Michael Phelps returned to the Olympics arena in Paris not as an athlete, but as a legend. As Team USA scored bronze, silver and gold in the pool on Day 1, the Olympic great shared who he is watching out for in conversation with NBC News’ Lester Holt. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 – Aug 11.
(more…)Two sessions down in the Olympic swimming programme at Paris 2024 and we’re getting a bit of a picture emerging showing us that this Olympic swimming pool may not be the place that WRs will be set.
But is it really… Slow?!
From the Tallaght Gala to the Olympic Games, Ellen is competing in her second Olympics having swam in Toyko at the age of 19.
She spoke to Will Dalton before heading to Paris.
Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and it’s why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us.
While 46-year-old Gabby Rose didn’t make it to the Paris Olympic Games, she made a big statement about what was possible. Alys Martinez reports.
McSharry reached the finals of the women’s 100-meter breaststroke in her Olympic debut, at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games.
Discover the inspiring journey of Yazan Al Bawwab, a Palestinian swimmer competing in Paris 2024. From his early days learning to swim at age three to representing Palestinians on the world stage, Yazan’s story is one of resilience, hope and national pride.
Chinese swimming team members have received over 200 anti-doping tests during the first 10 days in Paris, according to team nutritionist Yu Liang.
Yu said every athlete on the team has to receive at least 5 to 7 tests every day on average, and such frequency of tests have disturbed the athletes’ rest.
The International Testing Agency responded to questions about increased anti-doping tests this year during a press conference.
According to ITA data, over 30,000 tests have been conducted on more than 11,000 athletes.
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