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Back and forth they went, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte turning the U.S. Olympic trials into nothing more than a match race between the world's two greatest swimmers.They might as well have been the only guys in the pool, their arms whirling furiously, the two of them never more than a few inches apart. Then, at the wall, they thrust out their right arms.Phelps touched first.By five-hundredths of a second.Sending an emphatic message to his biggest rival, Phelps stretched out to win a thrilling 200-meter freestyle Wednesday night, setting up a duel in London that just gets more tantalizing with every race."Neither one of us likes to lose," Phelps said. "We're going to have a lot of races like that over the next couple of weeks. That's how it always seems to shake out when we're in the water."Can't wait until the next one.Lochte won the 400 individual medley on the opening night of the trials, his third straight major victory over the winningest Olympian ever. But Phelps isn't going dow...
Olympic athletes are wondering what impact the U.S. Olympic Committee's multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with BP could have on their future, given the continued ...
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps is scheduled to make his first long-course appearance of the season at the Charlotte U...
Michael Phelps is not unbeatable.Not when he's going against Aaron Peirsol.The world-record holder and two-time Olympic champion handed Phelps his first defeat in al...
Michael Phelps readied for an Olympic showdown with Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter individual medley, qualifying sixth while his good friend and rival posted the faste...
Michael Phelps collected the sixth gold medal and stuffed it in his warmup jacket. No time to even savor that one as he rushed off to swim again.It was just No. 6, a...
Michael Phelps kept every swimsuit, every cap, every pair of goggles he wore during nine magical days at the Water Cube. Every memory will be savored, too, from goof...
The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo — and he won't be catching Mark Spitz ( search ), either.Michael Phelps' ( search ) quest for seven gold medals ended after just...
The record stood for 17 years, a despised symbol of a cold-hearted regime that systematically drugged its athletes in the pursuit of Olympic glory.Finally, it's been...
The United States won the men's 400-meter medley relay in world-record time Saturday night, giving Michael Phelps ( search ) his record eighth medal of the Athens O...
Seven straight Olympic shutouts, and 77 victories in a row. The U.S. softball team is rolling like no team in history.Cat Osterman struck out 10 in six innings, Cry...
As more records fall, Aaron Peirsol takes a tumbleMonday, July 27, 2009 By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National WriterPrintROME — Five world records were set Monday at the wo...
Cavic throws down WR heading into Phelps showdownFriday, July 31, 2009 By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National WriterPrintROME — Michael Phelps wouldn't take the bait. He'll ...
Matt Grevers of the United States set an Olympic record to win the men's 100-meter backstroke at the London Olympics on Monday.Grevers finished in 52.16 seconds, 0.3...
Missy Franklin rested her head against the side of the pool, beaming ear-to-ear.There were smiles, too, for Matthew Grevers and France's Yannick Agnel.Not so for Rya...
Missy Franklin rested her head against the side of the pool, beaming ear-to-ear.There were smiles, too, for Matthew Grevers and France's Yannick Agnel.Not so for Rya...
By Greg StutchburySHANGHAI (Reuters) - Olympic champion Rebecca Soni charged into the semi-finals of the 200 meters breaststroke with a blistering qualifying time at...
By Eric VienneSHANGHAI, Jul (Reuters) - Aaron Peirsol has sounded a warning to the world swimming community that his former U.S. team mate Michael Phelps could be a ...
American Aaron Peirsol ( search ) reclaimed the gold medal in the Olympic 200-meter backstroke after initially being disqualified for what an official called an ille...
Lochte, the Olympic 200 backstroke gold medalist, was almost level with Phelps at the 150-meter mark and kept pace through the last lap, before falling short in the ...
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