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Gold Medalist Jenny Thompson Attacked by Would-Be Robbers

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) -- Eight-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Jenny Thompson says would-be robbers punched her in the face in a failed bid to steal her scooter outside Boston. Thompson told WBZ-TV on Wednesday that she was riding in Brookline on Monday night when a vehicle stopped behind her with its headlights out....

Ageless Torres Sets US Record at 42

Dara Torres, the 42-year-old swimmer who won three silver medals in the Beijing Olympics last summer, is back at it again. Despite squaring off against people sometimes half her age, she continues to dazzle. The latest? She took down Jenny Thompson's six-year-old record in the women's 50-meter butterfly. This record was...

Jenny Thompson: Cheaters Are Always One Step Ahead of the Testing

Jenny Thompson won 12 medals in her four Olympic games, the most of any U.S. Olympian in history, so you might think she'd be a source for positive comments about the Olympic experience.But Thompson is actually somewhat pessimistic about the future of the Olympic Games, mostly because she believes that chemists who help...

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05/15/12 Hall of Fame calls for Thompson, Tucker Source: Palo Alto Online - Palo Alto CA Former Stanford All-American swimmer Jenny Thompson and current Cardinal women's basketball associate head coach Amy Tucker are headed for the Hall of Fame. Thompson is a member of the Class of 2012 that will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in June while Tucker will be inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.
05/13/12 U.S. Olympic Committee and Allstate Unveil U.S.... Source: ABC - KXXV 25 - Waco TX Information contained on this page is provided by companies via press release distributed through PR Newswire, an independent third-party content provider.
04/13/12 Class of '98 contributes to MHS project Source: The Madison Daily Leader - Madison SD Alumni from Madison High School's class of 1998 have so far pledged more than half of the $5,000 needed to sponsor a band practice room in the remodeled high school building.
04/11/12 Wayne Rooney's escort, Jenny Thompson, gets pampered... Source: The Daily Mirror - London - UK This was probably not the best idea if Jenny Thompson wanted to convince everyone she wasn't trying to make a name for herself - as she attested in her interview on This Morning a couple of minutes ago.
04/04/12 'I cheated with Wayne Rooney's vice girl': Mario... Source: The Daily Mirror - London - UK Defiant Mario Balotelli took a stand yesterday â as he told the world that he twice bedded the hooker who famously had a threesome with Wayne Rooney.

Background on jenny thompson

Jennifer ("Jenny") Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is an American former competitive swimmer, and one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight gold medals (all relay), in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.

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