Category: Competition
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Man Labeled ‘ID Adam’ Is Fired After Calling the Police on a Black Woman at Pool
The temperature in Winston-Salem, N.C., crested at 90 degrees on July 4 — the same day Jasmine Edwards and her son, both African Americans, sought the cool waters of the pool in their private community. Adam Bloom was there, too, confident in his charge of helping enforce neighborhood rules as the ‘pool chair’ of the…
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European Junior Swimming Championships, Helsinki (FIN), Day 4
Kolesnikov: two golds in 50min, shared gold for Large and Shkurdai Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov set two new CRs while doubling down the 50m and 200m back on Day 4 at the LEN European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki. Germany joined the circle of the title-winning nations just as Belarus, the latter’s win came after a…
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European Junior Swimming Championships, Helsinki (FIN), Day 3
Vaskina breaks EJR, Frankel wins 100m free by 0.01 A great day for Israel: a thrilling win for Tomer Frankel in the men’s 100m free then a stunning relay gold in the men’s 4x200m free. Team GB and Hungary also claimed two titles apiece but Russia bettered them all again with three golds. Daria Vaskina…
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European Junior Swimming Championships, Helsinki (FIN), Day 2
Russia (4 titles), Hungary (3) roll on, shared gold in 100m back Four more Russian and three more Hungarian titles, a shared gold, three new Championship Records and a historical first-ever podium for Moldova highlighted the second day of the LEN European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki. The first final was a real stunner as…
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As USA Swimming Grapples With Sexual Abuse, Athletes Cite Lack Of Female Coaches
Congressional committees have been looking into the issue of sexual abuse in Olympic sports, with a particular focus on gymnastics. Now stories of alleged abuse are emerging in swimming. Last month, former Olympic athlete Ariana Kukors Smith sued her former coach, Sean Hutchinson, for allegedly abusing her. She also sued USA Swimming and the U.S.…
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European Junior Swimming Championships, Helsinki (FIN), Day 1
Hungary, Russia: 3-3 after the opening day Hungarian and Russian swimmers staged a strong opening by claiming three titles apiece on Day 1 at the LEN European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki. Anna Kesely (HUN) earned back-to-back wins and her junior EC-gold count stands at 12. The Russians doubled down the 4x100m free relays. The…