Month: June 2016
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Stunner at US Olympic Swim Trials: Lochte Beaten in 400 IM
Ryan Lochte powered out to a big lead in the event he won four years ago at the London Olympics, his powerful arms churning through the water, looking very much like a lock for another trip to the games. Actually, he was trying to hide the pain. By the end, it was apparent to everyone.…
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Will Zika virus overshadow the Rio Olympics?
In Brazil, epicenter of the Zika virus, local authorities and organizers of the upcoming Olympic Games have been striving to assure the world that it’s safe for athletes and tourists. The World Health Organization has issued a series of guidelines for those traveling to Rio, but some worry warnings could stigmatize struggling communities. Special correspondent…
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Schooling’s gunning for glory
In the first of a three-part series on national swimmers, Singapore’s best Olympic medal hopeful Joseph Schooling opens up about his initial struggles in the United States, why beating childhood idol Michael Phelps meant nothing to him, and why he believes he is going to make history by becoming the first Singaporean to win an…
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Cancer Patient Can Now Strike Swimming In The Ocean Off Her Bucket List
Katie Wood was last in the ocean when she was 2. The 21-year-old told a friend she wanted to swim in the ocean as part of her bucket list. An online fundraising effort made it all possible. Kristine Lazar reports.
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Park files for injunction against KOC, swim federation
Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan will file for an injunction against the Korea Olympic Committee on Thursday while he awaits a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling on a controversial doping suspension, his legal representative said. Park has already served an 18-month ban imposed by swimming’s world governing body FINA but is fighting to…
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Thomas Mlambo interviews Michelle Weber, long-distance swimmer
Thomas Mlambo, host of sport @ 10 interviews Michelle Weber – Long distance swimmer, the only female athlete swimmer to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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Sam Disette to swim in US Olympic Trials
The Kansas City Swim Academy will be well-represented over the weekend in Omaha at the United States Olympic swimming trials.
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Spyridon Gianniotis – Greek’s hope for Rio 2016
Rio 2016 will be the 5th Olympic Games for Spyridon Gianniotis. The 10km distance is his most successful discipline and the Greeks hope for a medal for their athlete of the year 2012.
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WADA suspends Rio laboratory just weeks before Olympics
Six weeks before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the laboratory that was set to handle drug testing at the Games has been suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a new escalation of world sport’s doping crisis. WADA — the global regulator of doping in sports that oversees some…