Matt Damon's Uncle Becomes Oldest Channel Swimmer
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The 70-year-old uncle of Hollywood star  Matt Damon became the oldest person to swim the English Channel  Sunday, arriving on the French coast in the early hours after a  grueling 21-mile swim.
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records would be given to Nasser al-Kidwa, Arafat&#39;s nephew and the Palestinian representative at the United Nations. The 75-year-old Palestinian leader died of an undisclosed illness at a French hospital on November 11.
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A confirmed bachelor believed to be the oldest person in the world dies at the age of 116 in his Ukrainian village.
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Dewitt (New York): Fred Hale Sr., documented as the world&#39;s oldest man, has died. He was 113 years old. Hale died in his sleep yesterday at The Nottingham in suburban Syracuse, while trying to recover from
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NEW YORK -- Fred Hale Sr., the oldest man in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records, has died less than two weeks shy of his 114th birthday.
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Roger Clemens, at 42, became the  oldest Cy Young winner in Major League history on Tuesday,  claiming the award for a record seventh time.
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The 31-year-old swimmer, who owns an American-best career total of 12 Olympic medals, will retire after the World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis, the same city where her international career began in 1987.
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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 &#151; four. Phelps has five gold medals and two bronze, with one day left in the swimming competition.
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Thiago Pereira of Brazil broke the 40-year-old record of Mark Spitz with six swimming gold medals in one Pan American Games.Pareira won the menâs 200-meter breaststroke yesterday to earn his sixth gold medal of these Games, being held in Rio de Janeiro. He finished in 2 minutes 13.51 seconds, beating teammate Henrique Barbosa (2:13.83) and Scott Spann (2.13.98) of the United States.Spitz won five gold medals at the 1967 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was 17 at the time; Pereira is 21.Spitz holds the record of seven Olympic golds won at the 1972 Munich Games.On Friday, Pereira won gold in the 200 medley and the 400 freestyle relay. Earlier, he won the 200 backstroke, the 400 individual medley and the 800 freestyle relay.Pereira has a chance to win two more medals.
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An 111-year-old Japanese just named the world's oldest man said he owed his longevity to steering clear of alcohol.
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American swimmer Aaron Peirsol set a world record of one minute and 50.52 seconds in the men&#39;s 200-meter backstroke final here Monday at the World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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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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Michael Phelps will not now feature in the final race of the Olympic swimming competition on Saturday but he could still get a record eighth medal at the Athens Games.
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The Detroit Tigers are hoping another Kaline can help them win games someday. Colin Kaline, the grandson of Hall of Famer Al Kaline, was selected by the Tigers in the 25th round yesterday -- the second day of the baseball draft, in which lots of familiar names were called.
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LONDON - A retired Connecticut pilot has become the oldest person to swim the English Channel. George Brunstad, 70, left Dover, England, Saturday morning heading for the French Coast...
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Fred Hale Sr., documented as the world&#39;s oldest man and noted Boston Red Sox fan, has died. He was 113 years old. Hale died in his sleep Friday at The Nottingham in suburban Syracuse, while trying to recover
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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.