Month: July 2021
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Tokyo Olympics | The Feel of the Water | WCNC
Any Olympic swimmer must make peace with the water if they are going to have any chance for success, and that’s how some of America’s best describe what the Feel of Water really is
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American Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Is Chasing Greatness at the Tokyo Olympics | USA Today
Caeleb Dressel is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and holds the world record in the 100-meter butterfly. He hopes to push his standard of greatness.
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Olympics: Polish Swimmers Sent Home From Tokyo Amid Paperwork Chaos
Six swimmers have returned to Warsaw after being excluded from the Polish team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to what was described as procedural errors in the submission process. Jan HoÅ‚ub, Alicja Tchórz, Aleksandra PolaÅ„ska, Dominika Kossakowska, Bartosz Piszczorowicz and Mateusz Chowaniec were originally named to the Polish lineup as relay-only swimmers, but they were mistakenly entered…
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Olympic Sponsor Toyota Passes on Games TV Commercials Amid Lacklustre Support in Japan | Reuters
Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota will not run Olympics-related TV commercials amid lacklustre public support for the Olympics, with two-thirds of Japanese doubting organisers can keep the Games safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a local media poll. Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor Corp, Akio Toyoda, and other executives will not attend the opening…
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Grenada’s National Swimmers Prepares For the Tokyo Olympics | Lexan TV
Kimberly Ince & Delron Felix speaks on their journey building up to this moment, where they represent Grenada.
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Swimmers Brave Freezing Baikal Waters Over 43 Miles | Reuters
Eight athletes from different countries put their stamina and spirit to the test by swimming without wetsuits over 43 miles across the frigid waters of Lake Baikal and the Angara river in Siberia.
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Woman Rescued After Swimming in Long Island Sound | Eyewitness News ABC7NY
A woman was rescued in the waters off Long Island on Sunday morning.
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‘No Swim’ Advisory Issued After Sewage Spill | WCNC
A ‘No Swimming’ advisory has been issued for Paw Creek Cove on Lake Wylie. The advisory comes after 847,000 gallons of untreated sewage were discharged from the Paw Creek Lift Station at 8924 Old Down Road in Charlotte, which is operated by Charlotte Water.
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Evolution of Diving at the Olympics | Olympics
Men’s and Women’s diving through time: London 1908 Stockholm 1912 Erik Adlerz 🇸🇪/ Antwerp 1920 Pete Desjardins 🇺🇸/ Amsterdam 1928 Georgia Coleman 🇺🇸/ Los Angeles 1932 Samuel Lee 🇺🇸/ London 1948 Pat Mccormick 🇺🇸/ Melbourne 1956 Ingrid Kramer 🇩🇪/ Rome 1960 Klaus Dibiasi 🇮🇹/ Munich 1972 Greg Louganis 🇺🇸/ Seoul 1988 Fu Mingxia 🇨🇳/ Barcelona…