Category: Competition
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American Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Wins Gold in Tokyo | Washington Post
Caeleb Dressel won his first individual gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle on July 29 with a time of 47.02 seconds, an Olympic record. Read more: https://wapo.st/3BO0bWp
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Hongkongers Celebrate Second Olympic Silver as Swimmer Siobhan Haughey Smashes Another Asian Record | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey made history once again on July 30, 2021, by taking her second Olympic silver medal in the women’s 100m freestyle final at the Tokyo Games. Fans in the city stopped to watch the 23-year-old, who had already earned a silver medal on July 28, when she became the first swimmer…
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Glen Oaks Swim Club Hosts Watch Party for Bryce Mefford at Tokyo Olympics | KCRA News
Swimmer Bryce Mefford advanced to the finals in the men’s 200-meter backstroke and fans at his old swim club in Carmichael held a watch party to cheer him on.
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Team USA Dominates Swimming & Gymnastics | Bill O’Reilly | The First
Bill O’Reilly provides an update on the Olympics. He congratulates “amazing swimmer” Kaite Ledecky on winning Gold for Team USA.
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Get to Know the U.S. Olympics Swim Team Competing in the Tokyo Games | Extra
The Olympics are underway, and “Extra” is diving into the deep end of the pool with the men and women of the U.S. swim team!
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China Win Women’s Olympic 4x200m Freestyle in World Record Time | France 24 English
#China‘s women stunned the field to smash the world #record and win the #Olympic 4x200m relay title in a major upset Thursday. The team of Yang Junxuan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie, and Tang Muhan touched in 7mins 40.33 seconds ahead of the United States (7:40.73) and Australia (7:41.29). All three teams were under the previous…
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Katie Ledecky Gets Emotional Winning Gold At Tokyo Olympics | Access
Katie Ledecky just made history at the Tokyo Olympics by snagging the first-ever gold medal in the women’s 1500m freestyle race. The 24-year-old swam 30 laps with the time of 15:37.34. She was a full 4.07 seconds ahead of fellow Team USA swimmer Erica Sullivan and she finished 5.57 seconds before Germany’s Sarah Kohler.
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Overcoming Obstacles: Brothers of Local Swimmer Share Unlikely Journey to Olympic Gold | 8 News NOW Las Vegas
Brothers of local swimmer share unlikely journey to Olympic gold
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South Korean Swimmer Hwang Sun-Woo Comes in Fifth in S. Korea’s First-Ever Men’s 100m Freestyle Final | Arirang News
Now we turn to the Olympics… where we are already getting Thursday’s updates… South Korean swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo competed in the final of 100-meter freestyle but unfortunately fell short. For more on this and other news… we have our Kim Do-yeon standing by at the news center. Do-yeon, what an exciting few seconds that…