Article: Swim: Back injury forces Phelps out of world swim meet

Article: Phelps withdraws from meet with back injury
AP Worldstream;  October 9, 2004 ;     456 words ... ... his back. Earlier in the day, Phelps pulled out of the 400-meter ... meet's medical director, said Phelps had a "slight back injury." He declined to be more specific ... little worse." Johnson said Phelps would return home to Baltimore ...

Article: Back Injury Forces Phelps to Withdraw; U.S. ...
The Washington Post;  October 9, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... freestyle relay after Michael Phelps withdrew from the World Short ... Championships because of a back injury Friday night. Justin Mortimer ... 03.78. Brazil was third. Phelps, an eight-time Olympic medalist ... think this is a big issue," Phelps said. "I just want to be ...

Article: PHELPS PULLS OUT WITH BACK INJURY
The Boston Globe;  October 9, 2004 ;     677 words ...NAMES Olympic hero Michael Phelps withdrew from the World Short Course Swimming Championships last night at Indianapolis with a back injury. Phelps's withdrawal ends his bid to emulate his performance in Athens ...

Article: Crik: SA paceman Mark Cleary out with back injury
AAP Sports News (Australia);  January 17, 2005 ;     255 words ... ... SA paceman Mark Cleary out with back injury South Australian paceman MARK CLEARY ... the cricket season because of a back injury. CLEARY is a late withdrawal from ... MAIL, MATTHEW NICHOLSON, MATTHEW PHELPS, DOMINIC THORNELY (12th man to ...

Article: Phelps Withdraws From Meet With Injury
AP Online;  October 9, 2004 ;     568 words ... ... Michael Conroy) Michael Phelps withdrew from the World ... on Friday night with a back injury. Earlier in the day, Phelps pulled out of the 400 ... medical director, said Phelps had a "slight back injury." He declined to be ...

Article: PHELPS TRYING TO GET BACK IN GROOVE\ HE MAY QUALIFY IN 10 ...
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  March 29, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... single Olympiad -- six of them gold -- Phelps has actually appeared human. At October ... Course Championships in Indianapolis, Phelps withdrew on the second day because of a back injury. Phelps blamed the injury on a monthlong promotional ...

Article: Phelps Taking Different Approach at Worlds
AP Online;  April 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... American record pace," said Phelps, the first male qualifier on ... That's a scary thought. Phelps already holds three world records ... on the same day because of a back injury that forced Phelps out of the world short course ...