Category: Competition
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Denied a minute’s silence, Spanish swimmer stands for Barcelona
UPDATE – FINA says in statement on 22 Aug 2017, that they were never informed about the request for a minute’s silence, and that they would ‘obviously immediately consider the minute of silence’ So this happened Saturday morning at the FINA 2017 World Masters Championships in Budapest – Apparently denied a minute’s silence for Thursdays’s…
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China snubs ‘Little Olympics’ opening ceremony in Taiwan
China boycotted the opening ceremony of the World University Games hosted by Taiwan on Saturday in the latest reflection of deteriorating relations between the two sides. The biennial Summer Universiade, dubbed the “Little Olympics,†is the largest ever sporting event Taipei hosts but it has also highlighted tensions with Beijing and the island’s struggle for…
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Town of LaSalle dedicates special day to Olympic swimmer Kylie Masse
The Town of LaSalle set aside Friday evening to celebrate world record holder Kylie Masse. The Olympic medal-winning swimmer met with fans at the LaSalle outdoor pool following a parade along Front Road that started at 4 p.m. “It’s incredible, honestly, to be here with all these kids,” said Masse as she signed autographs for…
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Men’s 4x100m Medley
Michael Phelps and Team USA win gold in the men’s 4x100m medley relay, continuing their dominance in the Rio pool.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Women’s 4x100m Medley
Simone Manuel anchors the U.S. women as Team USA wins the women’s 4×100 medley relay, claiming Team USA’s 1,000th gold medal of all time.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Katie Ledecky 800m Freestyle
Ledecky breaks her own world record by almost two seconds, won by more than 11 seconds over the silver medalist.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Maya DiRado 200m Backstroke
Maya DiRado defeats the “Iron Lady” Katinka Hosszu by 6/100th of a second to win gold in the women’s 200m backstroke.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Simone Manuel – 100m Freestyle
Simone Manuel ties Canada’s Penny Oleksiak for gold with an Olympic record time of 52.70. She becomes the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in swimming.