Category: Competition
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Horton stands by controversial podium protest
Australian swimmer Mack Horton is standing by his controversial anti-doping podium protest in the wake of the Shayna Jack scandal.
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Reece Whitley, long a standout swimmer, breaks through at nationals
Reece Whitley long had the pedigree, and the backstory, to portend swimming success. He realized it at the U.S. Championships this week. The 6-foot-9 19-year-old made his first career summer nationals finals in Palo Alto, Calif. He won the 200m breaststroke and finished third in the 100m breast with personal-best times to establish himself as…
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World champion, record-setting swimmer Regan Smith arrives home in Minnesota
In Korea, Regan Smith set two world records and won two world championships. Then in California, she won a national championship in a completely different event. After a worldwide trip that saw her burst onto the world stage the 17-year-old phenom finally came home to Minnesota on Saturday night. See KSTP
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Doping: why would you risk it? | BBC Beyond Today Podcast
When swimmer Mack Horton refused to share a podium with Sun Yang, accusing him of being a drug cheat, what he didn’t know is that one of his own teammates had tested positive for a banned substance. On Friday Shayna Jack will attempt to clear her name as she faces a four year ban. The…
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Is It Possible to Swim 200m Breaststroke in under 2 Minutes?
The series that examines the next step in a sport’s evolution asks if swimmers can ever swim 200m Breaststroke in under two minutes…
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Hyde Park Presents Farida Osman
Hyde Park presents the Egyptian swimmer Farida Osman supporting her in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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Yikes: Researchers In Deep-Sea Submersible Get Up Close And Personal With Giant Shark
This is a video from the researchers aboard the very cramped OceanX deep-sea submersible when they have a run-in with a large female bluntnose sixgill shark. Hey — it’s all fun and games until a shark starts gnawing through oxygen hoses and the rest of your life support system. Apparently bluntnose sixgill sharks can grow up…
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Veteran Allison Schmitt Wins 200m Free on Day 2 of Nationals
Although Allison Schmitt never officially retired, she decided to step away from competitive swimming for more than a year following the Olympic Games Rio 2016. A comeback didn’t seem likely for the four-time Olympic gold medalist as she adjusted to life away from the pool. Now 29 years old, Schmitt is back, and the three-time…
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