Tag: Michael Phelps
LANE ONE: The top stories of 2021 from 10 to 6: Biles, Dressel and...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Dane and Reese first appointees to EOPAAA Commission; NBC signs for...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
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LANE ONE: It’s probably impossible, but here’s how Caeleb Dressel could win NINE medals...
(Updated ~ see end note) Eight Olympic medals in one Games. Only two men have done it.
They would be Michael Phelps, the American swimming...
MILLER TIME: How Risk Averse Is Tokyo’s Postponement?
(It’s a pleasure to present this guest column by one of the most knowledgeable observers of the Olympic Movement, Britain’s David Miller. For more...
LANE ONE: The top stories coming in 2020, part 1: Showdowns coming in Tokyo!...
The calendar has turned and we are now in the Olympic year of 2020. But although the Tokyo Games will be the top story...
LANE ONE: The top stories of 2019, from no. 10 to no. 6, and...
As 2019 comes to a close, there were people, places and events that made a bid impression in this pre-Olympic year. We’ll bring you...
SWIMMING: World records for Caeleb Dressel and Regan Smith; Manuel stuns Campbell in 100...
At the 2003 World Championships, an 18-year-old Michael Phelps announced that he was someone who had to be watched at the Athens Olympics the...
SWIMMING: Hungary’s Milak erases Phelps’s world record, while Pellegrini defeats Father Time in FINA...
There was a time warp at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju (KOR) on Wednesday, with the calendar spinning back to 2009 when Michael...
LANE ONE: If you’re an athlete and want to get sponsored, be on Instagram,...
“We think about people you would just want to root for. People who are in interesting sports, people who look like they are engaging,...
LANE ONE: Is the Tokyo swimming schedule better for Katie Ledecky or Caeleb Dressel?
/Updated: see Endnote/ Now that the Tokyo organizers have released much of the detail of the 2020 Olympic sports schedules, it’s finally possible to...
LANE ONE: Morning swimming and track finals in Tokyo are the price of funding...
“Having finals in the morning, as requested by the International Olympic Committee, will enhance the visibility of athletics across all time zones.”
That comment from...
Katie Ledecky’s Star Trek problem: To boldly go where no one has gone before?
TSX HEADLINES – for May 18, 2018: In her first swim as a professional athlete, Katie Ledecky set a world record in the 1,500...
Katie Ledecky’s Star Trek problem: To boldly go where no one has gone before?
TSX HEADLINES – for May 18, 2018: In her first swim as a professional athlete, Katie Ledecky set a world record in the 1,500...
The top stories of 2017 – part 2: Glory, greed, drugs and surprises
TSX HEADLINES – for Dec. 28, 2017: This was the year that Usain Bolt retired, but not the way he envisioned. Mo Farah won...
The top stories of 2017 – part 2: Glory, greed, drugs and surprises
TSX HEADLINES – for Dec. 28, 2017: This was the year that Usain Bolt retired, but not the way he envisioned. Mo Farah won...
Phelps is racing sharks for fun, Owens raced horses because he needed money
PALM DESERT, July 19, 2017 – The silly Michael Phelps vs. a Great White Shark show coming Sunday is designed to be fun and...
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