'Wow': Michael Phelps Flares Up Over Aussie Swimmer's Jab At U.S. Team
9 months ago

'Wow': Michael Phelps Flares Up Over Aussie Swimmer's Jab At U.S. Team

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Michael Phelps got pretty fired up watching an Australian swimmer’s criticism of her American rivals from last year. In a clip posted Friday by NBC Olympics, the Olympic swimming legend was asked to react to a video of Australia’s Cate Campbell ripping into U.S. swimmers at the 2023 World Championships in Japan. Campbell, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, goaded Americans after an NBC stream of last July’s event showed a graphic that ranked the competing nations by the total number of medals won, thereby placing the U.S. first on the list. U.S., stop being sore losers.” After watching some of Campbell’s remarks, Phelps encouraged Team USA athletes to use it as motivation ahead of the upcoming Olympics in Paris.

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One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who’s caught doping
7 months, 3 weeks ago

One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who’s caught doping

Associated Press  

PARIS — In the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down Monday on his support for tougher sanctions — including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for a banned substance. “Keep the Olympics about integrity.” Watching Marchand’s big moments Phelps said he was not surprised at all by Léon Marchand’s performance at his home Olympics, …

Swimming to Olympics success, the Aussie way
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Swimming to Olympics success, the Aussie way

Hindustan Times  

Paris: Rohan Taylor, head coach of the Australian national swimming team, sums up why Australia, with a population that is a tiny percentage of the powerhouses it is up against, has a pipeline that keeps the talent flow going. Then if they swim faster, Swimming Australia comes in and brings them into what we call national event camps,” Taylor said. …

Australia investigate Olympic swimming coach over ‘serious error of judgement’ before Paris 2024
8 months ago

Australia investigate Olympic swimming coach over ‘serious error of judgement’ before Paris 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Michael Palfrey, …

CWG 2022: Australia Fires Commonwealth Games Swimmer for 'Use of Medication'
2 years, 8 months ago

CWG 2022: Australia Fires Commonwealth Games Swimmer for 'Use of Medication'

News 18  

Commonwealth Games medal hope Isaac Cooper was on Wednesday axed from Australia’s swim team and sent home over “wellbeing challenges, including the use of medication".The fast-emerging 18-year-old had been favoured to make the podium in the 50m and 100m backstroke events at the Games in Birmingham starting next week. He finished eighth in the 50m backstroke at the recent world …

Olympic champ Stockwell committed to changing Australian swim team culture
3 years, 1 month ago

Olympic champ Stockwell committed to changing Australian swim team culture

The Hindu  

Triple American Olympic champion Tracy Stockwell never shirked a challenge in the pool and is likewise totally committed to reforming an Australian swimming team culture that some female swimmers have branded toxic and misogynistic. Thirty-eight years after winning three gold medals under her maiden name of Caulkins at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, Stockwell has just started her new position …

Michael Phelps reflects on sideline role during Olympic trials
3 years, 9 months ago

Michael Phelps reflects on sideline role during Olympic trials

LA Times  

Michael Phelps speaks during a conference before the CES tech show in Las Vegas. We want to make swimming bigger, and Phelps definitely did that.” Added Keenan Robinson, Phelps’ longtime strength and conditioning coach who is the director of sports medicine and science for USA Swimming: “He made it cool to swim.” The influence extends far beyond the video of …

Michael Phelps is Gone, But Others Ready to Fill The Void
3 years, 9 months ago

Michael Phelps is Gone, But Others Ready to Fill The Void

News 18  

Not long after rolling into town, Michael Phelps would dutifully pop into the interview room to muse on his outlandish accomplishments in the pool. For the first time since 1996, the U.S. Olympic swimming trials are being held without the sport’s biggest star, the guy who won a staggering 23 gold medals and 28 medals overall. Of course, Phelps’ retirement …

James Magnussen says "overkill" to strip Australia's London medals - swimming news - sportstar
4 years, 4 months ago

James Magnussen says "overkill" to strip Australia's London medals - swimming news - sportstar

The Hindu  

Former world champion swimmer James Magnussen has said it would be "overkill" to strip Australia's entire 2012 men's medley relay team of its bronze medals from the London Olympics after a retrospective positive drug test for Brenton Rickard. The team's six swimmers, including twice 100-metre freestyle world champion Magnussen, could become the first Australians to lose Olympic medals from doping …

Swimming: Why Michael Phelps is the superstar of the pool
5 years, 2 months ago

Swimming: Why Michael Phelps is the superstar of the pool

The Hindu  

It was on July 31, 2012 that Michael Phelps officially became the greatest Olympian of all time. It was an event Phelps had utterly dominated for nearly eight years, one in which he had won gold at the two previous Olympic Games and the three preceding World Championships. “I don’t want to swim after I turn 30 and that is …

HTLS 2019: Coming back from the Sydney Olympics without a medal was a big motivation, Michael Phelps
5 years, 3 months ago

HTLS 2019: Coming back from the Sydney Olympics without a medal was a big motivation, Michael Phelps

Hindustan Times  

Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian ever, on Friday revealed the biggest motivation behind his decorated career, that saw him bag 23 Olympic gold medals. Michael Phelps speaks at the 17th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit “Coming back I was pretty disappointed. It was a completely new experience and I think each Olympics I learn different things that helped me for …

'I felt like a 16-year-old,' swimming ace Michael Phelps recounts his road to glory at 2016 Rio Olympics
6 years ago

'I felt like a 16-year-old,' swimming ace Michael Phelps recounts his road to glory at 2016 Rio Olympics

Firstpost  

“I felt like a 16 or 17-year-old kid just enjoying and loving the process. London 2012 and Rio 2016 were both very different and I love both those Olympics just as much,” Phelps said. “It was challenging for me coming after 2008 Olympics and not really having a goal…not finding any motivation after 2012 to train, to perform and do …

Michael Phelps: ‘I’d like to be able to save a life if I can’
6 years, 7 months ago

Michael Phelps: ‘I’d like to be able to save a life if I can’

CNN  

Story highlights Phelps discusses 'dark road' of depression Now helping others tackle mental health problems CNN — It was in 2014, following a second drink driving charge and a six-month suspension from USA Swimming, that Michael Phelps started to talk. “I’m very comfortable talking to my wife, I’m comfortable talking with a therapist … but in the beginning I wasn’t.” …

Commonwealth Games 2018: Chad le Clos dismisses comparison with Michael Phelps after dominant run in event
6 years, 11 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2018: Chad le Clos dismisses comparison with Michael Phelps after dominant run in event

Firstpost  

Chad le Clos shot to fame after taking down American swimming legend Michael Phelps at the 2012 Olympics, and proved over the past week on the Gold Coast that he will be a force to be reckoned with at the Tokyo Games in 2020. Gold Coast, Australia: He’s tiptoeing lightly around the subject so whisper it, but South Africa’s Chad …

Phelps — the greatest Olympian of all time
8 years, 7 months ago

Phelps — the greatest Olympian of all time

The Hindu  

Michael Phelps was a changed man, we were told. “I didn’t know I only won by 0.04 until the awards ceremony, but just seeing the number one next to my name just one more time in the 200m fly, I couldn’t have scripted it any better.” Phelps leaves Rio de Janeiro with 23 Olympic gold medals, having claimed five of …

Michael Phelps: The man who changed swimming
8 years, 7 months ago

Michael Phelps: The man who changed swimming

CNN  

Story highlights Phelps to retire again after Rio 2016 Wins 23rd gold medal in last race Now his rivals are those he inspired Feats have raised US swimming profile CNN — Michael Phelps set out with the goal “to change the sport of swimming.” And, owning a record 23 Olympic gold medals after his final race at Rio 2016 ended …

Column: Michael Phelps follows the GOAT path until the finish
8 years, 7 months ago

Column: Michael Phelps follows the GOAT path until the finish

LA Times  

The U.S. men’s 400-meter medley relay team -- Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian -- listen to the national anthem after winning gold on Saturday night. It means a record 23 gold medals, and a record 28 overall, after his butterfly leg pushed the U.S. men’s team to a victory in the 400-meter medley relay. “It’s just insane, …

On Michael Pehlp’s 21st Olympics Gold, Twitteratti come up with hilarious memes
8 years, 7 months ago

On Michael Pehlp’s 21st Olympics Gold, Twitteratti come up with hilarious memes

India TV News  

American Michael Phelps won his 20th and 21st gold medals of the Olympics on Tuesday, thus creating a feat, many would not even dream to achieve. Phelps made up for one of the rare losses in his brilliant career by winning the 200-meter butterfly on Tuesday night, a victory that sent him climbing into the stands to kiss his 3-month-old …

Crying Americans: US swimmers get emotional at Rio Olympic Games
8 years, 7 months ago

Crying Americans: US swimmers get emotional at Rio Olympic Games

ABP News  

Held broke down crying, his shoulders shaking, his eyes squeezed shut after the Americans won the 4x100-meter freestyle relay on the second night of swimming at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday. Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian and Held teamed to claim the gold in 3 minutes, 9.92 seconds for the first time since the 2008 Beijing Games. …

Rio Olympics 2016: Michael Phelps leads Team USA in hope of final hurrah
8 years, 7 months ago

Rio Olympics 2016: Michael Phelps leads Team USA in hope of final hurrah

Firstpost  

Once again Olympic legend Michael Phelps leads the mighty United States into battle in the Olympic competition pool. Rio de Janeiro: Once again Michael Phelps leads the mighty United States into battle in the Olympic competition pool, where traditional rivals Australia are just one country with the Americans in their sights. “Nobody is busy with what happened or what might …

Michael Phelps having fun in his return to swimming
10 years, 11 months ago

Michael Phelps having fun in his return to swimming

India TV News  

MESA, Arizona : Michael Phelps is making a comeback after nearly two years out of competitive swimming pool for the simplest of reasons: He missed the sport that has been his entire life. "Phelps insists he has few expectations beyond regaining his feel for racing, something he hasn't done since ending his career with a gold medal in the 400 …

Phelps will be racing himself in swimming comeback[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 11 months ago

Phelps will be racing himself in swimming comeback[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

United States' Michael Phelps swims in the men's 4 X 100-meter medley relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever, is coming out of retirement to swim next week at the Arena Grand Prix in Arizona. The swimmer's camp is remaining low-key about the comeback, …

Swimming world championship opens in post-Michael Phelps era
11 years, 8 months ago

Swimming world championship opens in post-Michael Phelps era

India TV News  

Barcelona, July 18:The biennial swimming world championships begins on Saturday, and for the first time in more than a decade Michael Phelps won't be competing. Life goes on and on,” FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu told The Associated Press.The first week of the championships is highlighted by diving with that spectacular view of the city from the same Montjuic pool …

Olympics recap: Michael Phelps reaches the end
12 years, 8 months ago

Olympics recap: Michael Phelps reaches the end

Salon  

I first met Michael Phelps in June 2004 when he was still an 18-year-old Olympic hopeful. Michael wasn’t the most reflective kid in the world – I don’t think I’m dropping any secrets here -- and it was one of the things I liked best about him. “Oh, man, give me French vanilla ice cream served in big-ass waffle cones …

PIECES OF EIGHT
16 years, 7 months ago

PIECES OF EIGHT

LA Times  

Time Staff Writer BEIJING -- Michael Phelps knew what he was talking about all these years about being the first Michael Phelps and not the second Mark Spitz. He won five individual events and three relays, and needed Lezak’s cliffhanger of an anchor against French star Alain Bernard and then the classic, and controversial, finish on Saturday morning in the …

菲尔普斯蓄须“溜进”北京-英语点津
16 years, 7 months ago

菲尔普斯蓄须“溜进”北京-英语点津

China Daily  

Michael Phelps sneaked into Beijing almost unnoticed. He's unlik Michael Phelps sneaked into Beijing almost unnoticed. The probable star of the Beijing Olympics avoided hundreds of fans, photographers and reporters Monday by taking a side door out to a waiting bus while his teammates pushed luggage trolleys through the arrival gate at Beijing's new Terminal 3. Phelps, who's grown a …

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