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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 13, 12:29 pm ET
Olympic star Michael Phelps will be out for revenge against Germany's Paul Biedermann when the pair clash in Berlin in the fifth leg of the short-course World Cup here on Saturday and Sunday
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The Huffington Post - Fri Nov 13, 8:17 pm ET
Michael Phelps is gearing up for a weekend showdown with Paul Biedermann at the World Cup in Berlin. Biedermann beat Phelps in the 200 freestyle in August.
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CNN - Sun Nov 15, 10:30 pm ET
Out-of-shape swimming superstar Michael Phelps again struggled as an unprecedented 16 records were set at the World Cup short-course event in Berlin this weekend.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 14, 1:40 pm ET
Michael Phelps admitted Saturday he is in poor form after another disappointing performance saw him finish fifth in the men's 200m butterfly final as world records tumbled here at the shortcourse World Cup meet.
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The Columbus Dispatch - Mon Nov 16, 3:36 am ET
Spitz's lip duped Russians Mark Spitz insists he wasn't bitter last year when he lost swimming's most sacred record to Michael Phelps, who remade Olympic history with eight gold medals -- one more than Spitz won in 1972. "It's sort of like I'm the first man on the moon. He's the second man on the moon. He collected more rocks," Spitz told The Gazette of Colorado Springs, Colo., last week. The ...
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San Francisco Chronicle - Sat Nov 14, 9:39 am ET
Racing in an old-style swimsuit and with little practice, Michael Phelps didn't join the swimmers in high-tech suits who went on a world record binge at two short-course World Cup meets this week. Phelps had to settle for second place in the 200-meter... Michael Phelps - sport - World Cup - 2008 Summer Olympics - Gold medal
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The Inquisitr - Sun Nov 15, 7:35 pm ET
Berlin, Germany (AHN) – Michael Phelps won’t compete for the world 200m freestyle title after finishing 12th in the event Sunday at Berlin’s Europapark pool. Phelps clocked 1:44.07 in the morning rounds of the events. Phelps’ fizzle out means the 14-times Olympic champion, and Paul Biedermann, the German who successfully toppled the American in the event in [...]
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Honolulu Advertiser - Sat Nov 14, 7:02 am ET
BERLIN — Michael Phelps has finished fifth in the 200-meter butterfly final at a short-course World Cup meet.
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ABC News - Sat Nov 14, 9:40 am ET
Michael Phelps finishes 5th in 200-meter butterfly final at short-course World Cup swim meet Michael Phelps - World Cup - sport - Competition - Soccer
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Colorado Springs Gazette - Wed Nov 11, 12:54 pm ET
Mark Spitz insists he wasn’t bitter last year when he lost swimming’s most sacred record. He feels the same way now, 15 months after Michael Phelps cemented a spot in Olympic history with eight gold medals, one more than Spitz won in 1972....
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Bay News 9 Tampa Bay - Sat Nov 14, 9:10 am ET
Michael Phelps makes 200-meter butterfly final at short-course World Cup swim meet in Berlin
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CBS 2 Chicago - Tue Nov 10, 8:40 pm ET
Sporting a beard and an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps finished third in the 100-meter medley at a World Cup short-course meet after missing out on two other finals Tuesday. Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, swam the medley final in 52.14 seconds. South Africa's Gerhard Zandberg won in 51.77.
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TheCelebrityCafe.com - Wed Nov 11, 10:19 am ET
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps uncharacteristically struggled in his three events at the 2009 FINA/Arena World Cup, qualifying for the finals in just one of three events
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USA Swimming - Tue Nov 10, 6:34 pm ET
Swimmers on USA Swimming’s 2009 National Youth World Cup Team will begin competition at the FINA World Cup event in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday, November 10. The two-day event will feature 46 of the top youth swimmers in the U.S. as well as 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.), who is traveling and competing with the team as the USA Swimming National Team athlete ...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 5:54 am ET
Swimming legend Michael Phelps failed to make it past the 100 metres freestyle heats when he returned to action in the Stockholm leg of the short-course World Cup on Tuesday.