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Michael Phelps finishes second in heat in return to pool

May. 15, 2009
Olympic champion Michael Phelps finished second Friday morning in the last preliminary heat of the 200-meter freestyle at the Charlotte Ultraswim, his first meet since winning eight gold medals in Beijing.
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Olympic Medal: M Swim 100 Fly

Olympic Medal: M Swim 100 Fly

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- American Michael Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the Beijing Olympics Saturday by the narrowest of margins.

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BEIJING, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Michael Phelps equaled the career Olympic gold medal record Tuesday by winning the 200-meter freestyle in world record time in Beijing.
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Olympic Medal: M Swim 400IM

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Michael Phelps of the United States set a world record in winning the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the 400-meter individual medley.
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Phelps sets world mark in Oly swim trials

OMAHA, June 29 (UPI) -- Michael Phelps set a 400-meter individual medley world record Sunday in the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha.

Phelps gets sixth gold at Worlds

MELBOURNE, March 31 (UPI) -- Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly final Saturday to capture his sixth swimming gold medal at the 2007 World Championships.

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SALISBURY, Md., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- American Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge Wednesday and received an 18-month probated sentence.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler