Why some Olympics fans thought swimming finish was a ‘creepy moment’
A White Plains swimmer’s semifinal win provided an “eerie moment” for viewers of the 2024 Olympics. Claire Weinstein took first place in the 200-meter freestyle heats on Sunday in a time of 1:55.24, beating Barbora Simanova of the Czech Republic and Mary-Sophie Harvey of Canada, but it wasn’t her fault. But as the top three […]
Nic Fink breaks 120-year-old US Olympic swimming record with silver medal
New Jersey native Nick Fink made history on Sunday by winning the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, tying with two-time gold medalist Adam Peaty, to become the oldest first-time medalist for U.S. swimming in modern Olympic history. Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy won gold in a photo-finish race, after Fink and Peaty of Great Britain […]
Paris 2024 Olympics day two: swimming, gymnastics and basketball as Games continue – live | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Later in the pool, Ariarne Titmus (Australia) won the 400m freestyle, beating Summer McIntosh (Canada) and Katie Ledecky (USA) to win one of the Olympic races. The three have held the world record at various times since Tokyo, making this one of […]
Katie Ledecky warms up Olympic journey with first US swimming medal
U.S. women’s swimming star Katie Ledecky didn’t win the gold medal in her first Olympic final, but she still made it onto the podium. Ledecky placed third in the 400m freestyle in 4:00.86, winning her first Olympic medal of the year, bronze, well below her own Olympic record of 3:56.46, set in Rio de Janeiro […]
Paris 2024 Olympics day one: swimming, cycling, rowing, hockey and more – live | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature While America sleeps and Europe wakes up, our attention turns to Australia for a moment. Day one will see plenty of Australians in action, from the Boomers in the morning to Grace Brown in the afternoon and Ariarne Titmuss this evening. Speaking […]
Australian swimming coach facing backlash after voicing support for South Korean athlete
An Australian swimming coach recently came under fire for supporting an athlete who will be competing for another country at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Head coach Rohan Taylor has described Michael Palfrey’s public support for South Korean swimmer Kim Woo-min as “un-Australian”. Taylor also suggested Palfrey could be forced to return to Australia before the […]
Katie Ledecky speaks out on China swimming doping scandal, hopes for ‘clean’ Olympics
Twenty-three Chinese swimmers have been allowed to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, used as a heart medication. But the World Anti-Doping Agency said the athletes’ positive tests were the result of “accidental exposure to the substance through contamination”, a claim initially made by the China Doping […]
Pennsylvania mom warns parents swimming pool game caused children’s ‘freak’ drownings
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Teen stepbrothers’s bodies found hugging after drowning at popular swimming spot
Two teenage stepbrothers who drowned at a popular swimming spot in a Maine river were found “clinging to each other” when their bodies were pulled from the water, family members said. Sanford High School students Tavain Weir, 17, and his stepbrother, D’Andre Graham, 16, died over the weekend at Springvale Recreation Area, known for the […]
Chinese woman swept to sea while swimming rescued by Japanese Coast Guard 37 hours later and 50 miles away
A Chinese woman swimming off the coast of Japan was swept out to sea and drifted more than 50 miles in the Pacific Ocean on a lifebuoy before being rescued 37 hours later, authorities said Thursday. Japan’s coast guard launched a search for the woman, identified only as a Chinese woman in her 20s, after […]