Category: Competition
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Catching up With Olympian Amanda Beard | KING 5
Olympian Amanda Beard now lives in Gig Harbor and has created a place for the next generation of swimmers.
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Hong Kong Swimmer Siobhan Haughey on the Tokyo Olympics, Her Historic Silvers and Future Plans | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey, fresh off her legendary performance at Tokyo 2020, spoke exclusively to the SCMP’s Patrick Blennerhassett about the experience of winning not one, but two medals at the Games. Haughey dived into describing her preparation for the Olympics in Hong Kong pools, the plan of attack she used for races, and…
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Katinka Hosszu 🇭🇺 All Rio Finals! 🏊♀️ | Olympics
The Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú is a three-time Olympic Champion. At the Olympic Games in Rio, she won 🥇over 100m backstrokes, 200m medley, and 400m medley. She also won 🥈over 200m backstrokes. The “Iron Lady” is the current world record holder in the 100m individual medley, 200-meter individual medley, and 400m individual medley. Enjoy this…
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Emma McKeon: A Profile Of Australia’s Most Decorated Olympian After The 2021 Tokyo Olympics | Newsweek
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics coming to a close, Newsweek takes a look at who is making history. Swimmer Emma McKeon is Australia’s most successful Olympian with a total of 11 career medals. She’s also the most decorated swimmer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, making history as the second woman to win 7 medals at…
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USA Olympian Says ‘Swimming Has a Doping Problem’ | Associated Press
American backstroke star Ryan Murphy said that doping remains a huge problem in the sport and he wonders if all his competitors are clean. Murphy just returned home from the Tokyo Olympics where he won three medals.
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‘It’s Weird,’ Penny Oleksiak Says About Being Canada’s Most-Decorated Olympian | CityNews
Melanie Ng and Sid Seixeiro chat with swimmer Penny Oleksiak, who is Canada’s most-decorated Olympian.
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FINA Ban of Inclusive Swim Caps Shows Need For Change | Bleacher Report
“The people are raising their voices as the fight for inclusion and equity continues.” Olympic swimmers have been speaking out against the ban of Black-owned Soul Cap swimming caps during competitions. FINA is now reconsidering the ban.
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Evgeny Rylov, Kliment Kolesnikov End American Backstroke Dominance | Inside With Brett Hawke
For the last quarter of a century, the American men have dominated the backstroke events. Jeff Rouse Aaron Peirsol Tyler Clary Ryan Lochte Ryan Murphy Matt Grevers David Plummer the list just keep going. But not any longer thanks to the 1-2 punch from Russia’s Evgeny Rylov and Kliment Kolesnikov. Ryan Murphy still got on…