Category: Competition
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Tim Layden On Michael Phelps And His Substance Abuse Problems
Tim Layden is a Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated who primarily covers the NFL and the Olympics. Tim joined Ken and Steve to talk about Michael Phelps and his struggles with alcoholism. Listen to CBS Baltimore
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Cedarburg swimmer gets scholarship to Stanford
The state of Wisconsin produces plenty of great high school athletes that go on to college and compete in their respective sport, but very few of them get offered an athletic scholarship to one of the best schools in the country. A senior from Cedarburg High School is making that dream come true and breaking…
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Amazing Swimming World Cup 2015 finale in Dubai (UAE)
Katinka Hosszu (HUN) and Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) are the winners of the 2015 edition of FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup after the conclusion of the eighth leg of the competition, organised in Dubai (UAE) on November 6-7. At the end of the series, the Magyar star collected 669 points, while the South African star…
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Chad Le Clos can dominate freestyle – Ryk Neethling
Chad Le Clos has dominated the butterfly events since the London 2012 Olympic Games, but South African swimming legend Ryk Neethling believes the country’s golden boy can become a force in the 100m freestyle, too. The 23-year-old has dabbled with the 200m freestyle on a few occasions but demonstrated he has the speed to drop…
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I am Siobhan Marie O’Connor
Sky Digital Media. A profile of Olympic swimmer Siobhan Marie O’Conner. Sony F5. https://vimeo.com/145132964
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Michael Phelps says he didn’t want ‘to be alive anymore’ after DUI arrest, preps for Rio
In a revealing new interview with Sports Illustrated, Olympic hero Michael Phelps spoke about his time in a rehabilitation facility, his regained appreciation for swimming … and the dark moments of his life following a 2014 arrest for driving under the influence. In the interview, Phelps recalls hiding out at home following his arrest, when a police officer pulled him over in…
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Shen swimmer has her eyes on the prize
Clifton Park, NY – Shenendehowa’s Julia Samson has six Section II individual titles and eight Plainsmen records to her name. But even that wasn’t enough for Shen to prevail in a Tuesday afternoon swim meet. Maggie Wyngkowski and Elaine Lipkin helped lead Niskayuna to a 97-89 win over its rival. Samson remains one of the…
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Swimming stars show power in the Doha leg of the Swimming World Cup
At Doha’s Hamad Swimming Centre, the venue which hosted the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), Seebohm stole the scene by claiming gold in three events – the 50m, 100m and 200m back in respectively 27.85, 58.34 and 2:07.19. Her three golds won in Doha helped her total 60 points for the leg. She ranks…