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...Stroke By Stroke How Michael Phelps turbocharged his repertoire...
...Stroke By Stroke How Michael Phelps turbocharged his repertoire...
...Then, things went bad. On the second day of competition, the weather became a factor with the temperature dropping about 10 degrees and blustery winds sweeping the water?s surface like a giant broom. World record holder Brendan Hansen settled for silver in the 100m breast stroke, after touching the wall 0.17 seconds behind Japan?s Kosuke Kitajima. Three-time Olympian Jenny Thompson failed to medal in the 100 butterfly, and to close the disappointing night, the U.S. men earned a bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay, not bad until you consider it?s their worse finish in that event...
...that whether or not an infraction was committed is a judgement call, and at this point, ?It can?t be appealed in any fashion. My judgement call is if there was no whistle, there was no foul.? Hansen is looking forward to facing Kitajima again in the 200 breast stroke on Tuesday. ?I remember him shouting in my ears, so it is important to keep that in my head to fire me up,? he said...
...pick it up tomorrow.? They should fare better on Monday; Phelps swims against Australia's Ian Thorpe for the first time in a freestyle race, world record holder Peirsol swims for his first gold, champion breast stroker Amanda Beard aims for a medal in the 100m breast stroke, and world record holder Natalie Coughlin races for her first Olympic gold medal in the 100m backstroke...