Category: Competition
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Watch Michael Phelps’s emotional reaction to his new Under Armour ad
Under Armor released a new ad Tuesday, the latest in its “Rule Yourself†series, this one featuring Michael Phelps. The artful spot makes the point that the 30-year-old swimmer is sparing no element of training as he prepares for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro coming this summer. https://youtu.be/Xh9jAD1ofm4 On Monday, Under Armour released a video that…
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Katie Ledecky spends 72 hours coming up short, intentionally
For 72 hours here, Katie Ledecky got to see how the other half lives. The half that doesn’t necessarily need to swim 70,000 grueling yards every week in practice to achieve its goals. The half that measures its times in fractions of seconds, not whole ones. The half that doesn’t set or threaten world records…
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Alicia Coutts ready to make splash at NSW meet
Married life is bliss for dual Olympian Alicia Coutts but she is not quite ready to let go of her first love – swimming. Coutts, 28, admitted it was very tempting to walk away from the pool for good after tying the knot in September. A chronic shoulder injury that refused to go away provided…
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Syrian swimmer to compete on team of refugees at Rio Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has reportedly identified 43 potential refugee athletes to compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. As many as 10 will be selected to compete on a team as “a message of hope†at this summer’s Games. According to IOC President Thomas Bach, the 10 athletes selected will compete on “Team Refugee…
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Michael Phelps has no worries about fiancée, son going to Rio Olympics
Despite an outbreak of the Zika virus, Michael Phelps says his fiancée and newborn son will accompany him to the Rio Olympics. Nicole Johnson is due to give birth to the couple’s first child in May. She is with Phelps this week at the Arena Pro Series meet in Orlando (NBC Sports Live Extra, Friday…
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Ball State Sports Link: Success through Faith
Ball State swimmer Bradley Ridge knew he was good. He just needed the opportunity to prove it. Thanks to his Jewish faith, Ridge recently competed in the Maccabi Games in Santiago, Chile where he not only won gold, but also gained a confidence level that has propelled him to even more success at Ball State.
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Live Stream from the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Orlando
Gear up for tonight’s ‪#‎ArenaProSwim‬ finals in Orlando with a look at Michael Phelps‘ 100m fly prelim swim from this morning. The live stream of tonight’s finals begins at 6 p.m. ET: bit.ly/1eWUSVv
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Michael Phelps returns to swim in Orlando for first time in 12 years
The last time that Michael Phelps competed in Orlando, he had yet to capture any of his record 22 Olympic medals. He was a golden boy in waiting, so to speak. “Two thousand and four, nationals, I just missed the 200 back world record,” Phelps said. “I think it was 1:55:12 or 15, and I…
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The Nominees for the 2016 Laureus Awards are…
A glittering collection of the world’s greatest sports stars have been nominated for the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards, following a ballot by the world’s media. Including Adam Peaty, Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and Daniel Dias.