Michael Phelps Suspended From USA Swimming For 6 Months
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — USA Swimming suspends Michael Phelps and bans him from the 2015 FINA World Championships. The news comes just a day after Phelps announced he’s diving into rehab following his most...
View ArticlePhelps To Return To Competition In April
BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ)– 18-time Olympic gold medalist, Michael Phelps, may be preparing to dive back into competition. This, just months after being arrested for drinking and driving. Jess Kartalija has...
View ArticlePhelps Will Not Compete In 2015 World Championships
MESA, Ariz. (WJZ) — Michael Phelps will not compete in the 2015 world championships after all. Phelps will not be allowed to compete as part of his punishment handed down by USA Swimming following his...
View ArticlePhelps Has Sights Set On Rio
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Swimming’s governing body wants to give Michael Phelps a special invitation to race at the world championships. FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu has told The...
View ArticlePhelps Wins 100 Butterfly At 1st Meet In 8 Months
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly at his first meet in eight months Thursday night, beginning his push to compete at a fifth Olympics next year. The 18-time Olympic gold...
View ArticleWhat Might Have Brought Hammerhead Shark To Md.’s Seashore?
OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A 300-pound hammerhead shark that’s been visiting Ocean City appears to be in no hurry to leave. Alex DeMetrick reports on what might have brought it to Maryland’s seashore. The...
View ArticleLedecky Shocked After Improving 1,500 World Record In Heats
KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Katie Ledecky touched the wall, turned around, spit out some water, curled her mouth into a big smile and began waving her finger. For a swimmer who is getting accustomed to...
View ArticleMichael Phelps Focused On Improving In And Out Of Pool
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Michael Phelps is still focused on going fast in the pool. Outside the water, he’s made some big changes. The winningest athlete in Olympic history will be competing...
View ArticleLedecky, Lochte Earn Golds For US At World Swimming Meet
KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Katie Ledecky just keeps winning at the world swimming championships. Ryan Lochte is back on top, too, and together he and Ledecky carried the United States to its first two-gold...
View ArticlePhelps Leaves No Doubt He’ll Be Ready For Rio Olympics
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Michael Phelps held up one finger, leaving no doubt he’s No. 1. Then he pounded the water defiantly — first with one hand, then with both. Yep, he’s back. Removing any uncertainty...
View ArticlePhelps Re-Establishes Place As The World’s Most Dominant Swimmer
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Michael Phelps is back on top of the world. Jessica Kartalija explains the Baltimore native has re-established his place as the world’s most dominant swimmer at the U.S. National...
View ArticleBaltimore Swimmer To Go For Gold In Olympics Next Summer
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The countdown has begun! It’s one year until the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! Linh Bui has more on her inspiring story. Baltimore swimmer Jessica Long has competed...
View ArticleMichael Phelps To Coach At Arizona State University
BALTIMORe (WJZ) — Baltimore-native and Olympian Michael Phelps is set to join Arizona State University as a volunteer assistant coach during the 2016-17 season, according to the Arizona Republic. The...
View ArticleU.S. Drops Puerto Rico Swim Training Over Zika Virus
ATLANTA (AP) — USA Swimming has moved a pre-Olympic training camp out of Puerto Rico because of the Zika virus. There are no plans to bail on the Summer Games in Brazil, even though that country has...
View ArticleRyan Lochte Denied Chance To Defend Olympic Title
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ryan Lochte powered out to a big lead in the event he won four years ago at the London Olympics, his powerful arms churning through the water, looking very much like a lock for...
View ArticleKatie Ledecky Cruises Into 400 Free Final At U.S. Swim Trials
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After waiting around a day, Katie Ledecky got in her first swim of the U.S. Olympic trials. It was an easy one, too. She cruised into the 400-meter freestyle final on Monday,...
View ArticleLedecky Heading to Rio, Wins 400 Free at US Olympic Trials
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Katie Ledecky has set the bar so high, it’s a bit of a disappointment when she doesn’t set a world record. The 19-year-old has no complaints. She’s heading back to the Olympics....
View ArticleRowdy Gaines On Michael Phelps In The U.S. Olympics
Baltimore (WJZ) — Rowdy Gaines, three-time Olympic gold medalist and swimming analyst for NBC/ESPN, spoke on the Norris and Davis show about Michael Phelps and the upcoming Olympic Games. Gaines spoke...
View ArticleRowdy Gaines On Michael Phelps And The Upcoming Olympics
Baltimore (WJZ) — Rowdy Gaines, three-time Olympic gold medalist and swimming analyst for NBC/ESPN, spoke on the Norris and Davis show about Michael Phelps and the upcoming Olympic Games. Gaines...
View ArticleMichael Phelps Takes Baby Boomer For A Swim
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22 medals in three Olympiads, takes to the pool to train another new swimmer. Phelps has been spending plenty of time in the...
View ArticleRyan Lochte 2nd Most Decorated Olympian Of All Time
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — All the attention has been on Michael Phelps, but as Team USA won the relay for the fourth time, it’s important to realize it really is a team effort. As of Tuesday night, Ryan Lochte...
View ArticleMichael Phelps to Take Final Olympic Swim Saturday Night
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) —It’s the final day of swimming at the Rio Olympics and four gold medals are up for grabs. Saturday could be Michael Phelps’s last time in an Olympic competition. While the American...
View Article10 Years Later: Ledecky, Phelps Re-Create Famous Autograph Photo
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s most famous Olympic swimmers, Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky, met ten years ago after Phelps won six Olympic gold medals in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. Ledecky went...
View ArticlePhelps On Possible Comeback: ‘We’ll See If I Get That Itch’
BALTIMORE (AP) — Michael Phelps hasn’t gotten the urge to return to swimming. Not yet anyway. The winningest athlete in Olympic history is clearly enjoying marriage, fatherhood and a newfound...
View ArticleKatie Ledecky Wins 1,500 Free With 5th-Fastest Time Ever
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — World record-holder Katie Ledecky swam the fifth-fastest time in history to win the 1,500-meter freestyle Thursday night at the Pro Swim Series meet. Competing in the event...
View ArticleSee The Backyard Pool Where Thousands Have Learned To Swim
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Generation after generation of Baltimore families have made the trek to a cool spot in Woodlawn to learn a lifesaving skill. For 45 years, one family has taught generations of mostly...
View ArticleMichael Phelps Will Race Against Great White Shark On ‘Shark Week’
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Swimming champion and multi-Olympic gold medalist, Michael Phelps, is considered to be one of the greatest in the water…but can he measure up to another “great” when it comes to the...
View ArticleAt Least 4 Dead In Flash Floods At Arizona Swimming Hole
PAYSON, Ariz. (AP) — A rural fire chief says at least four people were found dead and about a dozen more are missing after flash flooding poured over a popular swimming area inside the Tonto National...
View ArticleMichael Phelps’ Son Boomer Steals Thunder In Huggies Little Swimmers Commercial
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Michael Phelps’ son Boomer just released a new commercial modeling Huggies Little Swimmers disposable swim pants. Boomer is shown wearing the diapers designed for babies to sport when...
View ArticleNaked Man Swims Among Sharks At Toronto Aquarium
TORONTO (CBS13) – One man’s refreshing dip in a shark-infested Toronto aquarium while naked could land him in hot water. On Friday just after 10:30 p.m., the man went inside Ripley’s Aquarium of...
View ArticleSwimming In Reservoirs Is Illegal, Baltimore County Reminds Residents
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — As summer nears and more people headed to beaches and pools to cool off, Baltimore County officials are reminding residents that swimming in the three city-owned...
View ArticleTowson Merritt Club Hosts ‘World’s Largest Swimming Lesson’ Ahead Of Official...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Unfortunately, drowning tragedies in the summer are not uncommon. Summertime at the pool is one of the deadliest times of the year. Nearly 1,000 children drown each year. It’s one of...
View ArticleSome City Pools Closed This Week Due To Water Issues
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore kids may have to find other places to cool off, as some pools had to close this week due to a variety of issues, Baltimore Recs and Parks said. None of the pools that opened...
View ArticleMichael Phelps On Doping: One Failed Test And You Should Never Be Allowed To...
(CNN) — Swimming legend and Baltimore native Michael Phelps is more likely to jump in a ball pool than a swimming pool these days. The 28-time Olympic medalist, who retired from competition after the...
View ArticleSwimming Prohibited In Cunningham Falls State Park, Park Officials Say
THURMONT, Md. (WJZ) — Swimming is now prohibited in Cunningham Falls State Park, Maryland State Park officials say. “Low water levels caused by below-average rainfall and above-average air temperatures...
View ArticleBaltimore Pools Opened Saturday, Celebration Postponed
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore pools are ready for summer as Recreation and Parks moves into Phase 2 reopening Saturday, in which city pools and more rec centers return. Starting Saturday, these 11 pools...
View ArticleEmotions Stir Michael Phelps As He Returns To US Olympic Trials To Cheer On...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — It’s June in an Olympic year, and Michael Phelps is feeling it. In his mind and in his body. Except the winningest Olympian of all time has been retired for five years. Walking into...
View ArticleBaltimore County Native, US Paralympian Becca Meyers Appears In Speedo Campaign
TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) — Paralympic swimmer and Baltimore County native Becca Meyers is one of four athletes featured in Speedo’s “Make Waves” campaign. According to her Team USA profile, Meyers has Usher...
View ArticleHarford County Swimmer Chase Kalisz Brings Home First US Gold In Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP/WJZ) — The U.S.’s first gold medal of the 2021 Tokyo summer games goes to a Harford County swimmer. Chase Kalisz of Bel Air led a medal haul by the powerhouse American team at the Olympic...
View ArticleBethesda’s Katie Ledecky Sets New Olympic Record For 1500M Free
BETHESDA, Md. (WJZ) — Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky is making history in Tokyo — this time she broke an Olympic record for the 1500M freestyle. The 24-year-old Bethesda, Maryland native and five-time...
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