On July 5th, Margaret Hoelzer set a new 200 meter backstroke world record with the time of 2:06.09, beating Kirsty Coventry’s world standard of 2:06.39 from February.
Source: SwimInfo
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Phelps New 200 IM WR, Peirsol Ties Lochte’s 200 Back WR
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Phew, WADA Says Viagra Is OK For Athletes
The agency is studying Viagra’s effects in athletes, but hasn’t yet banned it. Viagra is not on the International Olympic Committee’s list of prohibited drugs, so athletes can take it at the Beijing Olympics.
Read cbsnews.com
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U.S. Trials Heats Produce 100 Back WR Twice
First Hayley McGregory bettered the 100 Backstroke of Natalie Coughlin with a 59.15 (Coughlin’s WR was 59.21), and then Coughlin took it back in the next heat with a 59.03.
Couchlin’s own comments after the swim
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U.S. Trials: Phelps And Hoff Set New 400 IM WRs
Katie Hoff beat Australia’s Stephanie Rice’s time of 4:31.46 with the new world record 4:31.12. And Phelps bettered his own world record to 4:05.25, in a race where Ryan Lochte with 4:06.08 also went under the former world record of 4:06.22. Read here and here at SwimInfo.
Here is Phelps’ world record
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35 Feet Dive Into 12 Inches Of Water
Imagine having to belly flop in order to survive…
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Phelps Going For 9 Events At Olympics
He will be swimming the 100 and 200 metre freestyle, 200 and 400 IM, 100 and 200 backstroke, 100 and 200 butterfly, and the 400 freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials this weekend.
Source: cbc.ca
Picture courtesy of Vironevaeh
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Must.. go.. to.. Georgia
Imaging swimming with a whale shark as big as a Ford Expedition. Read the Los Angeles Times and watch this video below.
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Japanese Swimmers May Wear Speedos At Olympics
The Japanese Swimming Federation has decided to allow its swimmers to wear Speedo’s LZR Racer at the Beijing Olympics. “In order to get the best results in Beijing, we took into account the opinions of the athletes and the coaches,” JSF vice chairman Kazuo Sano said Tuesday.
Source: iht.com
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