While Michael Phelps has absolutely nothing left to prove after winning more Olympic hardware than anyone, he has always seemed more comfortable taking on a challenge than relishing a result.
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Read More »April 26, 2014 Comments Off on Column: Phelps is back where he belongs – the pool
While Michael Phelps has absolutely nothing left to prove after winning more Olympic hardware than anyone, he has always seemed more comfortable taking on a challenge than relishing a result.
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Read More »April 24, 2014 Comments Off on Phelps wins 100 fly heat in comeback meet
Michael Phelps has qualified fastest for the 100-meter butterfly final in his first competition since retiring after the 2012 London Olympics.
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Read More »April 14, 2014 Comments Off on Michael Phelps ending retirement
Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement, lured back into the pool by the fun of it and the possibility of swimming at a fifth Olympics in Rio in 2016.
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Read More »May 23, 2013 Comments Off on Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse
ROCKVILLE — A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. Richard J. Curl, who last year was banned for life from the ...
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Read More »August 1, 2012 Comments Off on C. Fraser Smith: Phelps — still winning after all these years
He’s broken the all-time record for medals won at the Olympic Games and he’s established something entirely new — the Olympics as a victory lap.
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Read More »December 8, 2011 2 Comments
Swimming and fishing aren’t activities that often come to mind when most think about Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. However, Baltimore city officials are hoping to change that. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake plans to unveil the city’s Healthy Harbor plan next week along ...
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Read More »July 13, 2011 Comments Off on The Bulgarian lifeguard team at full strength in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS — On the average summer day, Petya Rogacheva wakes up in her Annapolis apartment, drinks some coffee and calls her mom before heading out on a 15-minute bike ride to the Anchorage Community Pool where she works as a ...
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Read More »July 11, 2011 1 Comment
ANNAPOLIS — On the average summer day, Petya Rogacheva wakes up in her Annapolis apartment, drinks some coffee and calls her mom before heading out on a 15-minute bike ride to the Anchorage Community Pool where she works as a ...
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