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By Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun 6:43 p.m. EDT, July 14, 2010   Olympian offers tips on form and safety to kids from his hometown     Baltimore native and 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps dove into a short lesson with city summer school students Wednesday on how to overcome fear of the water and to become successful and safe swimmers.   Phelps joined about 40 excited students at the Polytechnic Institute pool to launch a partnership between the city schools'... Read More

Are you sweltering in the summer heat?  I have a few ideas that can help to cool you off.  Try visiting one of the Baltimore area quarries.  Yes you heard correctly, go swim in a honest to goodness rock quarry.  These quarries can be found in and around the Baltimore area.    This is a time honored tradtion from bygone years.  Taking a plunge into the crystal clear, cooling waters of old rock quarries.  Whether you want to just slide in on a zip line, div... Read More

On a hot summer day, is there anything as refreshing as a swim in a clear, deep— and very cold— quarry swimming hole?
By Christianna McCausland
Every year, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Marylanders bypass the community pool to partake in a summertime ritual as old as geology itself: a dip in one of the local quarry swimming holes. Whether jumping in from a diving board, dropping in from a zip line or swinging in from a rope, leaping into a quarry is like entering an abyss. It's exh... Read More

Beijing China 2008 could be the year of the greatest Olympian athlete in Olympic history. Michael Phelps born June 30, 1985 in Baltimore Maryland was born to break world records and win gold medals. Phelps co-starred in "Unfiltered", the first behind the scenes documentary in the sport of swimming. On a mission to grow the sport Phelps has helped grow the popularity and has played an integral role in the creation of www.swimroom.com, the sports first social network... Read More

Is Michael Phelps trying to make himself into a sprinter in preparation for the 2012 Olympics? He may just be doing so.   Phelps qualified for the finals in both the100-meter freestyle and 100-metetr backstroke at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix?   His time in the freestyle event was 50.07 seconds, placing him as the seventh seed in the finals. He is only .73 second behind the top qualifier; Canada's Brent Hayden.   In the 100-metetr backstroke, he goes into the finals wi... Read More