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On Hardy, Jack Bauerle, US women's head coach: 'It certainly wasn't good for anybody. It was a tough situation that our team has handled well'
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Hansen's take: When we heard about Eric it gave us all a sense of the big picture. The Olympics looks alot smaller when you're dealing with cancer'
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US medley ace and chaser of Phelps says: 'There's going to be a big battle. It's going to be a lot of fun'
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Aussies get coloured LZR; Americans also out of black; rest of world gets the 'Henry Ford' choice
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US sprinter says: 'I just want to go out there for all those 40-something-year-olds and show that age is just a number and go out and have fun'
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Patten: 'the first strike's an accident, the second strike 'you're playing on a dodgy line there', and the third time I give 'em one back'; Davies: 'You know it's intentional when the girls take their hand-bags to the starting line'.
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Dara Torres' cancer-stricken coach, is waiting to learn whether his sister might be a match for a bone marrow transplant
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British medal hope says: 'Holding the 50m world record, I'm going to be out there at the 50 and hopefully pushing the big guys. I'm just excited to be here competing against the best in the world and I'm just going to have to see what happens'.
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Olympic 200m breaststroke champion in naked protest over animal rights; other protest over human rights