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Swimmer abandons swim from Cuba to US
CNN
A 49-year-old grandmother who wanted to become the first person to swim 103
miles from Cuba to the Florida Keys unassisted ended her bid early Sunday
morning when a strong current in the.
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76-mile mark ends grandmother's attempt at Cuba-to-Florida swim
Los Angeles Times
Penny Palfrey, a British-born Australian, had to give up a 41-hour swim
from Cuba to Florida after fending off hammerhead sharks and jellyfish
stings.
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Swim recap: Phelps wins his final trial race; will he go for eight golds
in ...
CBSSports.com (blog)
Michael Phelps, are you once again the favorite? Sunday night brought the
final race in swim qualifying for Phelps and rival Ryan Lochte. There,
Sunday night in Omaha, it was all about Phelps, who was swimming his bread
and butter, the 100-meter butterfly.
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Swimming: Phelps on pace for eight more medals
South Bend Tribune
OMAHA, Neb. — Michael Phelps ' Olympic program is set. He'll be going for
another eight gold medals.
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Another 8-race program for Phelps
FOXSports.com
He's not the only one who'll be busy in London. Get ready to see a lot of
Missy Franklin. And how `bout Anthony Ervin! After eight years away from
swimming, he'll be at the Olympics, too. Phelps wrapped up another stellar
week at the U.S. trials Sunday ...
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Dara Torres' quest to make 6th Olympic swim team down to 1 last lap;
Phelps ...
Washington Post
OMAHA, Neb. — Dara Torres' quest to make a record sixth Olympic team is
down to one last chaotic lap.
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Phelps gives swimming a golden age
Chicago Tribune
With the help of NBC, the U.S. swimming federation has leveraged the
27-year-old from Baltimore to give the sport proportions far larger than
anyone one would have imagined.
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Olympics: Former Cal swimming star Anthony Ervin is comeback kid, earns ...
San Jose Mercury News
OMAHA, Neb. -- Anthony Ervin capped an improbable comeback by earning a
trip to the Olympics. Ervin, who tied Gary Hall Jr. for gold in the
50-meter freestyle at the 2000 Sydney Games, placed second behind Cullen
Jones in that event at the U.S. trials ...
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2012 US Swimming Team: Michael Phelps Qualified For Eight Events,
Possibly ...
SB Nation
With his participation in the 2012 U.S. Swimming Trials finished, Michael
Phelps is eligible to participate in eight events -- five individual races
and three relays -- the same program that won him a record-setting eight
golds in Beijing in 2008. But ...
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