Month: July 2016
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Beer bottles and a public pool – how a 14-year-old Laos swimmer trains for Rio
On one side of the cramped outdoor pool, children are taking swimming lessons. Opposite, another group of kids riotously splash around. In the middle, a teenager is desperately trying to train for the Rio Olympics. Conditions are hardly ideal for Siri Budcharern Arun, one of just 5 athletes from the poor, communist state of Laos…
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Suicide Squad: Margot Robbie held her breath underwater for five minutes
While Suicide Squad is filled with CG, many moments are not, including Margot Robbie’s underwater fight. The Harley Quinn actress told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show she learned to hold her breath for five minutes, even though the scene required she do so only for one. “I worked with this amazing free-diver, and he came in and I did four sessions…
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USA Swimming Olympic Team 2016 – Allison Schmitt
Meet Allison Schmitt, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Allison will be competing in the 4x100m and 4x200m women’s freestyle relays.
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USA Swimming Olympic Team 2016 – Olivia Smoliga
Meet Olivia Smoliga, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Olivia will be competing in the 100m women’s freestyle.
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Princess Charlene Will Skip the Rio Games Amid Zika Fears: ‘She Has Concerns – And So Do I,’ Says Prince Albert
The 2016 Summer Olympics will be without its highest-profile royal couple. Monaco’s Princess Charlene has decided not to attend the Games in Brazil, and her husband Prince Albert will considerably shorten his own visit over health concerns. A former Olympic swimmer, Charlene has decided to remain home with the couple’s 19-month-old twins, Prince Jacques and…
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USA Swimming Olympic Team 2016 – Conor Dwyer
Meet Conor Dywer, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Conor will be competing in the 200m men’s freestyle, 400m men’s freestyle and 4x200m men’s freestyle relay.
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![Michael Phelps [USA] – Men’s 200m Medley | Champions of London 2012](https://www.swimmersdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/michael-phelps-usa-mens-200m-med-110x96.jpg "Michael Phelps [USA] – Men’s 200m Medley | Champions of London 2012")
Michael Phelps [USA] – Men’s 200m Medley | Champions of London 2012
With victory at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, Michael Phelps successfully defended his Men’s 200m Medley title at London 2012 as he went onto become the most decorated Olympian of all time.
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U.S. Olympic Swimmer Caitlin Leverenz on Her Mom
While raising an athlete is a commitment, raising a member of Team USA is a full-time job. Watch as U.S. Olympic swimmer Caitlin Leverenz shares how she was built, not born to become a champion with the support of her mom.