Atlantic record broken by rowers
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A crew led by a Scot who claims to be a relative of Christopher Columbus shatters the Atlantic rowing record.
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SOCCER ace Dennis Lawrence broke a goal-scoring record just hours after dodging Jamaica&#39;s worst-ever hurricane! Despite only arriving back in Wales hours before, the Wrexham defender not only scored the winning
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A public war of words between members of Australia&#39;s women&#39;s rowing eight has won the crew an official reprimand. The row erupted after crew member Sally Robbins stopped rowing three-quarters of the way through the Olympic final.
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FALMOUTH, England  - Ringed by a flotilla of fans,  Britain's Ellen MacArthur sailed home to a rapturous welcome  Tuesday after breaking the record for sailing solo round the  world.
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ATHENS, Greece - The United States won the men's 400-meter medley relay in world-record time Saturday night, giving Michael Phelps his record eighth medal of the Athens Olympics without him getting into the pool. Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak won in 3 minutes, 30.68 seconds, lowering the old mark of 3:31.54 set by the Americans at last year's world championships in Barcelona, Spain...
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British rowing is entering an exciting new era following the retirement of Matthew Pinsent, according to several of the sport&#39;s leading figures.
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* With star swimmer Michael Phelps watching from the stands after giving his spot to teammate Ian Crocker, the United States won gold in the men&#39;s 400-meter medley relay in a world-record time of 3:30.
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The Georgetown lightweight men's crew team competed in the Henley Royal Regatta on the River ThamesÃÂ in England, advancing to the quarterfinals.
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An explosive performance from Tyson Gay led to a championship record of 19.76 seconds in the 200 meters. Jamaican Usain Bolt took the silver.
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New Zealand&#39;s Sarah Ulmer stormed to gold in the women&#39;s individual pursuit in a new world record time. Ulmer, fourth in Sydney four years ago, beat Australia&#39;s Katie Mactier in a time of three minutes 24.
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Jamaican Asafa Powell breaks the world 100m record by clocking 9.74 secs at the IAAF Grand Prix in Rieti.
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Pictures from Athens as Britain's rowers get the day off to a great start at the Olympic Games.
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You probably haven't heard about one of the toughest endurance sports around: the deca-ironman. That's 38 km swimming, immediately followed by an 1800 km bicycle ride and a 420 km run. Currently, the world record stands at about 187 hours, held by a German housewife. Nobody else has ever finished the course below 192 hours.
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My rÃÂ¿sumÃÂ¿ is pretty short when it comes to endurance events. There was that 23- hour nonstop drive from New Hampshire to South Carolina back in 1987, and I vaguely remember a St. Patrick's Day drinking contest at the University of Maryland that lasted quite a while (thanks, Norman).
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HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England, July 8  â Crews from Harvard and California-Berkeley were among the winners Sunday at the Henley Royal Regatta.
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HELSINKI, Finland  -- Germany set a world record Thursday in the men's 4x50-meter medley relay at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.
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Four Australian rowers on Sunday completed an epic journey from New Zealand to Sydney after surviving huge seas, encounters with sharks and whales and near-misses with ships.