Lap After Lap After Lap, Phelps Set the Tone in the Pool
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From her seat above the pool, adjacent to the starting blocks, Debbie Phelps stayed amazingly calm as her son climbed onto those blocks 17 times in seven days.
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ATHENS, Greece - With the quest to surpass Mark Spitz out of the way, Michael Phelps could savor one of the greatest races in swimming history. Phelps claimed his second and third gold medals of the Athens Games on Tuesday, winning the 200-meter butterfly and coming back an hour later to lead off the United States' thrilling victory over Australia in the 800 freestyle relay...
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Michael Phelps&#39; itinerary in Indianapolis will be nearly as crowded as it was in Athens, Greece. Phelps is to compete in all 10 sessions -- and on each of the five nights -- during the World Swimming Championships from Oct.
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ATHENS -- Attention, ladies and gentlemen. For his next act, Michael Phelps will break an Olympic record, hurry to the warm-down pool for a swim, run to the locker room, pull on a warm-up suit, walk out to the pool deck and take part in ...
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Michael Phelps won the gold medal in the 400 individual medley and set a world record in a time of 4 minutes 8.26 seconds.
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U.S. teenager Michael Phelps powered his  way to two more golds in the Olympic swimming pool on Tuesday,  setting a new Games record in the 200 meters butterfly and  leading a 4 x 200 freestyle cliffhanger.
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&quot;Frankly, it&#39;s the most beautiful week of my life,&quot; admitted Phelps. &quot;I came here to enjoy myself and do my best.
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Michael Phelps wins the gold Friday in the 100-meter butterfly with an Olympic-record time, his fifth gold medal of the Athens Games.
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ATHENS, Greece - Ian Thorpe touched the wall, pumped a fist in the air and let out a yell that all but said, "Take that!"   Two lanes over, Michael Phelps was draped over the rope, huffing and puffing as he looked at the scoreboard.    Phelps' improbable pursuit of Mark Spitz is over, Thorpedoed by the man in black...
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American Michael Phelps captured a  fourth gold at the Athens Games Thursday, keeping him on course  to be the first swimmer to win eight medals at a single  Olympics.
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Michael Phelps, who thrilled packed  crowds for a week with his record-breaking feats in the pool,  bowed out in true style on the penultimate evening of the  Athens Olympic swimming competition.
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American swimmer Michael Phelps added a  fourth Olympic gold at the Athens Games Thursday with a  comfortable victory in the 200 meters medley that kept him on  course for a record eight medals.
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ATHENS, Greece - Now this was a duel in the pool. With Michael Phelps leading off Tuesday night, the United States bested its top rival in the most thrilling race of the Athens Games...
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US teenager Michael Phelps powered his way to two more golds in the Olympic swimming pool on Tuesday, setting a new Games record in the 200 meters butterfly and leading a 4 x 200 freestyle cliffhanger.
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ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps surely didn't bargain for this. His quest to win eight gold medals is over, doomed by America's worst showing in the 400-meter freestyle relay...
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Michael Phelps, seeking his sixth medal of the Athens Olympics, advances in the 200-meter individual medley Wednesday with a conservative swim.
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With his dream of winning seven gold  medals sunk, Michael Phelps will be looking to get back on the  winner's podium in his favorite event at the Athens Olympics  Tuesday.