Category: Competition
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Tokyo 2020: Ledecky, Dressel Pick Up More Swimming Golds | Inquirer
Comments from US swimming stars Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel as the pair add to their gold medal collection. A ‘really happy’ Ledecky stormed to her third straight Olympic 800m freestyle title with a dominant swim to bank her fourth medal in Tokyo while Dressel received his third gold of the games after smashing his…
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Olympic Pressure “Terrifying” but Worth It – USA Swim Star Dressel after 5 Golds – Tokyo 2020 | CGTN
Caeleb Dressel said the pressure of the Olympics was “terrifying” but worth it after he finished off his gold rush at the Tokyo games with two more dazzling swims on Sunday. The 24-year-old American captured his fourth and fifth gold medals of the Tokyo Games to move into elite company. Michael Phelps did it three…
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Team GB Win Gold Medals in Mixed Swimming and Triathlon Relays | Sky News
Team GB has added two gold medals to its haul at the Tokyo Olympics in new mixed male and female relay races.
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Ledecky Confirms Paris Ambitions, Doesn’t Rule Out 2028 Swim | NTV Houston
Katie Ledecky wants to add to her Olympic medal haul at Paris 2024 – and doesn’t rule out swimming at her home games in LA in 2028.
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Ryan Murphy’s Comments Spark Doping Debate after 200m Backstroke Final | Guardian Sport
American backstroke star Ryan Murphy has said that doping remains a huge problem in swimming and he wonders if all his competitors are clean. Murphy’s comments came after he lost for the second time this week to Russia’s Evgeny Rylov, who took gold in the 200m backstroke. Rylov, who has long been one of the…
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Student Creates Compact Lifesaving Drone for Beach Rescue Teams | Loughborough University
Design student Dominic Leatherland has designed ‘SERVITA’ – a small, compact drone that flies above hazardous waters to locate individuals in distress and deploys a buoyancy aid that automatically inflates when hitting the water, helping casualties stay afloat while they wait for a rescue team to reach them.
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Fil-Can Kayla Sanchez’s Kin: Sacrifices Paid off after Her Olympic Debut | TFC News Toronto, Canada | ABS-CBN News
It took a lot of sacrifices but they paid off. That’s how the family of Filipino Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez feels about her victory at the Tokyo Olympics.
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US Swimmer Lilly King Is Mad at Media after Winning Silver Medal | New York Post
Lilly King thinks it’s time to put the gold medal debate to rest. King, alongside fellow US swimmer Annie Lazor, won silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke, marking the seventh time two Team USA swimmers medaled in the same event. The 24-year-old pushed back against the media and American public, who,…