Month: April 2016
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Embracing Simple Joys – Quah Zheng Wen
Despite Zheng Wen’s hectic training schedule as one of Singapore’s top swimmers, the little things in life remain close to his heart. #EmbracingSimpleJoys https://youtu.be/iZhG160_hBI
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Meet Our Athletes: Ryan Lochte
As part of our coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the swimmer and 11-time Olympic medalist shares why he swims, and how it feels to be on the biggest stage in sports.
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Syrian athlete carries Olympic flame through Athens refugee camp
A Syrian athlete who lost part of his leg during the war has carried the Olympic flame through a refugee camp in central Athens in Greece.
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100 days to the Rio Game: Open Water swimmer Richard Weinberger
Open Water Swimmer Richard Weinberger on Rio, the water and Christ the Redeemer. Is Rio ready?
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![Missy Franklin [USA] – Women’s 200m Backstroke | Champions of London 2012](https://www.swimmersdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/missy-franklin-usa-womens-200m-b-110x96.jpg "Missy Franklin [USA] – Women’s 200m Backstroke | Champions of London 2012")
Missy Franklin [USA] – Women’s 200m Backstroke | Champions of London 2012
Missy Franklin set a world record in the Women’s 200m Backstroke final as she completed a Backstroke double at London 2012.
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FINA #Road ToRio – 100 Days to go!
Only 100 days left until the beginning if the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. We have already started the countdown and if you can’t wait any longer, check out the highlights from London in 2012:Â https://goo.gl/me0TRs
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Iceland swimming pool bans men from using hairdryers on their nether regions
You’d be forgiven for assuming that the hairdryers in male changing rooms were rarely used. But it seems that men in swimming pool locker rooms are taking advantage of the facilities – and not just on their heads. Instead, in a bizarre new habit, they’re using communal hairdryers on their nether regions. Now one Icelandic…
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Watch Michael Phelps interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer
Michael Phelps discussed his recent dark times following his 2014 DUI arrest and more in a sitdown interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer. Phelps, training for his potential fifth Olympics after a 20-month competitive retirement following London 2012, served a six-month suspension last year following his arrest. He details the downward spiral that culminated in a…
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