Natalie Coughlin, Olympic swimming great, has a new life as an entrepreneur in the Napa Valley. As Vern Glenn found out, she’s moved from water to wine. (7-5-21)
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10 swimming records that could be beaten in Tokyo! 🏊 | Olympics
Let’s take a look back at 10 swimming records that could be beaten in the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Enjoy watching!
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Tokyo 2020: Olympic Athletes Struggle to Travel to Japan During Covid-19 | Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
With 3 weeks to go till the Toyko 2020 Olympics, rising Covid-19 infections and getting athletes to Japan is looking like a logistical nightmare.
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Man Swimming With Friends Drowns at Jordan Lake, Officials Say | CBS 17
Man swimming with friends drowns at Jordan Lake, officials say
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Black Swimming Association Co-Founder On Olympic Swim Cap Ban | MSNBC
MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin is joined by Danielle Obe, black swimming association co-founder, and chair to discuss the Olympic’s ban of Soul Caps. A swim cap designed to protect natural black hair.
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Man Drowns While Swimming in Monongahela River in Washington County | WPXI-TV News Pittsburgh
Boaters in Washington County were shocked Monday to hear that a man drowned near where boaters were gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July: https://wpxi.tv/3wi8tBY
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History of Chinese Athletes Doping to Win | China Observer
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang, who was accused by Doping Control Agency IDTM of refusing a drug test in 2018, was banned from competition for eight years by the Court of International Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for “interference with stimulant control”. After a second hearing, the CAS recently announced that Sun’s ban was reduced to four years and three months and that he would not compete in the Tokyo Olympics.
In fact, Chinese athletes have a long history of being exposed for taking banned drugs, with a peak in the 1990s. In 1990-1998, 28 Chinese swimmers tested positive for stimulants, accounting for half of the total number of world athletes who used banned drugs at that time.
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Swimmer Maana Patel Thrilled With Tokyo Entry | NNIS Sports News
India’s Maana Patel became the first female and only the third swimmer from the country to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2021. Patel, a backstroke swimmer from Ahmedabad, qualified for the event and secured a direct entry. Maana will take part in the 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games and is the third Indian swimmer to have qualified after both Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash achieved Olympic Qualification Timing (OQT) ‘A’ level recently
Patel, 21, is a decorated athlete having won gold medals in 50 m backstroke and 200 meter backstroke also at the National Games. She also clinched gold in 100 meter backstroke at the 60th National School Games (2015) breaking the national record in backstroke.
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Search for Missing Swimmer in Sacramento County | KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
There’s a search for a missing swimmer in Sacramento County. A man in his 30s is presumed drowned in the American River.