Category: Competition
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Italian president Mattarella hands flags to Olympic flag-bearers Pellegrini and Caironi
President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday handed the Italian flag to Italy’s flag-bearers for the Rio Olympics and Paralympics, respectively swimmer Federica Pellegrini and sprinter Martina Caironi, at a ceremony at the presidential place featuring the two teams. Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) President Giovanni Malagò told Mattarella “the athletes will do their utmost to honour the…
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U.S. Olympic Swim Trials Backstage Tour
Our John Chapman was given a backstage tour of the Olympic Swim Trials.
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U.S. Swim Trials attendance to go over 200,000 for the first time
The 4,400-seat IU Natatorium in Indianapolis had sold out long before the meets in 1996 and 2000, and the potential of the event needed to be studied hard by Executive Director Chuck Wielgus and USA Swimming. “We kind of knew it was time,†said Mike Unger, the event director in 2000 and now USA Swimming…
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Olympic swimmer: Michigan has ‘best training, coaching’
The Olympic trials for swimming start next week, but former University of Michigan standout Sean Ryan won’t be stressing about them — he already clinched his spot on Team USA. In fact, he will have been an Olympian for more than year before he actually competes in the Rio games. He qualified in July 2015…
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Olympic refugee team: swimming heroine comes to Rio 2016 after saving 20 lives
As the Syrian War intensified in 2014, Mardini and her sister left their home in Damascus, travelling to Beirut, Istanbul and finally Izmir in Turkey, where they embarked on their journey across the Mediterranean to the Greek island of Lesbos. During the sea crossing, the motor on their dinghy suddenly stopped. The tiny vessel meant…
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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…