Category: Competition
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Dutch swimmer Inge Dekker diagnosed with cervical cancer, refuses to rule out Rio
The 30-old-year Dutchwoman admitted she was shocked when she was told she was ill. “It is obviously very scary when you hear this news,†Dekker said in a statement posted on the website of the Dutch Swimming Federation. “For three years, I’ve been preoccupied with getting ready for the Rio Olympics, and then I heard…
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Video: Lebanon Swimmer Goes Back to State
Lebanon swimmer Casey McEuen gives us a look behind the scenes at the Willamette Conference Swimming Championships at Osborn Aquatic Center on Saturday, Feb., 13, 2016.
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Wright State swimmer making a big splash
Raiders swimmer Kayla Fearrin is making some serious noise in the pool while at the same time overcoming adversity.
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Singapore swimmer suffers dengue setback in Rio quest
A Singaporean swimmer has seen his hopes of qualifying for the Zika-threatened Rio de Janeiro Olympics hampered by another mosquito-borne illness after he contracted dengue fever. Danny Yeo, a 25-year-old freestyle specialist, contracted the virus two weeks ago and said he was unlikely to be at 100 percent for his last Olympic trial at the…
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Simone Manuel on her responsibility in bringing swimming awareness to the African-American Community
Simone Manuel, the first of three African Americans to place in the top three spots in the 100 yard freestyle in any Women’s NCAA Division I Swimming Championship, discusses her responsiblity in inspiring the next generation of African-American and minority swimmers. The two-time NCAA Champion, describes the efforts of her and her swimming peers in…
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A Dangerous Walk by the Sea
A couple, aged 75 and 76, went down to the beach in Porsguen in Portsall on the French coast this past Monday. A wave surprised them and knocked the man down. As he was being swept out to sea, his wife chased after, and was soon swept under herself! A tourist from Paris went in…
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HBCU Gameday Presents: “I’m a black girl and I swim
Members of the North Carolina A&T swim team shared their swim journeys with HBCU Gameday.
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1952 Helsinki Olympic Games Men’s 100 meter freestyle
Clarke Scholes (USA) led from the start, was first at the turn and finished inches ahead of Hiroshi Suzuki of Japan, who came up with a rousing burst of speed in the final 25 yards. Both were clocked in 57 point 4 seconds.
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Matt Biondi Named Pac-12 Swimmer Of The Century
In a conference that has few rivals when it comes to the amount of Olympic talent it has produced in the pool, the conversation for greatest male swimmer of the last 100 years starts and stops in Berkeley. So said the Pac-12 on Monday when it announced Cal legend Matt Biondi has been named the…