South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker smashed one of swimming’s longest-standing world records as she took victory in the 200 meters breaststroke. The 24-year-old surged away from American duo Lilly King and Annie Lazor to become the first female swimmer to dip under 2 minutes and 19 seconds for a 200-meter breaststroke. Her time of 2 minutes, 18.95 seconds beat the record of Denmark’s Rikke Moller Pedersen, who swam 2 minutes, 19.11 seconds in the semi-finals of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.
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Family, Friends Gather in Bloomfield Hills to Support Olympic Swimmer Annie Lazor | Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV
Family and friends of Olympian Annie Lazor packed into a Bloomfield Hills home to watch her compete in her first Olympic race.
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U.S. Olympic Swimmer Questions If Races Are “Clean†| CBS News
U.S. swimmer Ryan Murphy won the silver medal in the men’s 200-meter backstroke, his last race at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In an interview following the race, he said his races were “probably not clean.” CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas joined “CBSN AM” with more details and news from the Games.
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The Cost of Becoming an Olympic Swimmer for Team USA | WSJ
Becoming an Olympic swimmer is an aspiration for thousands of young athletes in the U.S. But it comes at a heavy cost. Club dues alone can set swimmers back thousands of dollars each year. Here’s a breakdown of what it can cost to become an Olympic swimmer.
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Burglar Takes a Dip In Homeowner’s Pool Before Breaking in | Inside Edition
An intruder makes himself at home, taking a dip in the pool, then dries off with the homeowner’s towel and helps himself to a lemon. He tries to burst through the back doors of the house in Los Angeles, but fails on his first attempt. He comes back, ramming the doors again and shattering the glass. On his third try, he busts in. Shortly after, he’s seen on surveillance video fleeing with a backpack of stolen goods. The creep was actually scared off by the family’s teenage son coming downstairs.
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Tips on How to Avoid Confrontation With Sharks While Swimming in the Ocean | News 12
Experts say if you see a shark, don’t panic, remain calm and slowly get back to the beach and let the lifeguards know.
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Tokyo 2020: Ryan Murphy Accuses Swimming of Not Being Clean After Evgeny Rylov 200m Backstroke Gold | Sky Sports News
Team GB’s Luke Greenbank’s Olympic bronze medal win in the men’s 200m backstroke was overshadowed as runner-up Ryan Murphy made cryptic remarks about the race not being clean after Evgeny Rylov’s victory in the event.
Murphy made no outright accusation about the Russian Olympic Committee’s Rylov, who backed up his win in the men’s 100m breaststroke earlier this week with an Olympic record time in this 200m final of one minute and 53.27 seconds.
The Russian Olympic Committee issued a response on its Twitter account, rubbishing any claims of doping at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, describing criticism as “English language propaganda”.
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Michigan Making Exceptions to Weather-Related Swim Ban | WOOD TV8
Michigan is carving out some exceptions to a new policy that would bar people from swimming at state beaches when waves are more than 8 feet high. (July 30, 2021)
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Tokyo Olympic Swimming Day 7 | Propulsion Swimming Live – Powered by AP
On this Live Stream from Propulsion Swimming, we review Day 7 of the Tokyo Olympic Swimming Schedule.