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TritonWear Epic Showdowns: Phelps vs. Phelps – Olympic 200 Fly

In the spirit of theoretical epic showdowns, we pitted Phelps against himself in the 200 butterfly in each of his five Olympic Games.

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Auch beim Golf: Michael Phelps berühmte Warm-up Routine

Auf einem Startblock werden wir das berühmte Aufwärmritual des erfolgreichsten Schwimmers aller Zeiten wohl nicht mehr sehen. Aber als kleinen…

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Watch Michael Phelps Rock The Ryder Cup Arm Slap

Catch Michael Phelps’ warm-up routine on the golf course.

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Congress Approves Bill to End Olympic ‘Victory Tax’

This past Thursday, the Senate approved a bill that will put an end to the so-called Olympic “victory tax”. American…

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Wielgus Promises Increased PSS Prizes, New Website in State of Sport Report

USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus gave his annual State of the Sport report last week, touting increased funding for National Teamers, larger prize money packages on the Arena Pro Swim Series and a new USA Swimming website among other things.

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The White House Honored 2016 Olympians and Paralympians

The team’s 33 overall medal haul more than tripled the achievement of its closest swimming competitor, Australia.

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Michael Phelps Attempts to Teach Ellen Show Producer How To Swim

Watch “Average Andy” in his hilarious attempt at racing Michael Phelps.

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NBAC Honored By USOC With Building Dreams Award

At Wednesday night’s Best of the Games ceremony, North Baltimore Aquatic Club was honored with the Building Dreams Award, which is given to an individual, group, or community that has gone above and beyond for Team USA.

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How Baseball MVP Bryce Harper Got Katie Ledecky’s Cap for Celebration

When baseball’s Washington Nationals clinched the National League East earlier this week, their biggest star Bryce Harper rocked a pair of…

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Phelps Named USOC’s Male Athlete of the Rio Olympics

The U.S. Olympic Committee has named its major Team USA awards for the 2016 Rio Olympics, with Michael Phelps nabbing the Male Athlete of the Games award for his farewell Olympics.

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Katie Ledecky Wins U.S. Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year

Katie Ledecky earned the top honors tonight as the US Olympic Committee’s Female Athlete of the Olympic Games.

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Florent Manaudou To Take Training Break, Will Dabble In Handball

French sprint star Florent Manaudou announced on Facebook this week that he would be taking a break from his full training program, but made clear he still plans to compete in the sport of swimming down the road.

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Brazil Wins 2nd-Straight Raia Rapida Meet; Ervin Repeats as 50 Free Winner

Team USA returned Rio double gold medalist Anthony Ervin who competed in the 50 free, defending his title in the same pool that he became the oldest individual Olympic gold medalist in swimming.

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2016 Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Held Pounds Drum Before Panthers Game

Ryan Held (right) was honored in front of the 75,000 fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday.

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Michael Phelps To Golf Celebrity Match At Ryder Cup Tuesday

Michael Phelps will join actor Bill Murray, musician Huey Lewis and more for the Ryder Cup’s celebrity golf match next week.

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