Category: Competition
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Ryan Lochte: I thought I’d end up dead
Ryan Lochte recalls ‘Lochtegate,’ the 2016 incident where Lochte and fellow US swim team members fabricated being held at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro. Lochte was ultimately suspended by USA Swimming for 10 months, and lost his commercial sponsors. The time that followed was dark for Lochte, he even wondered what would happen if he…
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Ryan Lochte: My 99-year-old Grandma had COVID
Swimmer Ryan Lochte doesn’t want to downplay the seriousness of COVID-19, his family has seen the impact firsthand. But Lochte says he has enjoyed being home with his family during quarantine. Plus, Lochte reacts to the possibility of canceling the 2021 Olympics.
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Maddy Banic
Maddy “Mad Dog” Banic is a professional swimmer for Energy Standard. She was an 18x NCAA All American from the University of Tennessee. Last year she got called up by the LA Current. But that was last year…
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Ryan Lochte in tears: My dad called me great
Swimmer and Olympian Ryan Lochte grew up inspired by fellow Olympic swimmer Pablo Morales. The 1984 Gold Medalist was Lochte’s goal: break a world record while winning Olympic gold. Lochte tearfully recalls the moment his goal came true, and his father, who was also his coach, finally declared him “great.” Steve Lochte recounts the moment…
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Champlin Park Swimmers Off to Fast Start
The Champlin Park girls swimming and diving team has won two of its first three meets this season. As is the case for all of the Northwest Suburban Conference teams, the meets have been “virtual”, meaning each team swims in its own pool and the coaches exchange times at the end of the evening to…
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Ryan Lochte on Tokyo: I want to prove everyone wrong
Swimmer and Olympian Ryan Lochte says the Tokyo Olympics will be his most important games yet, because it is his opportunity to show that age is just a number, and he can still compete. Lochte struggled with finding joy in swimming following the 2012 Olympic games. It was the birth of his children that helped…
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With no State Championships, Ma makes difficult decision to opt-out of junior season
Uni High swimmer Sally Ma opted to not compete with the Illineks this year, due in part to the State Tournament being canceled amidst the current pandemic. FOX Illinois’ Nico Haeflinger has the story.
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Watch: Leesburg resident produces viral ‘Save Tribe Swim Rap’ video
The College of William & Mary announced Sept. 3 that it will no longer sponsor seven varsity sports programs — men’s and women’s gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s indoor and outdoor track and field and women’s volleyball — following the conclusion of the 2020-2021 academic year due to monetary concerns. The decision will potentially…
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Team Canada | Olympic medallist, U SPORTS swimming alum Katerine Savard spreads her butterfly wings on the big screen
And while she has her eyes set on making another Olympic appearance at Tokyo 2020, she recently took on another leading role – movie star. Savard is the headliner in the new Quebecois film Nadia, Butterfly in which she plays an Olympic swimmer. It started with a call from the movie’s director, Pascal Plante. A former competitive…