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• Not Winning Gold Inspires, Too

  A month after the closing ceremony of the Olympics, the appeal of the 41-year-old Dara Torres and her triple-silver-medal performance seems greater than ever. Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 9:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Crouse, Karen

• The Shortest Swim Can Be the Most Complicated

  The 50 freestyle is perhaps the most misunderstood of Olympic swimming events. Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:24 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Jones, Cullen, Weber-Gale, Garrett

• Kitajima Leaves Hansen and Rivalry Behind

  Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima sliced 0.22 seconds off the world mark set by Brendan Hansen of the United States to win the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke. Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 2:02 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Hansen, Brendan, Kitajima, Kosuke

• U.S. 4x100 Wins Gold in Record Time

  An incredible anchor leg by Jason Lezak keeps Michael Phelps’ hope of eight gold medals alive. Posted Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Awards, Decorations and Honors, Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, United States, Phelps, Michael

• Swimmer Seeks Gold After Months of Turmoil

  Laure Manaudou has generated many questions as her life, already under intense scrutiny in her home country, has taken several soap operatic turns. Posted Saturday, August 09, 2008 11:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Hoff, Katie, Manaudou, Laure

• Former Teammates Marvel at Torres’ Comeback

  At 41, Dara Torres was the last person her teammates from the 1984 Olympic Games had expected would make an comeback. Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 2:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, University of Florida, Families and Family Life, Los Angeles (Calif), Torres, Dara, Johnson, Jenna, Steinseifer, Carrie, Hogshead, Nancy

• For Olympians, Head Games Before First Splash

  The room where Olympic swimmers wait before a race is like a television studio green room, except instead of hospitality, there is usually a whiff of hostility. Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 11:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Phelps, Michael, Torres, Dara, ready room

• The Envelope: Out There

  Each era has its phenom, the athlete who changes our assumptions of what a human body can do. This is the age of Michael Phelps. Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:31 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Lochte, Ryan, USA Swimming, Phelps, Michael

• Poolside View of History at ’36 Games

  93-year-old former Olympic swimmer Mary Lou Skok still marvels at the front-row seat she has had for the 1936 Games in Berlin. Posted Sunday, July 20, 2008 8:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Hoff, Katie, Berlin (Germany), World War II (1939-45), Skok, Mary Lou, Hitler, Adolf

• Women Jumping In as Elite Swim Coaches

  Three women — the most in United States Swimming history, according to team officials — will coach swimmers who made the 43-member squad headed to Beijing. Posted Monday, July 14, 2008 12:17 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Women, Coughlin, Natalie, Beard, Amanda, Crouse, Karen

• Olympic Hopeful Is Facing Some Tough Choices

  Aspiring to be a doctor and an Olympic swimmer, Ben Wildman-Tobriner is being pulled by two powerful desires: medical school and a medal. Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 2:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Medical Schools