A day after his exit from the Tokyo Olympics, Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling has said an outpouring of support will spur him on. Former national swimmer and two-time Olympian Mark Chay shared about the competition Schooling was up against, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way athletes prepared for the Olympics.
Lilly King thinks it’s time to put the gold medal debate to rest.
King, alongside fellow US swimmer Annie Lazor, won silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke, marking the seventh time two Team USA swimmers medaled in the same event.
The 24-year-old pushed back against the media and American public, who, in her view, often downplay a silver or bronze finish.
South African Tatjana Schoenmaker won the gold medal and broke the world record in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke. Team USA showed their support in the pool!
Singapore’s Joseph Schooling says he will “reset” and come back with a plan after failing to defend his Olympic gold in the 100m butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics.
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.
Family and friends of Olympian Annie Lazor packed into a Bloomfield Hills home to watch her compete in her first Olympic race.
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.
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.
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.
