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Phelps suffers first finals loss in year

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps suffered his first defeat in a championship race in a year when he lost the 100-meter backstroke to world-record holder Aaron Peirsol at the Charlotte UltraSwim in North Carolina.

Phelps back in competitive water

Michael Phelps -- the Olympic gold-medal swimmer who jumped into hot water over a photo of him holding a bong -- has returned to competition for the first time since the Beijing Olympics.

People.com: Kellogg's Drops Michael Phelps over Bong Photo

The Olympian's behavior "is not consistent with the image of Kellogg," the corn flake company says

Phelps suspended from competition, dropped by Kellogg

Olympic hero Michael Phelps was suspended from competitive swimming for three months on Thursday -- just hours after one of his sponsors announced it would not renew his contract after a photo surfaced of him smoking from a bong.

Time.com: Swimmer Hardy 'Fails' Doping Test

Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance

SI.com: Kelli Anderson: Cullen Jones seizes swimming spotlight

Cullen Jones can still picture the top of the water slide at Dorney Park in Pennsylvania where his life took a fateful turn when he was five years old. His dad Ronald, had made him promise to not let go of the inner tube on the way down, so, Ronald shot down the slide, screaming all the way, Cullen followed, gripping the tube tightly. "When I hit the bottom of the ride, there was this huge pool of water, and I flipped right over," Jones recalls. But he didn't let go of the tube. "I actually passed out," he says. "They had to give me CPR, and when I woke up, I was like, okay, what's the next ride? It could have changed my life completely if it was traumatic. I might never have touched the water again."

'Splash' group helps kids of color learn to swim

Marquez Benson, 9, sits patiently on the edge of the indoor pool at the Boys and Girls Club near downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

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