Category: Competition
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Two Olympic Trial Swimmers Hold Swim Clinic | WAVY TV 10
Two Virginia Beach natives have qualified for the Olympic swimming trials.
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Jaden Francis on Leadership, Guam’s National Swim Team, Balancing College Life & Coming Home | KUAM News
Jaden Francis shares his keys to success on winning in and out of the pool – talking about leadership, his role on Guam’s National Swim Team, earning a scholarship award from his peers, balancing life as a student-athlete, and coming home for the summer to hang out on his island.
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Coach With Olympic Ties Mentors Swimmers at the Farmington Valley YMCA | WTNH News8
Swimming is all about drive, determination and discipline. A native of Brazil, Farmington Valley YMCA coach Francisco Sobrinho came to Connecticut to move this team from beginner level to a nationally recognized program.
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Katie Ledecky Among 19 to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom | WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore
Maryland swimming phenom Katie Ledecky received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The White House announced on Friday the 19 recipients of the high honor that is presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors. The…
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Error Sinks Bay Area High School Swimmers’ State Championship Hopes, Athletes Plead for Exemption | ABC7 News Bay Area
To let them swim or not to let them swim? That’s the question NCS officials are pondering after an error left 13 Acalanes High School swimmers ineligible for this weekend’s championship meet.
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Swimming | Preparations for the Paris Olympics With Tatjana Smith | SABC News
The swimming pool is where South Africa’s hopes of medals at the Paris Olympics reside and my colleague Thando Mxoli spent time with a swimmer who has a proven record of winning medals at the Olympics. With a new surname but the same determination Tatjana Smith formerly Schoenmaker showed at the recent SA champs that…
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SDSU Swimmer Gearing up for Paris Olympics | KELOLAND News
SDSU swimmer gearing up for Paris Olympics
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Nick Butler: Investigating the Chinese Swimming Doping Scandal | Inside With Brett Hawke
Nick Butler is an English journalist who has been investigating doping allegations in Chinese swimming for years. In early 2021, 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance at a domestic competition in China. While authorities claimed contamination caused the results, international bodies accepted this without thorough review, leading to accusations of a mishandled…
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The Battle for the Future of the Olympic Games Is Being Played out in Brisbane | 7.30
Forget the debate over whether Brisbane’s Olympic stadiums plan is good for the river city; international experts say the 2032 Games are shaping up to be a test case for the future of the Olympic movement. Peter McCutcheon reports.