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  Rio 2016: Michael Phelps’ magic continues, bags 21st Olympic gold medal

  Other Sports | August 10, 2016 10:10 IST

  Michael Phelps claimed his 21st Olympic gold medal and 25th overall medal by winning the men's 200m butterfly final at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. The 31-year-old clocked 1:53.36 to beat Japan's Masato Sakai by

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  World Champion para-swimmer forced to wash cars to earn his living

  India | January 18, 2016 11:13 IST

  New Delhi : India's champion para-swimmer Bharat Kumar is a gold medalist in World Games, a silver medalist in the World Championship for India.Kumar's story once again highlights the authorities' apathy towards sports persons, other

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  100-year-old woman swims 1500 metres in masters meet

  Other Sports | April 05, 2015 14:57 IST

  Tokyo: Mieko Nagaoka, a 100-year-old Japanese female swimmer, finished a 1,500 metres swim in one hour, 15 minutes and 54.39 seconds in the masters swimming competition in Matsuyama, a media report said on Sunday.Nagaoka achieved

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  Swimmer Park hires foreign attorney ahead of hearing

  Other Sports | January 29, 2015 11:07 IST

  Seoul: South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan Thursday hired a foreign attorney in preparation for his international doping hearing.Park's hearing will be held Feb 27 in Lausanne. A Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) official said that

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  Hearing for Park's doping case set for Feb 27

  Other Sports | January 28, 2015 13:53 IST

  Seoul: FINA, swimming's world governing body has scheduled a hearing on star South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan's doping case Feb 27, the Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) said Wednesday.Park's doping scandal was revealed Monday. Former Olympic

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  Proud to set world record, says Bhakti Sharma

  Other Sports | January 21, 2015 16:46 IST

  New Delhi: Indian open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma said Wednesday she was happy to set a world record and make her country proud.Bhakti set a world record Jan 10 by swimming 1.4 miles in 52

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  Michael Phelps enters 2 events at Charlotte Grand Prix

  Other Sports | May 06, 2014 9:44 IST

  Charlotte, North Carolina:   Michael Phelps will take another step in his comeback at a Grand Prix meet in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 16.   His coach, Bob Bowman, tells The Associated Press on Monday night

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  Michael Phelps loses to Lochte in comeback meet

  Other Sports | April 25, 2014 12:48 IST

  MESA, Arizona :  Michael Phelps has lost in the first final of his comeback after a 20-month retirement in the 100-meter butterfly final at the Arena Grand Prix on Thursday night.   Lochte touched first in

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  Michael Phelps having fun in his return to swimming

  Other Sports | April 24, 2014 7:07 IST

  MESA, Arizona :  Michael Phelps is making a comeback after nearly two years out of competitive swimming pool for the simplest of reasons: He missed the sport that has been his entire life.   The 22-time

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  Stephanie Rice retires from swimming

  Other Sports | April 09, 2014 18:36 IST

  BRISBANE, Australia : Stephanie Rice, who retired Wednesday at the age of 25, managed some golden Olympic moments in an eight-year swimming career cut short by continuing shoulder problems.   Along the way, there was also

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  Meet Missy Franklin: The 18 year old sensational Swimmer to get the Laureus awards.

  Other Sports | March 28, 2014 6:48 IST

  New Delhi: The prestigious  Laureus World Sports Awards were declared and the most exciting award was declared in the sportswoman of the year which was received by 18 year old swimmer from USA Missy Franklin.

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  Austin Grand Prix: Katie Ledecky wins 800-meter freestyle

  Other Sports | January 20, 2014 10:05 IST

  Austin, Texas: Olympian Katie Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle at the Austin Grand Prix on Sunday about 10 minutes after she swam in another event.   Ledecky rallied to beat Danish Olympian Lotte Friis by more

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  World highest altitude swimming race kicks off

  Other Sports | January 05, 2014 12:44 IST

  Beijing: The fourth International Limit Challenging Race of Winter Swimming across Yellow River started in China's Qinghai Province Sunday.Being hosted in Guide County at an altitude of 2,200 metres in Tibetan Plateau, the world's highest

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  Legend swimmer Phelps may come back

  Other Sports | December 05, 2013 11:05 IST

  Sao Paulo: Retired swimming legend Michael Phelps has left open the possibility of competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.The 18-time gold medal winner earlier this year ruled out a comeback but he suggested a

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  Phelps back in action but mum on comeback

  Other Sports | October 21, 2013 11:31 IST

  Michael Phelps has been working out with his former coach but is still not ready to announce a much-speculated comeback to swimming in time for the Rio Olympics   Bob Bowman told The Associated Press on

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  Paralympian Sharath finishes 14th at Worlds

  Other Sports | August 19, 2013 20:22 IST

  Montreal: Paralympic swimmer Sharath Gayakwad finished 14th in the 50m freestyle finals (S8 category) at the IPC World Swimming Championships here.Sharath clocked 30.02 seconds on Sunday, the last day of the week-long championships.Russian Denis Tarasov

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  Ledecky first woman to win three freestyle events

  Other Sports | August 04, 2013 16:12 IST

  Barcelona, Aug 4: United States swimmer Katie Ledecky won her fourth gold medal at the 15th World Swimming Championships here to become the first woman to win the gold in the three freestyle middle-long-distance events.The

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  Swimmer Sun Yang claims second gold at worlds

  Other Sports | August 01, 2013 18:50 IST

  Barcelona, August 1: Sun Yang wrote his name in the record books of the World Swimming Championships when he became only the second man to defend his gold medal in the 800 metres freestyle with

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  Franklin gives up her quest to win 8 golds at world swimming championships

  Other Sports | July 31, 2013 21:18 IST

  Barcelona, Jul 31: Missy Franklin has given up her quest to win eight gold medals at the world swimming championships.Franklin qualified for the semifinals in the 50-meter backstroke with the 13th-fastest time in the morning

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  Anderson, Mellouli win first golds at swimming worlds

  Other Sports | July 21, 2013 11:11 IST

  Barcelona, July 21: Haley Danita Anderson of the US and Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia won the first gold medals of the World Swimming Championships here as they won the women's and men's five km open