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Check out this interview of Aaron (includes a shout out to this site!).

With less than 175 days to go before the start of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, now is the time to act for those seeking event tickets and travel arrangements.

On August 8, 2008, the Olympic flame will arrive in Beijing from it’s around the world journey. The flame will inaugurate the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and kick off a spectacular chance to see record-breaking competitions and play in this exciting city. ...

... Event Tickets are sold by lottery, and only two lotteries remain. One is scheduled for March, and the second will be in May of 2008. When entering the lottery, register for the highest level you are willing to pay. The computer will award lower price tickets when the higher price tickets are not available.

Happy Valentine's Day!  If sifting through rhyming greeting cards or spending a fortune on a tiny piece of chocolate in a gold box isn't your thing, don't worry - we've got you covered.  Show you care about your sweetie AND the oceans by taking advantage of these free goodies from us!

Put a smile on their face. Show them that humans aren't the only animals that get romantic and remind them, at the same time, we all need to give more love to our oceans and ocean creatures...before it's too late. Send them our new video, Mating Season, which will also be debuting on the Sundance channel!

The fourth annual Preferred Lifestyle and Brands of China’s Richest reported that swimming is the favorite recreational activity (beating out driving BMW’s and travelling to France) of the 660 millionaires interviewed by the report. In related news every single swimming company, professional swimmer and agent in America reinforced their Asian marketing plans.

This upcoming Olympics spells HUGE paycheck for swimmers, probably more than ever before. NBC setting up swimmers for huge audiences back home in the States (never mind that miniscule detail of ignoring what is best for the competition) combined with a booming Chinese economy with a taste for all things western spells out potentially gargantuan opportunities for the biggest stars of these Games.

CRANBURY, New Jersey, January 15. THIS week's installment of SwimmingWorldMagazine.com's Olympic Preview Series will take a look at the men's 100-meter backstroke, an event that should be owned by the Americans in Beijing. The question, though, is which two United States men will get the chance to race for gold, such is the depth of the event among the Red, White and Blue.

Historical Perspective:

Defending Champion: Aaron Peirsol (United States) – 54.06
World-Record Holder: Aaron Peirsol (United States) – 52.98
Most Titles: United States (12) – Harry Hebner (1912); Warren Kealoha (1920/1924); George Kojac (1928); Adolph Kiefer (1936); Allen Stack (1948); Yoshi Oyakawa (1952); John Naber (1976); Rick Carey (1984); Jeff Rouse (1996); Lenny Krayzelburg (2000); Aaron Peirsol (2004).

The second and final night of the Classic @ SMU wrapped up much the same way it began: with the Texas All-Stars shattering meet and pool records, one after the other. The Mustangs had another great outing, winning second place in five events and qualifying for NCAA consideration in four events.

The 200 medley relay team of Pontus Renholm, Alex Hetland, Luka Vrtovec and Thomas Fadnes picked up a second-place finish and an NCAA consideration time of 1:28.18, kicking off the night for SMU. The Texas All-Stars finished the event in 1:26.77, setting a new meet and pool record. Renholm then turned around and swam the 200 back in 1:46.98, taking second-place and picking up NCAA consideration. Olympic gold medalist and Texas All-Star Aaron Peirsol picked up the win in the 200 back, setting a new pool and meet record of 1:39.78. Vrtovec won second in the 100 free, clocking a time of 44.32, just one second behind TAS Garrett Weber-Gale, but good for NCAA consideration. Wrapping up the evening, the Mustangs (Vrtovec, Fadnes, Shane Milu and Renholm) took second in the 200 free relay, touching in at 1:20.51, over three-tenths of a second inside the NCAA consideration cut. Meanwhile, the All-Stars set yet another pool and meet record, shaving three one-hundredths of a second off the previous record, finishing in 1:19.71.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Michael Phelps won a leading three Golden Goggles awards including male athlete of the year Sunday night when USA Swimming honored the year’s top American performers.

Phelps was nominated in three individual categories and for two relays in connection with his historic performance in March at the world championships in Melbourne, Australia. He won seven gold medals and broke four individual world records.

Phelps beat out Ryan Lochte and backstroker Aaron Peirsol for male athlete of the year. That trio was also nominated for male performance of the year, which Phelps won for his world-record 200-meter butterfly race in Melbourne. He lowered his own mark by 1.62 seconds, and finished in 1 minute, 52.09 seconds.

Aaron Peirsol, a Newport Harbor High product, will be on hand at a red-carpet event Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

It’s the Golden Goggle awards, and Peirsol, the decorated U.S. Olympian swimmer, will be walking on that red carpet from 5-6 p.m., posing for photos and conducting interviews.

The event, hosted by Carson Daly, celebrates the accomplishments of the top American swimmers in 2007.

Peirsol, the world record holder in the 200-meter backstroke, is a nominee for Male Athlete of the Year.

Newport Harbor High product Aaron Peirsol is among the nominees for the 2007 Golden Goggle Awards, an event celebrating the accomplishments of top American swimmers.

Peirsol is nominated for 2007 Male Athlete of the Year, where he will be up against fellow world record-holders Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. All three set individual world records this summer at the FINA World Championships.

Peirsol won the 100-meter backstroke at the world championships in Australia in March, lowering his own world-record time to finish in 52.98 seconds. It was his third straight time winning the event at Worlds and his eighth individual gold.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- When Olympic champion Aaron Peirsol is swimming in the pool, he's thinking about the declining health of the world's oceans.

The 24-year-old backstroke champion is back home to raise awareness about the importance of saving the oceans at Saturday's Green Port Fest in Long Beach.
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"The oceans are more or less in disrepair," Peirsol told The Associated Press on Friday. "Long Beach really is making an effort to acknowledge this and that's a great place to start. I'm trying to spread at least the knowledge that it's never too early to take care of our oceans and our environment."