French swimmer Bousquet sets 50-meter freestyle world record at French championshipsMONTPELLIER, France — French swimmer Frederick Bousquet has set a world record in the 50-meter freestyle, becoming the first person to break the 21-second barrier. WWII-era dive-bomber lifted from Lake Michigan, to be restored under museum salvage programNEW ORLEANS — A dive bomber that had ditched in Lake Michigan on a training run in 1944 was brought to land Friday for restoration in Florida for the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. The Douglas SBD Dauntless lifted from the water Friday to a pier in Waukegan, Ill., is among 130 to 300 or more planes estimated to have sunk in the lake during training late in World War II. French swimmer Alain Bernard breaks world record in 100-meter freestyleMONTPELLIER, France — Alain Bernard of France broke the world record in the 100-meter freestyle at the French championships Thursday, becoming the first swimmer to go under the 47-second mark. World championships are still out, but D’Arcy will be allowed to swim again for AustraliaSYDNEY — Butterfly swimmer Nick D’Arcy, convicted of assault following a barroom fight last year, will be allowed to continue competing for Australia after August, Swimming Australia said Thursday. Michael Phelps will try out new freestyle technique when he returns to competition next monthNEW YORK — Michael Phelps is following up his record performance at the Beijing Olympics by changing some of the swimming technique that carried him to eight gold medals. Cities tackle backyard pools that become green-shrouded mosquito havens in foreclosureNEW ORLEANS — Mosquito control workers can measure the recession by the number of green, cloudy swimming pools they see — algae-covered havens for mosquitoes dotting neighborhoods hit by the foreclosure crisis. |
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