Year: 2016
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Ryan Lochte Addresses His 10-Month Suspension: “It’s Heartbreaking and It Stinks”
The Olympic swimmer appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show next Monday where he’ll candidly discuss his 10-month suspension from swimming after lying to authorities and the media about being held at gunpoint in Rio. USA Swimming and the United States Olympic Committee also banned the 32-year-old athlete from the 2017 National Championship, which prevents him from…
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Mallory Weggemann | US Paralympic Swimmer Pre-London 2012 on Trans World Sport
We filmed with US Paralympic swimmer, Mallory Weggemann, before the 2012 London Paralympics. She was paralysed from the waist down after an epidural injection to treat post-shingles back pain. A last minute reclassification in 2012 hampered her performance in London. But she’ll be competing in eight events in Rio.
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School Patrol: Toddlers Take Swim Classes
With the summer winding down, most children have already headed back in school, but there’s a younger age group that still has some prime time on their hands.
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#Rio2016 Day 1 Highlights from the Paralympic Games
Day 1 provided plenty of drama some magical medal moments and… 29 new world records! Here are some or our highlights…
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Banned from Rio, Russia hosts its own Paralympics
After Russian athletes were banned from Rio in the wake of widespread doping, the alternative competition gets underway as the official Paralympics gets underway in Brazil. CCTV’s Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.
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What Is the Ideal Swimming Pool Water for Competitive Swimmers?
Guest post by Laurie Smith After watching the Olympics this is a question that occurred to me – it’s not something that most people think about it. Personally, I had never given it much thought and chances are that you haven’t either until now.
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USOC announces details of suspensions for Ryan Lochte and three other swimmers
The three American Olympic swimmers – Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger – involved with Ryan Lochte in the infamous gunpoint altercation in Rio De Janeiro last month have been suspended from the U.S. national team for four months, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced Thursday. The USOC also announced details of Lochte’s previously reported…
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US Paralympic Swimmer Jessica Long Aged 15 | Trans World Sport
With 12 Paralympic titles, USA’s S8 Swimmer Jessica Long has more gold medals than any other woman competing in Rio. We first met her nine years ago, when she was just 15.
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Catch Up with TeamSG swimmer and Olympic Champion Joseph Schooling
Follow Joseph’s journey after Olympics when he returns home to sunny Singapore. Find out how he inspired and continues to inspire fellow Singaporeans through his visit to his alma mater, Anglo-Chinese School, the Team Singapore Victory Parade and the various meet-and-greets with supporters and budding athletes.