Phelps backs out of big race
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Michael Phelps has been forced to pulled out of the 400m individual medley at the Short Course World Swimming Championships in Indianapolis in the US, due to a sore back.
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Six-time Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps apologized Monday for his arrest last week on charges of driving under the influence in Salisbury, Md.
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ATHENS  Michael Phelps might receive his last gold medal of the Athens Olympics in a way no one would envision.
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SWIMMING ace Michael Phelps has admitted it was a dangerous mistake after the six-time Olympic champion was arrested for driving under the influence last week.
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ATHENS, Greece - It still could be a great Olympics for Michael Phelps. Yet no matter how well the teenager from Baltimore swims from now on, Mark Spitz's record is out of reach...
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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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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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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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Michael Phelps, denied in his bid to win seven gold medals, picked up his second victory of the Athens Games by winning the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday night in Olympic-record time. Phelps fell just short of his own world record, holding off Takashi Yamamoto to win in 1 minute, 54.01 seconds. The hard-charging Japanese swimmer took silver in 1:54.56, while Great Britain's Stephen Parry won bronze in 1:55.22.
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This was the event Michael Phelps didn't really need to compete in if his goal was to win eight golds. He probably would have had a better chance somewhere else.
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Michael Phelps took his haul of gold  medals at the Athens Olympics to three on Tuesday after winning  the 200 meters butterfly and helping the United States beat  Australia in the 4x200 freestyle relay.
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Saturday marks the final day of swimming at the 2004 Olympics and even though American Michael Phelps will not be in the pool for the 400-meter medley relay he will have a chance to tie an incredible record.
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ATHENS, Greece -- So the Michael Phelps Water Show came to a close Saturday. Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with something like a smile, a sigh and a philosophical bow to the gods of decency and self-effacement.
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SALISBURY, Md. -- Olympic gold-medalist Michael Phelps has apologized after his arrest for driving under the influence. He was arrested after a state trooper saw an SUV allegedly driven by the 19-year-old
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By now, everyone knows the story of Michael Phelps, who graciously offered his spot in the 400 medley relay to teammate Ian Crocker, perhaps putting Phelps&#39; record splurge in Athens in jeopardy.
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And on the eighth day, Michael Phelps actually got to rest. After swimming some 18 races in Olympic competition, Phelps was a mere spectator last night, watching his teammates cap a terrific week for the US swim team.
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Michael Phelps won his second and third  Olympic golds for the United States on Tuesday, setting a new  Games record in the 200-meters butterfly before leading a 4 x  200 freestyle cliffhanger just over an hour later.