Mel Stewart

Swim Swam

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Two-time Olympic champion from the 1992 Games in Barcelona and founder of Swim Swam, the leading swimming news website

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There’s a consensus among sports historians that the world has never seen an athlete like Michael Phelps…going all the way back to the Olympiad of Ancient Greece.  Last night, at the…

America's swimmers steal the spotlight in Rio

There’s a consensus among sports historians that the world has never seen an athlete like Michael Phelps…going all the way back to the Olympiad of Ancient Greece.  Last night, at the…

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