"When I wear it, I feel like an action hero."

"Behind the battle for Beijing berths at the US Olympic swimming trials another conflict was simmering: The swimsuit wars. Speedo's sensational new LZR Racer has taken swimming by storm, playing a role in 19 of 20 long course records set this year. "For me, wearing the...

Phelps Sets 200m Freestyle Record

Ian Thorpe has barely hung up his goggles before Oz's American arch-rivals make their move, led by Michael Phelps. "Phelps’s time of 1 minute 43.86 seconds took two tenths of a second off the record Thorpe, the Australian freestyler who retired last year, set in the 2001...