Category: Competition
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Swimmers Katie Ledecky, Phoebe Bacon Represent Stone Ridge School in Tokyo Olympics | myMCMedia
Two Tokyo Olympic swimmers — Katie Ledecky and Phoebe Bacon — are alumnae of Stone Ridge School for the Sacred Heart in Bethesda. The two graduated five years apart, but it poses the question, is there something in the water at the all-girls Catholic School in Bethesda.
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Olympics Opening Ceremony a Favorite Memory for UGA and Team USA Swim Coach | 11Alive
The opening ceremony is a special Olympic tradition cherished by both UGA and Team USA coach Jack Bauerle and his mentor Vince Dooley.
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Swimmers to Watch | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming | Propulsion Swimming
With the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games just around the corner, we at Propulsion Swimming give you our top 10 swimmers to watch at the 2021 Olympics.
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Marie Wattel Aims to End “Great” Loughborough Stay On a High With Olympic Success | Loughborough University
French swimmer Marie Wattel has loved her four years at Loughborough University and now aims to end her time in the UK on a positive note by achieving a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Team USA Swimmer Andrew Wilson Has a Passion for Applied Math | 11Alive
The 27-year-old was a double major in applied math and had a 3.96 GPA at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Zimbabwe Sends First Black Swimmer to the Olympics | Africanews
That’s historically been the case in southern Africa, where the most successful swimmers — like Coventry and South Africans Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh — are all white. It’s maybe starker because they come from majority-Black countries.
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Globetrotting Louise Hansson’s Journey From Sweden to Tokyo, Via LA, and Loughborough | Loughborough University
Swedish swimmer Louise Hansson tells her story about how she studied in Los Angeles, USA before moving to Loughborough University, where she has prepared for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Adam Peaty – The Elite Psychology of an Olympic Champion | Loughborough University
A look into the psychology of how record-setting swimmer Adam Peaty handles the pressure of performing at the highest level on the biggest stage.
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Austrian Swimmer Counters Jet Lag By Training on Tokyo Time | Loughborough University
Austrian swimmer Felix Auböck adjusted his sleeping patterns in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics, as he aimed to ensure the eight-hour time difference between his Loughborough University training base and the Games’ host venue didn’t impact his performance.