Category: Competition
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European Junior Swimming Championships, Rome (ITA) – Day 1, Summary
Amazing day for Turkey but David Popovici stole the show While Turkey enjoyed its best-ever day at a major age-group swimming event by collecting a gold, a silver and a bronze medal, it was Romania’s David Popovici who had the biggest blast on the opening day of the European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome. Popovici…
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“We chose to keep our dreams alive†Yusra Mardini | #StrongerTogether | Olympics
The starting line doesn’t care who we are. Yusra Mardini reminds us that each refugee Olympic athlete has a different story. Each carried their dreams across oceans, deserts, and cities to form a team that defies borders and belongs to everyone. #StrongerTogether #Tokyo2020 #Olympics.
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More Than a Dozen Olympians With East Tennessee Connections Head to Tokyo | WBIR Channel 10
Over the weekend, a UT swimmer also joins that list.
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Bay Area Olympic Swimmer Dives Into New Career as Napa Valley Vintner | KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
Natalie Coughlin, Olympic swimming great, has a new life as an entrepreneur in the Napa Valley. As Vern Glenn found out, she’s moved from water to wine. (7-5-21)
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10 swimming records that could be beaten in Tokyo! 🏊 | Olympics
Let’s take a look back at 10 swimming records that could be beaten in the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Enjoy watching!
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History of Chinese Athletes Doping to Win | China Observer
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang, who was accused by Doping Control Agency IDTM of refusing a drug test in 2018, was banned from competition for eight years by the Court of International Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for “interference with stimulant control”. After a second hearing, the CAS recently announced that Sun’s ban was reduced to four…
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Swimmer Maana Patel Thrilled With Tokyo Entry | NNIS Sports News
India’s Maana Patel became the first female and only the third swimmer from the country to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2021. Patel, a backstroke swimmer from Ahmedabad, qualified for the event and secured a direct entry. Maana will take part in the 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games and is the third Indian swimmer…
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Olympics Ban Black-Owned Brand of Swimming Caps Meant to Protect Black Hair | BNC News
Swimmers will not be allowed to wear swimming caps by the UK-based Black-owned brand Soul Cap at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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2021 European Junior Swimming Championships, Rome (ITA) – Preview
Participation record is in sight A record of 48 nations entered for the upcoming edition of the European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome. After the lost season in 2020, everyone is keen to send its best young competitors to test themselves at LEN’s top age-group event. The magnificent Foro Italico, site of the 2009 World…