he was...                    

Usain Bolt blends speed, need to dance

chicagotribune.com     11 hrs ago   303 related          

Mike Downey | In the wake of the news Ding Dong must love this. And so must Overmars, Johnny Bravo, Mundo, Chicken and Bear, Pree Dam, Strength and Sir Yummy They are the Jamaicans who taught Usain Bolt his footwork. It is a...                    

Dutchman triumphs in Beijing over life-threatening leukemia (AFP)

yahoo.com     8 hrs ago   2 related          

by Chris Foley 14 minutes ago BEIJING (AFP) - A Dutchman who beat life-threatening leukemia fought back to win the gruelling swimming marathon in Beijing Thursday as Jamaica prepared to complete its sprint dominance on day 14...                    

Swimming is the premier sport of these Olympics

newsok.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

Swimming passes gymnastics?Time was, track and field was the main event of any summer Olympiad.Then along came Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci. They weren't even American — though both are now.But Korbut, in 1972, turned...                    

Phelps look-alike feels like 'big fraud'

msn.com     1 hr ago          

Fans swarm swimmer-turned-reporter who looks like U.S. Olympic hero Reflections in the pool are one thing, but Steve Parry has had the out-of-water and out-of-body experience of being viewed as the mirror image of Michael...                    

Adventure of the Week: Make a splash in your exercise regimen

sacbee.com     9 hrs ago          

By Bob Ehlert - behlert@sacbee.com Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, August 21, 2008 Story appeared in LIVING HERE section, Page D3 So maybe you're not Michael Phelps or Dara Torres. From El Dorado Hills to Woodland, from Folsom...                    

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