Category: Competition
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Taiwan’s Wang wins gold in HK swim meet, qualifies for Olympics
Taiwanese swimmer Wang Hsing-hao (王星皓) on Sunday won a gold medal in the men’s 200-meter individual medley at the Hong Kong Open Swimming Championships with a time that guaranteed him a place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He won the race with a time of 1 minute 59.44 seconds, good enough to beat the “A”…
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Sun Yang eyes Tokyo 2020 despite looming CAS doping hearing
Chinese swimming star has told Sina Sports of his goals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next summer. “I want to show my own speed in Tokyo, which belongs to China,” the swimmer said. “The Tokyo Olympics is everyone, not only me, but the athletes all over the world are marching toward this goal. When…
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European Diving Championships, Kyiv (UKR) – Day 7: Sereda becomes youngest champion ever
At the age of 13 years and 7 months, Oleksii Sereda has become the youngest gold medallist ever in the history of the diving European Championships. The Ukrainian ‘wonder-kid’ seemed to compete without nerves, he came first in the prelims and performed six outstanding dives in the 10m final in front of 2,000 cheering fans.…
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Swim to win: High school swimmers use their pool skills in many other sports
High school athletes have been playing mutiple sports for decades, but multi-sport superstars Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders helped Nike bring “cross-training” into the mainstream in the last 30 years. That trend continues today, as high school athletes continue to play multiple sports each school year. Those athletes have a wide variety of sports combinations,…
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Former McAllen High swimmer Shaine Casas good as gold
“… he’s destroying the field.” Broadcaster Rowdy Gains’ voice blared over NBC Sports as Shaine Casas did just that — annihilating the field during the 100-meter backstroke. His time of 52.72 seconds earned him a gold medal at the Phillips 66 National Championship. It was the seventh-fastest American all-time mark and the fastest time for…
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FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 | Day 3 Jinan #SWC19
Australia’s Mitchell Larkin collected his third gold medal at the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Jinan, as he touched home first in the men’s 100m back in 53.79. Larkin also won the 200m IM and 200m back. Watch this video on YouTube Cate Campbell of Australia, who won the 50m fly just for fun…
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FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 | Day 2 Jinan #SWC19
Great performance of Vladimir Morozov on day 2 of the second leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019! 2 races, 2 gold medals, 2 World Cup Record! This time Morozov equaled his own World Cup Record in the Men’s 50m Backstroke! Watch this video on YouTube Another successful race by the “Iron Lady”, Katinka…
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Top 5 Most Incredible Breaststroke Races at the Olympics | Top Moments
Enjoy this look back at the most incredible breaststroke races from throughout the history of the Olympic Games! Watch this video on YouTube