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  • Breathtaking Opening Ceremony Moments | Olympics

    Jul 22, 2021

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    Enjoy this look back at the TOP Summer Games Ceremonies:

    10. Sakai Yoshinori / Tokyo 1964
    9. Muhammad Ali / Atlanta 1996
    8. James Bond and The Queen / London 2012
    7. Cathy Freeman / Sydney 2000
    6. A Statement of Peace / London 1948
    5. From mythological beginnings to present day / Athens 2004
    4. Antonio Rebollo / Barcelona 1992
    3. Skydivers / Seoul 1988
    2. Drummers / Beijing 2008
    1. Rocketman Bill Suitor / Los Angeles 1984

  • Swimmers to Watch | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming | Propulsion Swimming

    Jul 22, 2021

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    With the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games just around the corner, we at Propulsion Swimming give you our top 10 swimmers to watch at the 2021 Olympics.

  • Marie Wattel Aims to End “Great” Loughborough Stay On a High With Olympic Success | Loughborough University

    Jul 22, 2021

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    French swimmer Marie Wattel has loved her four years at Loughborough University and now aims to end her time in the UK on a positive note by achieving a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

  • Team USA Swimmer Andrew Wilson Has a Passion for Applied Math | 11Alive

    Jul 22, 2021

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    The 27-year-old was a double major in applied math and had a 3.96 GPA at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Zimbabwe Sends First Black Swimmer to the Olympics | Africanews

    Jul 22, 2021

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    That’s historically been the case in southern Africa, where the most successful swimmers — like Coventry and South Africans Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh — are all white. It’s maybe starker because they come from majority-Black countries.

  • Zara Mullooly and Will Perry Added to ParalympicsGB Team for Tokyo 2020

    Jul 22, 2021

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    The inclusion of the two Northampton Swimming Club athletes takes the total number of swimmers heading to Japan up to 25, following the first selections to the squad at the end of June.

  • Globetrotting Louise Hansson’s Journey From Sweden to Tokyo, Via LA, and Loughborough | Loughborough University

    Jul 22, 2021

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    Swedish swimmer Louise Hansson tells her story about how she studied in Los Angeles, USA before moving to Loughborough University, where she has prepared for the Tokyo Olympics.

  • Learning To Swim | Marshfield Clinic Health System

    Jul 22, 2021

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    rokur
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    Join us as we learn the importance of the lifelong skill of swimming.

  • St Andrew’s Swim Coach to Referee in Tokyo | WPTV News – FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast

    Jul 22, 2021

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    St Andrew’s head swim coach Stephen Cassidy to referee open swim competition in 2020 Olympics.

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