Year: 2019
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London Roaring in Dallas | Day 2 Highlights | ISL
London Roar were pushed all the way by the LA Current in Dallas
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The Scam of Deadly Fitness Supplements
When Leanne Sparling took the call on June 1, 2011, the voice on the phone told her to pray. It was all she could do to save her son’s life. That morning, Michael Sparling collapsed during a run with his Army unit at Fort Bliss, Texas, went into cardiac arrest, and was rushed to the…
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Taekwondo Olympian who trains underwater | Original Fuel
Months before Rio 2016, Farida Azizova experienced a serious knee injury that risked her participation. To keep fit, she started to practice underwater and later trained in the woods. In the former Soviet Union, athletes representing young republics have forged their own path to DIY training and Olympic success: https://oly.ch/of_en
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Michigan State vs. Illinois | Women’s Swimming and Diving
Recap of the dual meet vs. Illinois on October 19, 2019. This day also marks the 50th Anniversary of Michigan State Swimming & Diving.
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ISL’s dramatic debut in Dallas | Day 1 Highlights
The big names starred on the opening day of ISL action in Dallas
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The Untold Story of the 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, the Most Deceptive Hack in History
If they couldn’t recover the servers by the next morning, the entire IT backend of the organizing committee—responsible for everything from meals to hotel reservations to event ticketing—would remain offline as the actual games got underway. And a kind of technological fiasco that had never before struck the Olympics would unfold in one of the…
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Clean Enough for a Swim?
Paris has prohibited swimming in the Seine since 1923, although the ban is enforced only haphazardly. Today, the river is heavily polluted and swimmers face health hazards from chemical waste and bacterial infections. Mayor Anne Hidalgo has promised the Seine will be clean enough to host open-water swimming events in the 2024 Olympics. Will the…
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#Howwedoit Constructing an Olympic swimming pool | Sarens
Right here you’ll find how Sarens approached and executed the construction of an Olympic Swimming pool in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Urban construction projects typically have different challenges to those on remote industrial sites, which tend to be less confined and therefore less limiting for the lifting team in terms of techniques that can…
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CGTN speaks to Women’s 400m Medley winner at Military World Games
French swimmer Fantine Lesaffre spoke to CGTN after she won the Women’s 400-meter Individual Medley at Wuhan Military World Games.