Category: Competition
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Two-Time Olympian Swimmer From Palestine Yazan Al Bawwab Hopes To Help Build Sports Venues | France 24
Yazan Al Bawwab is a swimmer and one of eight athletes representing Palestine at the Paris 2024 Olympics. When he swam the 100m backstroke, he was wearing the Palestinian flag on his chest and his bathing cap. “It is an honor to raise it in a country that doesn’t recognize it” he said to FRANCE…
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Caeleb Dressel Took Steps To Prioritize Mental Health During Olympics | USA Today
The American swimmer didn’t compete the way he wanted to, but he’s leaving Paris with two gold medals, one silver and a better outlook on his mental health. Read USA Today
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Olympic Gold Swimmer Katie Ledecky Reveals Why She Kept Her POTS Diagnosis Secret | E! News
Olympic gold swimmer Katie Ledecky reveals in her new book “Just Add Water: My Swimming Life,” the reason why she decided to keep her POTS diagnosis from the public. Read E! News
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Olympian Ryan Lochte Explains Why Swimmers Can’t Leave the Olympic Village | 2024 Olympics | E! News
Ryan Lochte and his wife Kayla Lochte explain the strict rules of the Olympic Village, including why swimmers are not permitted to leave.
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Is The Olympics Clean? Chinese Swim Team Doping Dispute, Explained | ABC News
A series of revelations involving more than two dozen Chinese elite swimmers’ failed doping tests has rocked the sports world, casting a shadow over Pan Zhanle and his teammates’ stellar performances at the Paris Olympics. What really happened? Why were the failed tests kept secret? Is the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) involved in a cover-up…
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Putting a 2 Million Gallon Pool in an NFL Stadium | Sports Tech HQ
Before the world records and medal-race dominance at Paris 2024, USA Swiming was crafting Team USA from a 2-million gallon pool in Indianapolis. Take a look back at how Lucas Oil Stadium was transformed into a record-setting swim meet with USA Swimming Managing Director of Sport Development Joel Shinofield.
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Glam Olympic Swimmer Luana Alonso Breaks Silence After Being Booted Out Of Games For Disneyland Trip | The Sun Sport
Glamorous Olympic swimmer Luana Alonso has broken her silence after being accused of creating an “inappropriate atmosphere” within her team. Team Paraguay officials announced the 20-year-old was instructed to leave the athlete’s village on Sunday. And after spending the night in a swanky Paris hotel, she is now understood to have returned to the US…
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My Thoughts On Pan Zhanle’s 46.40 100 Freestyle World Record | Kyle Sockwell
It’s good to be back. I was recently out in Paris on vacation when someone told me “hey Kyle did you know the Olympic Games are currently happening?” so I waddled myself down to the La Defense arena to watch some swimming when this happened. A 46.40 100 freestyle. Quite possibly the most preposterous thing…
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We Talk: New Zealand Vlogger Says Accusing Pan Zhanle Of Doping Is ‘Hilarious’ | CGTN
Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle made history at the Paris Olympics by winning the gold medal in the men’s 100-meter freestyle and setting a new world record, marking China’s first Olympic gold in the event. Andy Boreham, a vlogger from New Zealand, said that accusing Pan of doping is hilarious. According to statistics, Chinese athletes have…