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Swimmer Katie Hoff won three gold medals at the world championships in 2007 and is preparing for her second trip to the Olympics in Beijing in 2008. Hoff competed in the 2004 Olympics at the age of 15, finishing fifth in her heat in the 400-meter individual medley and seventh in the 200-meter IM. The Towson, Md., native won three national titles in the summer of 2007 -- the 200-meter IM, the 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter freestyle. In April 2007, Hoff set the world record in the 400-meter IM on her way to a gold medal at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. She also stood atop the podium in the 200-meter IM and as the anchor in the 800-meter freestyle relay. In 2005, sh...
Swimmer Katie Hoff won three gold medals at the world championships in 2007 and is preparing for her second trip to the Olympics in Beijing in 2008. Hoff competed in the 2004 Olympics at the age of 15, finishing fifth in her heat in the 400-meter individual medley and seventh in the 200-meter IM. The Towson, Md., native won three national titles in the summer of 2007 -- the 200-meter IM, the 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter freestyle. In April 2007, Hoff set the world record in the 400-meter IM on her way to a gold medal at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. She also stood atop the podium in the 200-meter IM and as the anchor in the 800-meter freestyle relay. In 2005, she won three gold medals at the FINA World championships and was named Female Athlete of the Year by USA Swimming. Hoff also signed a 10-year endorsement deal with Speedo, the longest contract the swimsuit maker has given. In 2004, she stunned the swimming world at age 14 by swimming the fastest time of anyone in the 400-meter individual medley leading up to the Olympics. Hoff was born on June 3, 1989. She lived in Williamsburg, Va., before moving to Maryland. Her mom, Jeanne, played basketball at Stanford. Hoff was named Female Athlete of the Year by USA Swimming in 2007.
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Hoff 'in control and ready to go'
Sun reporterIf karma counts for anything, Katie Hoff deserves to win a gold medal at these Olympics. Because if that happens, she'll never again have to explain why she threw up after the 400-meter individual medley at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. It's a story that...Tags: Multi-Sport Events
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Coming up for air
Sun ReporterJust how bad can the pollution get in China? The first practices of the U.S. swim team might have provided an unpleasant answer. The U.S swimmers, as well as the Australian swim team, said that when they arrived for their initial practice at the...Tags: Energy Saving, International Olympic Committee, Environmental Pollution, Sports Organizations, Air Pollution
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Aussie Rivalry Fun For Sure
BEIJING — The Olympic flame is about to be lit and China and China's questions — serious and sporting — still consume us. Smog? Freedom of the press? Tibet? Darfur? Falun Gong? Terrorism on the western frontier that claimed 16 lives this...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Awards and Prizes, Michael Phelps, Facebook, International Olympic Committee
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Forecast for Beijing hazy
Sun reporterJust how bad can the pollution get in China? The first practices of the U.S. swim team might have provided an unpleasant answer. The U.S swimmers, as well as the Australian swim team, said when they arrived for their initial practice at the Beijing...Tags: Beijing Games, International Olympic Committee, Environmental Pollution, Sports Organizations, Air Pollution
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Free Staters aim to prove medal
Following are athletes with Maryland ties competing in the Beijing Games. We tried to compile the most comprehensive list possible, but if you know of an athlete or coach we left out, please e-mail us at sports@baltsun.com. Michael Phelps Rodgers Forge...Tags: Greco Roman, Badminton, Baltimore Orioles, Multi-Sport Events, Table Tennis
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Gritty swimmer earns trip to Beijing
247-4637It's tempting to think that Christine Marshall came from out of nowhere to earn a berth on the U.S. Olympic women's swim team. She never had made a national team. Shoulder injuries hampered her progress last summer and fall. She didn't even hit the...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, United Nations, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Injuries, Colleges and Universities
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Behind every Olympian is heart of gold
Sun ReportersWhile fans roar their approval as swimmers grind it out below, a solitary figure sits high in the darkened stands, tapping away at the laptop balanced on her knees. Debbie Phelps is there to watch her famous son compete in his final tuneup before the U....Tags: U.S. Open Tennis, Mary Pierce, Multi-Sport Events, Family, Jelena Dokic
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Michael Phelps: Beyond face value
Baltimore SunFor most of his life, Michael Phelps has had little interest in self-reflection. Occasionally, though, when he is away from the swimming pool and when he is bored, he will type his name into Google images and stare at snapshots people have taken of him...Tags: Matt Lauer, Multi-Sport Events, Vehicles, Injuries, Casino and Gambling
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Swimmer Michael Phelps could become the winningest American Summer Olympian
Tribune newspapersFor most of his life, Michael Phelps has had very little interest in self-reflection. Occasionally, though, when he is away from the swimming pool and when he is bored, he will type his name into Google. He will click the image function, and then stare...Tags: Matt Lauer, Weather Reports, Multi-Sport Events, Values, Ethics
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An inside look at this year's Olympic Games
/The Associated PressWhat is the 'Bird's Nest?' Who are those Hello Kitty-like dolls? And why do we keep hearing the name Michael Phelps? While the Olympics may have been overshadowed by high gas prices and the presidential election, the countdown to the Games has begun, and...Tags: Fires, Multi-Sport Events, Table Tennis, Fencing, Motorcycle Trial
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Phelps' voyage
Sun ReporterMichael Phelps was 15 years old the day he returned home to Rodgers Forge from his first Olympic Games in 2000. He had finished 5th in the 200-meter butterfly in Sydney, Australia, even though he was mostly ears and arms at that point, and it seemed as...Tags: Matt Lauer, Multi-Sport Events, Vehicles, Injuries, Casino and Gambling
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Michael Phelps plans to go all in at Beijing Games
The Baltimore SunMichael Phelps insists he's never let all of the attention go to his head. It's a lesson he learned when he returned home from Sydney, Australia, in 2000 after competing in his first Olympics at age 15. His mother, Debbie, had blanketed his house in...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Values, Michael Phelps, Beijing Games, Consumer Electronics Industry
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