Countdown To The Olympics

The source for news, views and notes from the swimming world.

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Rebecca Bross and the United States contingent earned a pair of titles
at the 2010 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships on Friday.

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Czech pole vaulter Katerina Badurova, the runner-up at the world
athletics championships three years ago, has retired due to a long-term
knee injury.

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Lance Armstrong finished in third place in the windy second stage of the
Tour of the Gila on Thursday, helping teammate Levi Leipheimer preserve
his overall lead.

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U.S. coach Bob Bradley is uncertain whether Charlie Davis will recover enough from severe injuries sustained in a car crash last fall to earn an invitation for the Americans’ pre-World Cup training camp next month.

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Defeating England at the World Cup comes down to stopping striker Wayne Rooney, United States coach Bob Bradley said on Thursday.

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World champion vaulter Kayla Williams and her coaches have parted ways and the West Virginia gymnast is looking for a new training site six months after her stunning victory in her first international meet.

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Tyson Gay will try to break Tommie Smith’s 44-year-old world best for the 200 meters on a straight track when he competes in Manchester next month.

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Justin Gatlin the sprinter lived life in sub-10-second bursts. Justin Gatlin the banned doper has had four years to obsess about getting that life back.

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Tyson Gay will try to break Tommie Smith’s 44-year-old world best for the 200 meters on a straight track when he competes in Manchester next month.

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