Two Tokyo Olympic swimmers — Katie Ledecky and Phoebe Bacon — are alumnae of Stone Ridge School for the Sacred Heart in Bethesda. The two graduated five years apart, but it poses the question, is there something in the water at the all-girls Catholic School in Bethesda.
The opening ceremony is a special Olympic tradition cherished by both UGA and Team USA coach Jack Bauerle and his mentor Vince Dooley.
A 42-kilometer-long route along the Ladoga Lake with a free style of swimming along an extreme stretch allowed one St. Petersburg resident to get into the Russian record books.
Enjoy this look back at the last 5 Men’s Triathlon winners at the Olympics:
Simon Whitfield 🇨🇦 / Sydney 2000
Hamish Carter 🇳🇿 / Athens 2004
Jan Frodeno 🇩🇪 / Beijing 2008
Alistair Brownlee 🇬🇧 / London 2012
Alistair Brownlee 🇬🇧 / Rio 2016
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
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.
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.
The 27-year-old was a double major in applied math and had a 3.96 GPA at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
