Tag: Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps: ‘Love of swimming’ brought me back
See kpho.com Michael Phelps said in Mesa on Wednesday his love of swimming and thirst for competition led him to come out of retirement. The 22-time Olympic medalist will compete in the Arena Grand Prix on April 24 to 26 at the Skyline Aquatic Center in Mesa. Phelps told reporters he will be competing in…
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Possible reasons abound for Michael Phelps’ return to swimming
Read The Baltimore Sun For almost a year, the question was “if” Michael Phelps would return to competitive swimming. Now that Phelps is scheduled to end his 20-month retirement Thursday in Mesa, Ariz., a more nuanced question looms: Why?
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Phelps’ comeback a bit of a wet idea
Read The Roar Which brings me in a roundabout way to Michael Phelps. At the end of the London Olympics, Superfish couldn’t get out of the pool quick enough. “I’m so sick of the water,†he said. “There will be no more staring at that black line for four hours every day. “Once I retire,…
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FINA World Swimming Championships: Hospitality & Entertainment
This video showcases iVentions VIP & public hospitality and entertainment at the 2013 FINA World Swimming Championships, held in Barcelona. Featuring a brief glimpse of Michael Phelps. FINA World Swimming Championships: Hospitality & Entertainment from iVentions – event architects on Vimeo. See also FINA World Swimming Championships: Event commercialisation from iVentions – event architects on…
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Phelps’s return to swimming shrugged off by fellow Olympians
Read KGMI The news that Michael Phelps was returning to the pool with an eye toward possibly participating at the 2016 Summer Olympics was greeted with a big yawn by fellow swimmers. While Phelps’s un-retirement did indeed create a flurry of excitement in social media, those who know him best were not shocked by Monday’s…
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Michael Phelps Leaving ‘Retirement’ At Age 28?
See Newsy The most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, Michael Phelps, is heading back into the pool. Photo by Vironevaeh
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Michael Phelps officially ending retirement; to race in Arizona next week
Read Swimming World USA Swimming has put an end to months of speculation with an announcement today that Michael Phelps is expected to race at the Arena Grand Prix in Arizona next week. Phelps has been somewhat quietly making a comeback to competitive swimming since last fall, when the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced that the…
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Watch 15-Year-Old Michael Phelps Talk About Winning The Olympics
See digg A teenage Michael Phelps talks about his goal of winning Olympic gold medals like you talk about just finishing a 5K.
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Michael Phelps could begin racing soon, Bowman says
Read USA Today Michael Phelps could begin competing in meets over the next few months, paving the way for a fifth Olympic appearance in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, his coach said Tuesday. “He’s definitely got himself in pretty good shape physically,” Phelps’ longtime coach Bob Bowman told USA TODAY Sports. Bowman said Phelps has…