LONDON – Michael Phelps' mother Debbie received some unusual advice from Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe after consulting with him on how to handle her son’s retirement. Debbie Phelps and Thorpe ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The coach of Michael Phelps has welcomed Ian Thorpe's announcement that he will return to competitive swimming, saying he looks forward to seeing him at the 2012 London Olympics ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe are sure to grab more headlines as the clock ticks down to the 2008 Beijing Games. Beyond those superstars, however, are a group of lesser-known American ...

The 19-year-old phenom swam on the winning 800-meter freestyle relay and won the 200 butterfly. By Paul Newberry ~ The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece -- Now this was a duel in the pool -- the world's ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - American Michael Phelps smashed Ian Thorpe's 200 metres freestyle world record on an extraordinary evening at the world championships on Tuesday. Four world records tumbled in ...

Eric the Eel: A Unique Tale of Hope and Struggle ... And Lifeguards on Alert The Olympic Games in Paris concluded, Swimming World takes a look back at the tale of Eric Moussambani, dubbed "Eric the ...

BARCELONA, July 24 -- Michael Phelps didn't have a chance to win a gold medal today, competing only in a pair of 200 individual medley preliminary races, but he did the next best thing. He set a world ...