Category: Competition
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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…
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Teach LVT Something – 2021 Sydney Open & Uni Nationals | SwimmingNSW
Things you didn’t learn at Uni (and will probably never ever use in life).
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PH Swimmers Gebbie, Rule Gear up for Olympic Debuts | Sports Desk
Joining us now for an all-out discussion on their preparations for the Tokyo Olympics are Luke Gebbie, who’s joining us from Melbourne, Australia, and Remedy Rule, who’s joining us from Texas in the United States.
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The Game | Olympian swimmer Luke Gebbie talks about qualifying for Tokyo Games | One Sports
“The dream for me was to walk in the [Olympic] opening ceremony”
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Ian Thorpe’s first Olympic Race! 🏊♂️ | Olympics
Looking back at Ian Thorpe’s first Olympic race in Sydney where he won 🥇🥇🥇 gold and 🥈🥈 silver medals, making him the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Enjoy watching his first race!
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Ex-Cal Swimmer Nathan Adrian in ‘Fighting Spirit’ Beer Commercial
You won’t see former Cal swimmer Nathan Adrian at the Olympics this summer, but you can still see him on television. The five-time Olympic gold medalist is the subject of a beer commercial that celebrates the “fighting spirit.” The 32-year-old Adrian, who has participated in three Olympics, certainly personifies the fighting spirit. He recovered from…