Dara Torres Hits the Pool This Weekend In Rome

Dara Torres shocked the world in Beijing when she won three silver medals in the 2008 Olympic Games at the age of 41.  Her much heralded training and recovery routines demonstrated the drive of an athlete who was unwilling to give in to the progress of time, as she came back to become a 5-time Olympian and round out her lifetime Olympic medal count to an even dozen.  Her contribution to the gallery of the "got milk?" milk mustache ad campaign is one of the most impressive: a 41-year-old mother with abs that a twenty-something would envy.

Ricky Berens Has a Split End

Ricky Berens had an unfortunate "wardrobe malfunction" right before hitting the pool as the third leg for the U.S. morning swim squad at the FINA World Championships in Rome on Sunday.

Apparently he was bending over for a drink of water when all hell (read: ass) broke loose:

Inspectors To Survey US Swimmers For Legal Suits

Michael Phelps, Dara Torres and everyone else competing at next month's U.S. nationals won't be alone in the ready room before their races.

Phelps Loses Again At Charlotte

Two days, two losses for Michael Phelps.

Phelps was beaten again at the Charlotte UltraSwim, losing to French star Frederick Bousquet in the 100-meter freestyle Sunday night.

Michael Phelps Has Eyes for Miss California

It seems Carrie Prejean may have reason to be smiling after all.

The current Miss California, who lost her bid for the Miss USA crown last weekend after saying she believed marriage is between and man and a woman, has been casually dating Olympian Michael Phelps according to RadarOnline.com.

Dara Torres, 41, Prepares to Swim Again

Grandma Moses is back at it again.

12-time Olympic medalist and 41-year old Dara Torres has announced that she will swim at the Austin Grand Prix next weekend at the University of Texas. This will be the world champion's first meet since winning three silver medals at last summer's Beijing Games. If all goes well next weekend, Torres hopes to be able to swim at this summer's World Championships in Rome.

At Last a Sports Governing Body Makes a Bold, Needed Move to Enforce Fair Competition and Gay Male Excitement!

In what has got to be the greatest advancement in the history of organized sports, the International Swimming Federation, fresh on the heels of an international summit with 16 swimsuit manufacturers, has announced a new series of rules designed to eliminate swim wear that gives swimmers an unnatural “buoyancy” advantage in the water.

Phelps Backed By Sponsors After Marijuana Photo

Two of Michael Phelps' leading sponsors expressed support for the Olympic great Monday, a day after he apologized for being photographed in a British newspaper inhaling from a marijuana pipe.

Luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega termed Phelps' actions a private matter and "nonissue." Swim wear manufacturer Speedo called the 23-year-old American a "valued member of the Speedo team."

Phelps In Hot Water Again After Pot Pic Surfaces

Michael Phelps embarrassed himself after a triumphant Olympics, this time getting his picture snapped as he inhaled from a marijuana pipe. The photo wound up in a British tabloid Sunday, forcing Phelps to publicly apologize and his handlers to deal with sponsors who are surely none too pleased about the swimmer's choices away from the pool.

Thorpedo Insists his Missile Flies Straight

Australian swimming sensation Ian Thorpe has found himself on the defensive following renewed speculation that it's guys who float his boat.

Thorpe was caught frolicking in the Brazilian surf with long-time housemate and fellow swimmer Daniel Mendes. The two had flown to join Mendes' family for the holidays after first celebrating them with Thorpe's back home in Oz.