Topic: Aaron Peirsol
IRVINE, California (Reuters) - World champion Michael Phelps had a little more bounce in his step after qualifying fastest in the morning heats for the men's 100 meters butterfly at the Pan Pacific Championships on Friday. A day after he failed to ...
Michael Phelps made it safely into the 100m butterfly final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on Friday, a day after missing out on a berth in the 400m individual medley. Phelps clocked 51.48sec, just missing his goal of improving the Pan ...
Michael Phelps held on for a "painful" victory in the 200m butterfly at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, holding off Nick D'Arcy with the fastest time in the world this year. "That was painful," said the 14-time Olympic gold medallist, who has ...
IRVINE, California (Reuters) - World champion and record holder Michael Phelps shook off a little bit of early season rust to win the men's 200 meters butterfly at the Pan Pacific Championships on Wednesday. Although unhappy with a few technical points in ...
IRVINE, California (Reuters) - World record holder Aaron Peirsol failed to qualify for the 100 meters backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships Wednesday but advanced to the final when American team mate Ryan Lochte pulled out. Olympic champion Peirsol was ninth-fastest in ...
World record-holder Aaron Peirsol received a reprieve Wednesday and will swim the final of the 100m backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships after teammate Ryan Lochte opted out. Peirsol was an early victim of the meeting's unforgiving format, in which only two ...
Michael Phelps "gutted out" a 200m butterfly victory to complete a gold medal double at the US swimming championships on Wednesday as Aaron Peirsol's national reign ended in the 100m backstroke. Phelps opened his five event campaign on the second day of ...
AP Interview: Peirsol preparing for year of uncertainty as swimming goes back to basicsAaron Peirsol is among the swimmers who broke world records in high-tech bodysuits that revolutionized the sport. Now, with the suits outlawed beginning Jan. 1, Peirsol is looking forward ...
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Records smashed at the 2009 world swimming championships are likely to be broken as early as next year despite a ban on polyurethane swimsuits taking effect from January 1, says world and Olympic champion Aaron Peirsol. The swimsuits, which ...
American Aaron Peirsol breaks record in 200-meter backstrokeAaron Peirsol knew he'd gone fast enough before he even touched the wall. He spun around with a big smile and gave the water a roundhouse punch. Not a bad way to get over a ...
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Pan Pacs Swimming
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Italy Swimming World Championships
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US Nationals Swimming
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