Swimming: They&#39;re masters of the game
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Goggles propped on top of his swimming cap, he couldn&#39;t stop looking at the scoreboard down the far end, even as he pulled himself up the ladder out of ...
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Ian Thorpe showed Michael Phelps what it means to be a swimming icon, clawing out a victory over Pieter van den Hoogenband in the Olympic 200m freestyle, as Phelps settled for bronze and the end of his seven-gold hopes.
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Great Britain&#39;s performances in the Olympic Games made a dramatic and unexpected improvement yesterday as they won a silver and three bronze medals. They were also guaranteed at least a silver medal in badminton&#39;s mixed doubles.
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Ian Thorpe sets the fastest time in the 200m freestyle as swimming's top names cruise into the semi-finals.
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Michael Phelps is attempting a racing schedule nearly as ambitious as what he did at the Olympics. But this time he won&#39;t be swimming as far.
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ATHENS -- The meltdown continues in the pool for Canada&#39;s swimmers. Only this time, it&#39;s talk and not just times that are creating heat. Rick Say, who has posted Canada&#39;s best individual showing in the pool with a sixth-place finish in the highly ...
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ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps swam the race of his life - then topped himself again. Capping a magnificent Olympics with a magnanimous gesture, Phelps matched Mark Spitz's record of four individual swimming gold medals and then gave up a coveted spot on the 400-meter medley relay team to Ian Crocker - the man Phelps had just beaten...
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China&#39;s Guo Jingjing easily won the women&#39;s 3-meter springboard last night, and Wu Minxia made it a 1-2 finish for the world&#39;s diving superpower, taking the silver.
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The Olympic kayak team is full of inspiration after Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty&#39;s medal winning feats in the triathlon. Ben Fouhy and Steve Ferguson watched the race on Greek TV, with the sound down!
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ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final. Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries...
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The first day of the Olympic Games has seen rowing and swimming the pick of the action. Are the Olympics still the greatest sporting event on Earth?
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THENS, Aug. 29  Swimming&#39;s technique critic came in for some criticism of his own tonight in the shark tank disguised as the Olympic pool. But all&#39;s well that ends well on the medal stand and, despite being disqualified shortly ...
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Step aside Michael Phelps; geeks with glasses can now sport a gold medal thanks to the annual International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI).
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ATHENS, Greece - American Michael Phelps edged teammate Ian Crocker for Olympic gold in the 100-meter butterfly Friday night, tying Mark Spitz's 32-year-old record for most individual swimming medals in one games - four. Phelps has five gold medals and two bronze, with one day left in the swimming competition...
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The record cache eluded him. But Michael Phelps left no doubt that he is now the sultan of swim
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(CP) - After the pressure of the Olympic Games, training for the world short course swim championships was a challenge for Victoria&#39;s Rick Say.
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As of Saturday, the end of the swimming competitions, he had eight medals: Six gold and two bronze. In comparison, Canada has won two silver and a bronze.