Swimmers injured in terrifying ‘freak accident’
Five swimmers were electrocuted to death at an Indiana pool Sunday afternoon in what police described as a “freak accident.” Police said officers, firefighters and medical personnel responded to a home in the 2600 block of High Street in Logansport, Indiana, just after 2:30 p.m. Five people, including two adults and three minors, were injured […]
Three German Olympic Swimmers Fall Ill After Races in Paris’ Seine River
PARIS (AP) – Three German swimmers fell ill during the open water events at the Paris Olympics, but it was not immediately clear whether the cause was linked to the Seine’s long-standing pollution. The athletes were not named in a statement released by the German Olympic Sports Confederation on Saturday, but Leonie Beck confirmed her […]
Ryan Lochte reveals why Team USA swimmers can’t leave the Olympic Village during the Games
Twelve-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte has revealed the strict reasons why Team USA swimmers will not be allowed to leave the Athletes Village under any circumstances during the tournament. On Tuesday, Lochte’s wife, Kayla, was answering questions from fans. Tick tock Someone asked why some players are free to leave the premises and others are […]
Swimmers drinking Coca-Cola after competing in polluted Seine River
Olympic swimmers may have found a cure to combat the E. coli contamination of the Seine, one of the biggest talking points of the 2024 Paris Olympics: Coca-Cola cans. Several world-class athletes swear that the sugary soda helps ward off germs and infections they may pick up while competing in the open ocean. “There’s no […]
British star furious Chinese swimmers named in doping scandal competed in Olympics
Chinese swimmers have been at the centre of huge Olympic controversy. China surprised the U.S. team by winning gold in the 4×100-meter medley on Sunday, the first time the U.S. team has failed to win the gold medal in the event since the 1980 Moscow Olympics (where they didn’t even qualify). Qin Haiyang and Sun […]
Olympic swimmers with COVID-19 aren’t sent home
According to reports, several swimmers, including two Americans, have tested positive for COVID-19 but have not been asked to withdraw. According to multiple reports, unlike previous years, this virus is being treated like any other respiratory virus. “They’re following all the rules we’ve set out.” Reports say Swim SwamAmerican swimmers David Johnston and Luke Whitlock […]
Row erupts between Usada and Wada after Chinese swimmers are cleared | Paris Olympic Games 2024
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) are at odds again following new reports that more Chinese athletes, including swimmers at the Paris Olympics, have been exempted from testing by using tainted meat as a defense. In a separate case from a doping investigation involving 23 Chinese swimmers that was […]
Trio of NJ swimmers light up the Olympic pool in Paris: ‘Small, small world stuff’
There must be something in the water. With two New Jersey swimmers already medaling at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and a third competing on Tuesday hoping to bring home a glittering medal of his own, New Jersey is buzzing with pride. “New Jersey is really starting to step up now,” Matt Fallon, a […]
Paris Olympics swimmers noticing pool is ‘slow’ as gold-medal times don’t come near world records
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Olympics Broadcaster Removed from Coverage over Comment About Australian Swimmers
A Eurosport announcer has been removed from coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics after making comments that were deemed sexist about the Australian women’s swimming team. Bob Ballard commented after the Australian women’s swimming team won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay, adding that women were “hanging out and putting on make-up” and that he […]