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Jul 07 2008

Beisel, Weber-Gale among new faces on Olympic team - International Herald Tribune

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Los Angeles Times

Beisel, Weber-Gale among new faces on Olympic team
International Herald Tribune, France - 5 hours ago
Elizabeth Beisel emerged as a rising star at the US trials, earning a trip to her first Olympics at 15. Garrett Weber-Gale assumed the sprint legacy left ...
US OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS The Surgin' Surgeon is one fast operator San Francisco Chronicle
Weber-Gale and Piersol break records and earn Olympic bids UT The Daily Texan
Texas leads NCAA with seven US Men’s Swimming Olympians TexasSports.com
The Associated Press - guardian.co.uk
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Jul 07 2008

US Swimmer Crocker Looks to Make Another Olympic Splash - Voice of America

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Voice of America

US Swimmer Crocker Looks to Make Another Olympic Splash
Voice of America - 22 hours ago
VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on Crocker, who has his sights set on expanding his collection of Olympic medals and records. Ian Crocker has appeared in two ...
Olympic Preview: Men's 100 Freestyle SwimmingWorldMagazine.com
Grand medal count? US swim team will need its veterans - Columnist ESPN
US OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS The Surgin' Surgeon is one fast operator San Francisco Chronicle
The Associated Press - TexasSports.com
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Jul 07 2008

US Swimmer Crocker Looks to Make Another Olympic Splash - Voice of America

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Washington Post

US Swimmer Crocker Looks to Make Another Olympic Splash
Voice of America - 2 hours ago
VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on Crocker, who has his sights set on expanding his collection of Olympic medals and records. Ian Crocker has appeared in two ...
Phelps and Hoff to lead powerhouse US Olympic team Reuters
For Olympic swimmers Phelps (left) and Hoff, heartfelt hopes ... Baltimore Sun
US SWIMMING OLYMPIC TRIALS About lactate, suits, dogs and dominating San Francisco Chronicle
Minneapolis Star Tribune - ESPN
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Jul 07 2008

US Swimmer Crocker Looks to Make Another Olympic Splash - Voice of America

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Voice of America

US Swimmer Crocker Looks to Make Another Olympic Splash
Voice of America - 19 hours ago
VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on Crocker, who has his sights set on expanding his collection of Olympic medals and records. Ian Crocker has appeared in two ...
Sommer competes in Olympic Swim Trials Brenham Banner Press
Volmer falls short of Olympic swimming berth Dallas Morning News
Weber-Gale Sets 50 Freestyle American Record at Olympic Trials News 8 Austin
TexasSports.com - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
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Jul 07 2008

Former Olympic sports come right from playground - The Associated Press

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The Associated Press

Former Olympic sports come right from playground
The Associated Press - Jul 7, 2008
Coast past 62 feet and you could have earned a gold medal at the 1904 Olympics. The tug-of-war you played with friends at school? That could have been worth ...

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Jul 07 2008

Phelps and Hoff to lead powerhouse US Olympic team - Reuters

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Voice of America

Phelps and Hoff to lead powerhouse US Olympic team
Reuters - Jul 7, 2008
By Steve Keating OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Forged from eight days of pressure-packed competition, the powerhouse US Olympic swim team spearheaded by ...
For Olympic swimmers Phelps (left) and Hoff, heartfelt hopes ... Baltimore Sun
Swimming | Michael Phelps, Katie Hoff will stay busy at Olympics Seattle Times
US trials perfect warm-up for red-hot Beijing bid AFP
Gulf Times - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Jul 07 2008

SFU track star Abdulai makes Olympic team - Vancouver Sun

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Vancouver Sun

SFU track star Abdulai makes Olympic team
Vancouver Sun, Canada - Jul 7, 2008
Coquitlam's Ruky Abdulai has made the Canadian Olympic team in the long jump, Athletics Canada announced today. The Simon Fraser University track and field ...
Montrealer earns shot at Olympic glory The Gazette (Montreal)
Local track star making third trip to Olympic Games Brantford Expositor
Quality counts in Beijing Windsor Star
Guelph Mercury - Canada.com
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Jul 07 2008

For Olympic swimmers Phelps (left) and Hoff, heartfelt hopes … - Baltimore Sun

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Boston Globe

For Olympic swimmers Phelps (left) and Hoff, heartfelt hopes ...
Baltimore Sun, United States - 3 hours ago
He longed to win just one gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, ended up with six in Athens, and when it was over, he wanted more. He vowed to change the sport ...
US SWIMMING OLYMPIC TRIALS About lactate, suits, dogs and dominating San Francisco Chronicle
Olympic swimming trials: Phelps has his eyes on eight golds Minneapolis Star Tribune
Spitz: Phelps will rule the pool Seattle Post Intelligencer
Arizona Republic - USA Today
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Jul 07 2008

China's new 10-yuan Olympic note bumps Mao Zedong - The Associated Press

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China Daily

China's new 10-yuan Olympic note bumps Mao Zedong
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
BEIJING (AP) — Only the Olympics could bump Mao Zedong, the founding leader of communist China, off a Chinese banknote. To commemorate the Beijing Olympics, ...
Bible to be available free during Beijing Games China Daily
From Little Red Book to the Good Book Baltimore Sun
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Jul 07 2008