Tag: Rio 2016
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Twelve months on from toppling Phelps, Schooling vows to ‘re-take what is his’
“No one usually stands ahead of Michael on the podium,†Joseph Schooling said, wryly aware of the large dollop of understatement contained within that phrase. The 22-year-old is looking back at one of the most exciting races of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the Michael he is talking about is Phelps, the USA’s 23-time…
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Men’s 4x100m Medley
Michael Phelps and Team USA win gold in the men’s 4x100m medley relay, continuing their dominance in the Rio pool.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Women’s 4x100m Medley
Simone Manuel anchors the U.S. women as Team USA wins the women’s 4×100 medley relay, claiming Team USA’s 1,000th gold medal of all time.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Katie Ledecky 800m Freestyle
Ledecky breaks her own world record by almost two seconds, won by more than 11 seconds over the silver medalist.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Maya DiRado 200m Backstroke
Maya DiRado defeats the “Iron Lady” Katinka Hosszu by 6/100th of a second to win gold in the women’s 200m backstroke.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Simone Manuel – 100m Freestyle
Simone Manuel ties Canada’s Penny Oleksiak for gold with an Olympic record time of 52.70. She becomes the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in swimming.
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Team USA | Remembering RIo | Michael Phelps – 200m IM
Michael Phelps claims his fourth straight Olympic gold medal in the event, putting an exclamation point on his dynasty.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Women’s 4x200m Freestyle
Katie Ledecky anchors and helps Team USA come from behind to defeat Australia and win gold in the women’s 4x200m relay.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | David Boudia and Steele Johnson – 10m Synchro
David Boudia and Steele Johnson win silver in the 10m synchro, the best finish ever for Team USA in the event.