China Blames Poor Olympic Swimming Result on Getting Caught Doping in 2021
Chinese government owned Global Times The paper on Tuesday blamed swimmer Zhang Yufei’s poor performance in the race for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on “crazy slander” and a “media war” against the athlete after her positive doping test in 2021. Zhang Competed She won the bronze medal in the women’s 100-meter butterfly on Sunday, […]
Katharine Berkoff wins bronze in same swimming event as dad
For this swimmer, that backstroke medal is still in the family, 32 years later. U.S. swimmer Kathryn Berkoff, 23, followed in her father’s footsteps on Tuesday by winning a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke, the same day that her father, David, won a bronze medal in the same event in 1992. 23-year-old Katherine Berkoff […]
Aussie Swimming Star Slams ‘Ridiculous’ Woke Olympics Village Schemes, ‘Cost Her a Record’
The Australian swimmer, who has won gold and silver medals so far, has slammed the Olympic Village’s “ridiculous”, conscious and environmentally friendly plans as not conducive to high performance competition, which may have marred her record-breaking performance. Arianne Titmus won gold in the women’s 400m freestyle and silver in the 200m freestyle for Australia. To […]
Luke Greenbank disqualified, Xu Jiayu missing at Olympic swimming
It was a drama-filled morning for one of the swimming events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. British star Luke Greenbank looked to have booked a place in the semi-finals of the 200m backstroke after outpacing Germany’s Lucas Martens in the fourth heat. But the moment I touched the last wall, my joy turned to sadness. […]
Olympic Triathlon Swimming ‘In Jeopardy’ Due To High Levels Of Contamination In Seine River
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 21: Spectators look at the Eiffel Tower and the Olympic Rings along the Seine River on July 21, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffTuesday, July 30, 2024 11:42 AM The men’s Olympic triathlon has been postponed after high levels of fecal bacteria and […]
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 […]