Archive for July 26th, 2009

Records dive at swimming worlds - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Brisbane Times
Records dive at swimming worldsSt. Louis Post-Dispatch… who set world records on the opening day of the world swimming championships in Rome on Sunday as Michael Phelps collected his first gold medal. …Swede sets meet record in preliminaries of 100 fly; Vollmer …Gaea TimesRecords tumble, Phelps triumphs as World Championships beginAFPWorld records fumble on [...]

Records Fall, and It's Only Day 1 - New York Times

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

New York Times
Records Fall, and It's Only Day 1New York TimesRyan Lochte, Michael Phelps and Matt Grevers after Nathan Adrian capped a 4×100 relay win for them at the world championships. …Phelps gets a little help from his friendsWinston-Salem JournalAdrian fills Lezak's role in another US relay comebackUniversal SportsDeja vu as US hand France another [...]

Digest: Phelps' teammates lift US to relay win - San Jose Mercury News

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Los Angeles Times
Digest: Phelps' teammates lift US to relay winSan Jose Mercury NewsMichael Phelps had an off night. His new windmill stroke just slowed him down. He left his teammates with some catching-up to do. Yet, when it was done, …Phelps off to winning start at worldsThe Associated PressPhelps welcomes prospective change to suit rulesReutersPhelps. [...]

Michael Phelps off to winning start at swimming world championships (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

ROME (AP) - Michael Phelps and the Americans got the best of France again in the relay. And just like Beijing, the world’s greatest swimmer owed a big hand to his teammates Sunday.
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Brian Cazeneuve: Phelps. U.S. relay team steal spotlight at swimming worlds (Sports Illustrated)

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Sacre bleu. The U.S. relay team fricasseed and flambéed the French again. On a night when six world records fell in seven events at the FINA world championships in Rome, the race that didn’t produce one nevertheless held a headline. This was France’s chance to undo the choke of Beijing, when Jason Lezak chased down [...]

Phelps Off to Winning Start (Washington Post)

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Michael Phelps and his U.S. teammates earn gold medal in 4×100M relay at world championships.
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Phelps opens worlds with 400-meter relay win (Sports Illustrated)

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

ROME (AP) — Michael Phelps and the Americans got the best of France again in the relay. And just like Beijing, the world’s greatest swimmer owed a big hand to his teammates.
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Records tumble, Phelps triumphs as World Championships begin (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

The first night of World Championship swimming Sunday saw six world records fall and Olympic superstar Michael Phelps back on the familiar winner’s podium thanks to a sprint relay upset.
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Phelps, U.S. men seal 400 relay at swimming worlds (USA Today)

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Michael Phelps and the Americans got the best of France again in the 400-meter relay Sunday, his first event of the world swimming championships. Phelps was only third when he passed off to Ryan Lochte, but teammates Matt Grevers and Nathan Adrian pulled it out for the USA.
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Phelps off to winning start at worlds - The Associated Press

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Phelps off to winning start at worldsThe Associated PressROME — Michael Phelps and the Americans got the best of France again in the relay. And just like Beijing, the world's greatest swimmer owed a big hand to …French sprinters shrug off revenge talkNinemsnall 2 news articles »
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