Peirsol sets new world mark in 200 backstroke
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Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Three-time gold medalist Aaron Peirsol broke his own short course world record in the 200 meter backstroke with an easy victory Monday night at the Short Course World Championships.
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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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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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American Natalie Coughlin won Olympic gold in the 100-meter backstroke Monday night. Coughlin, the only woman ever to swim under 1 minute in the event, finished first in 1 minute, 0.37 seconds.
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Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat  arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter freestyle on  Monday as the United States pursued China, Australia and Japan  in the medals table on day three of the Olympic Games.
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ATHENS -- American swimmer Aaron Peirsol's temporary disqualification in the 200-meter backstroke at the Olympic pool was the result of a blank judges' report, a high-ranking swimming official said yesterday.
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NEW YORK  - NBC Universal pushed past  the 200 million mark in viewership with the 17-day Summer  Olympics, which ended in Athens on Sunday.
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ATHENS -- Kosuke Kitajima made history on Wednesday when he took the gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke, becoming the first Japanese swimmer to win two individual events at the same Olympics.
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The United States and Australia set  world records in the men's and women's 4x100 medley relay races  on Saturday, the final day of swimming competition at the  Athens 2004 Olympics.
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The United States wins the men's 400-meter medley relay in world-record time Saturday night, giving Michael Phelps his record eighth medal of the Athens Olympics.
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Sport: American takes 200m gold to become third man in history to win world championship sprint double.
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The United States broke swimming&#39;s oldest world record to win the women&#39;s 4x200 meter freestyle relay Olympic gold medal Wednesday.
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ATHENS -- The celebration had begun for Aaron Peirsol. He had just become the fifth person in Olympic history to win both backstroke events, adding the 200-meter race to his 100 win from earlier in the week.
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The United States wins three more swimming gold medals and Brazil's Thiago Pereira sets a Pan American Games record in the 200-meter backstroke Thursday in Rio de Janeiro.
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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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ATHENS, Greece -- American Michael Phelps won the gold medal Friday in the 100-meter butterfly with an Olympic-record time of 51.25 seconds.
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By the time Aaron Peirsol made his last turn and headed into the final 50 meters of the 200 backstroke, he had a body-length lead and was chasing his own world record en route to his second gold of the Games.