Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad, 61, who is trying to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, was battling asthma, shoulder pain and a counter-current Monday afternoon as she swam through the Florida Straits, according to updates on her...
Michael Phelps' sponsors are sticking by him. Speedo and Omega have made statements to the press, announcing their support of the Olympic swimmer, in spite of the Bong picture last week. " Phelps is still...
created by Mary Richard | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 744 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
Michael Phelps, Olympic history maker is returning to Beijing after agreeing to do a 7 figure endorsement for Mazda. He is expected to receive over $1 million for the TV commercials making him...
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Darren Rovell of CNBC names his 25 most marketable Olympians from Beijing 2008, excluding the every day professionals. " Michael Phelps, swimmer, USA. Eight gold medals and millions of dollars worth...
created by Christina 123 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1012 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
Michael Phelps iz popular on teh internets. Second only to Obama on Facebook? That's quite the meme-like social media accomplishment. Who cares about gold medals when you're the longest running "trending topic"...
Michael Phelps has made history. He won his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympic games tonight with the men's relay."Jason Lezak held on to the lead Phelps gave him, anchoring the United States to a...
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" Feeling blue...the Watercube will change the face of sports architecture. /// Known officially as the National Aquatics Center, the Watercube has been dubbed the "cool" building of the Games. /// The building's...
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A true Olympic spirit. Natalie Du Toit has give a good example for disable athlete to compete in International sport event."One of the most successful disabled athletes of all time, Natalie Du Toit was already a...
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Altlanta Swimmer with cancer cleared for Beijing Olympics Eric Shanteau, the swimmer who learned last month that he has testicular cancer, has been cleared to travel to Beijing for the Summer Olympics. Shanteau...
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Eric Shanteau, an American swimmer, has informed the media that he is battling testicular cancer. He has qualified to be on the US Olympic swimming team and compete in the 200-metre breaststroke just a few weeks...
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A woman is recovering after a diving pelican slammed into her face off the coast of Florida.I'm sad the bird died though."Debbie Shoemaker of Toledo, Ohio, was in the water Thursday near St. Petersburg when the...
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Ex boyfriends can never keep naked pics private. "The woman dubbed the most glamorous swimmer in the world is at the center of a nude picture scandal.Sexually explicit photos and video of French star Laure...
Competitive swimmers are amazing creatures. As far as athletic superstardom goes, however, they haven't really yet taken hold (at least, not in North America). American swimmer Michael Phelps may be the most...
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I would assume this is not the first time a man was mistaken for a rat, but a snorkeler for a nutria, well that's a new one. In case you do not know what a 'nutria' is: a large semiaquatic beaverlike rodent,...
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"A swimmer off an Australian island was rescued by his wife after being attacked by a huge saltwater crocodile, a report says.
The Times of London said the crocodile clamped its jaws around the head and shoulders of the swimmer, police Sgt. Jeff Tanswell of Thursday Island,...