Read more swimming stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4044/swimming.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:59:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73713/phelps-flops-in-old-style-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWearing an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third today at a World Cup short-course meet. Phelps failed to qualify for the finals of the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke. He qualified in the 100 medley, finishing seventh in 53.13 seconds....http://www.newser.com/story/73713/phelps-flops-in-old-style-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 11:05:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71811/phelps-to-competition-lose-the-speed-suits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps challenged his competitors at the upcoming FINA/Arena World Cup meets to race without the full-body technical suits recently banned by swimming authorities for providing an unfair advantage in speed. The ban doesn’t go into effect until January, but Phelps said he was “getting ready for where the sport...http://www.newser.com/story/71811/phelps-to-competition-lose-the-speed-suits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 17:55:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69599/cool-and-weird-places-to-swim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you love swimming but tire of the ordinary and the chlorine-scented, consider these "unusual or cool places" uncovered by WebUrbanist: The Dead Sea : Lie back and read a good book in the world's saltiest body of water, which will likely keep you afloat while delivering "an awesome sensation."http://www.newser.com/story/69599/cool-and-weird-places-to-swim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 5:51:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68751/great-white-sightings-prompt-cape-cod-swim-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSeveral Cape Cod beaches have banned swimming this weekend after four great white sharks were spotted prowling the waters, the Cape Cod Times reports. Shark expert Gregory Skomal and his crew tagged two of them—described as 8 and 10 feet long—with high-tech trackers. It was a rare instance...http://www.newser.com/story/68751/great-white-sightings-prompt-cape-cod-swim-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 16:51:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66708/tiny-tight-humiliating-speedos-are-de-rigueur-in-france.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMortified visitors can't believe it when continental pools insist that men wear tiny, tight Speedo swimsuits, writes Angelique Chrisafis in the Guardian . An Irish journalist was recently hauled out of a French pool and could only return in an "unbelievably skimpy" pair of Speedo trunks that were "bloody uncomfortable for...http://www.newser.com/story/66708/tiny-tight-humiliating-speedos-are-de-rigueur-in-france.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 3:41:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66598/searchers-find-cant-recover-8th-body.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCrews searching the Hudson River for the victims of Sunday's collision between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane located an eighth body yesterday in the submerged plane but were unable to recover it, 1010 WINS radio reports. Rough water and silt impeded the efforts of divers, who suspended work...http://www.newser.com/story/66598/searchers-find-cant-recover-8th-body.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 23:08:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65912/phelps-us-grab-relay-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps and the US 400-meter medley relay team closed the fastest meet in swimming history with an appropriate finish Sunday night in Rome—the 43rd world record. Phelps earned his fifth gold medal of a world championship that showed he's still got plenty of motivation, even after scoring a...http://www.newser.com/story/65912/phelps-us-grab-relay-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 14:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65856/phelps-beats-rival-returns-suit-taunt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps beat Milorad Cavic again, and this time there was no doubt about it. With a defiant performance in a supposedly inferior suit, Phelps became the first swimmer to break 50 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly, beating the Serbian with a time of 49.82. Cavic also broke 50...http://www.newser.com/story/65856/phelps-beats-rival-returns-suit-taunt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 12:58:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65604/bare-chested-phelps-rebounds-with-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps today rebounded from yesterday's stunning loss by shattering his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the FINA World Championships in Rome, ABC News reports. Phelps achieved the feat without a full-body suit, wearing only an ankle-to-waist version. In his loss yesterday, he lost to a swimmer...http://www.newser.com/story/65604/bare-chested-phelps-rebounds-with-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 16:33:15 CDT