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YANA KLOCHKOVA The Ukrainian swimmer, dubbed "the female Phelps," was an Olympic Solidarity athlete before Sydney, where she won double gold in the women's 200-m and 400-m individual medley. Last week, she became the first woman ever to do the double again. "When you do it once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living Up To Their Promise | 8/22/2004 | See Source »

The only thing that disturbs his local fishing pals is Lempke's recent habit of referring to May flies in Latin. Some years back, he decided to learn the Latin names to keep the myriad May flies straight in his head. He began reading up, and with periodic trips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Idaho: The hatch of the Green Drake | 8/15/1983 | See Source »

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