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June 2, 2009

Peirsol Schools Phelps in Charlotte

Oceana spokeswimmer Aaron Peirsol is back in the news, even though the 2012 Summer Olympics are a ways off. At the Charlotte UltraSwim a few weeks ago, Peirsol defeated Michael Phelps in the 100-meter backstroke.Watch video of the race and hear what Peirsol had to say about it:”I was getting texts and emails from people I hadn’t heard from in a long time saying congratulations,” said Peirsol. “I got more attention from this meet than most national meets that we go to.”