Category: Competition
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Not all champions can be role models, says Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe
Although Olympic champions can make great role models, sports officials can’t expect all athletes to be angels in their pursuit of results, according to Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has taken a hard line on team culture at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, four years after their London Games delegation…
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Olympic Swimmers when they were just beginners
From age group swimmers to Olympians, even Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky came from humble beginnings.
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Josh Schneider working to make Olympic team
A local swimmer who came close to making the U.S. Olympic Team in 2012 is giving it another shot.
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U.S. Olympians Attempt Other Sports, Look Average In Ad Campaign (Video)
Olympians are incredible athletes. There’s no question about that. But how about when they try their athleticism in another sport? They can appear to be just a regular Joe Schmoe who doesn’t know what they’re doing. In an ad campaign for Milk Life, some Olympic medalists switched sports. In one video, swimmer Elizabeth Beisel met…
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In Olympic refugee team, a last chance for Syrian swimmer Rami Anis
Rami Anis braved the bombs of Aleppo, then was forced to leave his Syrian home for Turkey five years ago — all the while refusing to give up on an elusive dream of swimming in the Olympics. He trained at the prestigious Galatasaray sports club in Istanbul, putting in lap after lap after lap, month…
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Disney Puts up Alligator Warning Signs
Disney has announced they will be adding signs around their beaches and waterways to warn guests about alligators and they have closed all beaches on their Florida properties as they conduct a review of their protocols. A medical examiner has ruled the cause of death for 2-year-old Lane Graves as drowning and traumatic injuries due…
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Cameron, Peaty set for epic Olympic battle
Winning the Olympic gold medal in a world-record time of 58.46 seconds had been the greatest high in Cameron van der Burgh’s illustrious swimming career. Reaching the pinnacle of his sport had been the result of years of hard work winning South Africa’s first medal of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Van der Burgh…
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Christiansen Well-Rehearsed for High Drama in Rio
If life had panned out slightly differently, Henrik Christiansen could have been starring on the stage rather than preparing to visit Rio for his first Olympic games. “I did a lot of theatre when I was younger, while I was working out exactly what I was best at, and really enjoyed it,†says the 19-year-old…