Fox Sports News has revealed seven members of the Australian swimming team had COVID during their Paris campaign and had to be placed in isolation.
Olympic great Dawn Fraser revealed it was kept hidden from the media in an exclusive interview on the Matty and the Missile Podcast.
Five of Australia’s women’s water polo athletes also tested positive to COVID prior to the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
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British Swimmer Wants ‘Cheating’ Chinese Out Of Paris Olympics Amid Doping Allegations | South China Morning Post
PeatBritish three-time Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty said he wants “cheating” Chinese swimmers knocked out of the sport, and urged the World Anti-Doping Agency to “wake up and do your job”. Peaty made his remarks after China won the 2024 Olympics 4×100 metres medley relay, beating the United States and France. Great Britain finished the event in fourth place. Post sports reporter Paul McNamara recaps the latest from Paris.
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Ex-East Bay Swim Team President Arraigned After Embezzlement Charges | ABC7 News Bay Area
The former president of Alameda Gators Swim Team was arraigned Monday morning in Oakland after being accused of stealing $50,000 from the nonprofit.
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TV Ratings Soaring For Paris 2024 Olympic Games | France 24 English
TV coverage of the Games has led to a huge ratings boost in a number of markets, while the Olympic Broadcasting Services is producing a record amount of content. Even the French – stereotypically known for their so called “insouciance” – are getting in on the action. Story by Carys Garland.
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Michael Phelps Disappointed In US Men’s Olympic Swimming Results | USA Today
The 28-time Olympic medalist said he was impressed by Bobby Finke’s swim, but that overall there was room for improvement
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Bobby Finke Speaks After World-Record Shattering Gold Medal Swim | 9NEWS
Bobby Finke was the last hope for the U.S. men’s swim team to earn an individual Olympic gold medal.
On swimming’s final night, he delivered in a big way.
Finke earned the Olympic gold in the men’s 1500-meter freestyle and set a new world record on Sunday.
He was under world-record pace the entire race and really turned it on coming to the finish. He touched in 14 minutes, 30.67 seconds to break the record of 14.31.02 set by China’s Sun Yang at the 2012 London Games.
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Paris’ Worst Fears As Olympic Athlete Hospitalised After Swimming In The River Seine | news.com.au
Paris organisers’ worst fears have materialised as multiple athletes have fallen seriously ill after competing in the triathlon events held in the Seine River.
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Hong Kong’s Haughey Returns With Pair Of Olympic Swimming Medals | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey made her triumphant return home from the Paris Games on August 6, 2024. The city’s most decorated Olympian recently won bronze in the 100m and 200m women’s freestyle, three years after she nabbed two silver medals in the same events at the Tokyo Games. Haughey also earned Hong Kong’s first swimming gold medals in the 100m and 200m events at the 2022 Asian Games, as well as silvers in the 50m freestyle, 50m breaststroke and bronzes in the team relays. Against the backdrop of Haughey’s Games success, the city’s swimming chief has been under fire from Hong Kong fans and athletes. Days earlier, Ronnie Wong Man-chiu had described Haughey’s showing in Paris as “a bit regretful”.
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What Comes Next For Olympic Swimming Medallists? | ABS-CBN News
With the swimming competition at the Paris 2024 Games all wrapped up, some of the top swimmers have big plans still ahead of them, including preparing for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, getting married and mapping out what retirement will look like.