Michael Phelps has been doing a lot of smiling lately. In the last lap of the 4x200m freestyle relay on Tuesday, he started …
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Doping Suspicions About Gold-Medal Swimmer Trigger Angry Response in China
China rallies to support 16-year-old swimmer Ye Shiwen, whose world-record-breaking swim in the 400-m individual medley has raised questions about doping
Swimming Stunner: Phelps Falls to Lochte, Fails to Medal
The first swimming race of the Olympics is history, and it’s a doozy
Behind the Covers: Martin Schoeller’s Portraits of the 2012 U.S. Olympians
In his portrait series of gold-medal hopefuls for TIME’s 2012 Olympics special issue, Martin Schoeller shows three U.S. team members whose passion for sport isn’t contained by training center walls
Rivalries
One legend. One phenom. Only one winner
The Duel in the Pool: Meet Ryan Lochte, the Man Who Beat Michael Phelps (and Wants to Again)
If the drama in the 2008 Olympic pool was all about Michael Phelps, at the London Games it will be focused on the battle between Phelps and teammate Ryan Lochte
He’s Baaack: Inside the Mind of Michael Phelps
He’s already the greatest Olympian of all time. In London he could be come the most decorated one