Michael Phelps Seeks Fourth Swimming Gold Medal at Athens Games
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Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Swimmer Michael Phelps seeks his fourth gold medal of the Athens Olympics in tonight&#39;s 200-meter individual medley, while female gymnasts compete for the all- around title.
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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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The dream of emulating Mark Spitz's  seven Olympic gold medals is over for Michael Phelps but the  American refused to be disappointed after finishing third in  the most eagerly-awaited race of the Athens Games Monday.
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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 ...
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American teen-ager Michael Phelps, one of the superstars of the 2004 Athens Games, added a seventh medal Friday night to his collection of Olympic keepsakes but new doping scandals tarnished world sporting's greatest event.
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ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps won another gold medal, this time wearing khaki shorts and flip-flops. From a front-row seat at the Olympic pool, Phelps watched his teammates do all the work in the 400-meter medley relay Saturday night...
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Michael Phelps insists his main aim in life is to raise the profile of swimming in the United States. And at the end of the Athens swimming meet, no-one can accuse him of under-achieving on that score.
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ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps barely had time to savor eight medals from these Olympics when the questions began about 2008. So, are you going to take another shot at Mark Spitzâs record in Beijing?
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American swimmer Michael Phelps grabbed  a fourth gold at the Athens Olympics Thursday with a clear  victory in the 200 meters medley and gold for 16-year-old  gymnast Carly Patterson leveled the U.S. with China at 14 each.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American swimmer Michael Phelps won a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday night, one night after he was denied a chance at tying Mark Spitz&#39;s record of seven golds in one Olympics.
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ATHENS, Greece - Mark Spitz can rest easy. The best Michael Phelps can do is win seven gold medals at these Olympics...
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Michael Phelps won the men's 200 meters  butterfly final at Athens on Tuesday to claim his second  Olympic gold medal.
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ATHENS, Greece - Mark Spitz, you've got company after all. Michael Phelps matched Spitz's record of four individual gold medals in the Olympic pool with a stirring comeback in the 100-meter butterfly, nipping rival and teammate Ian Crocker at the wall Friday night...
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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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Mark Spitz, you've got company. Michael Phelps matched Spitz's record of four individual gold medals in the Olympic pool with a stirring comeback in the 100-meter butterfly, nipping rival and teammate Ian Crocker at the wall Friday night.
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Led by Michael Phelps, the United States is eager to confirm its place as swimming's superpower at the world championships in Melbourne and ride the wave of domination onto the Beijing Olympics.
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ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps, seeking his sixth medal of the Athens Olympics, advanced in the 200-meter individual medley Wednesday with a conservative swim. The world record holder and heavy favorite for gold, Phelps was second-quickest with a preliminary time of 2 minutes, 0.01 seconds...