Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky has eye on more milestones ahead of Marchand show

Katie Ledecky warmed up the Paris crowd for the Leon Marchand show later on Friday by moving into pole position for a record-extending fourth 800 metres freestyle gold

Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky has eye on more milestones ahead of Marchand show
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-Douglass takes 200m breaststroke gold, Smith bows out with silver

Kate Douglass underlined her remarkable versatility with gold in the women's 200 metres breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, beating Tokyo champion Tatjana

Olympics-Swimming-Douglass takes 200m breaststroke gold, Smith bows out with silver
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-French fans give Marchand rockstar treatment on golden night

The fans came in droves, some draped in flags and most chanting the name of Leon Marchand as they packed La Defense Arena to the rafters and roared the young Frenchman

Olympics-Swimming-French fans give Marchand rockstar treatment on golden night
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-Majestic Marchand puts France in a frenzy with first pool gold

Leon Marchand carried the expectations of a nation on the strongest of shoulders as he stormed to gold in the 400m individual medley in a cathartic victory at his home

Olympics-Swimming-Majestic Marchand puts France in a frenzy with first pool gold
Asia|Australia|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-Australia's women extend 4x100 metres freestyle relay reign

Australia's peerless women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay swimmers secured their country a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the event at the Paris Games on

Olympics-Swimming-Australia's women extend 4x100 metres freestyle relay reign
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-'I'm on top now': Maertens takes 400m freestyle gold

Germany's Lukas Maertens won his first Olympic gold in the men's 400 metres freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday as he emerged triumphant from a final stacked

Olympics-Swimming-'I'm on top now': Maertens takes 400m freestyle gold
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Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky sets up 400m showdown with champion Titmus

Katie Ledecky set up another Olympic showdown with Australia's champion Ariarne Titmus for the 400 metres freestyle title, the American great qualifying fastest for the

Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky sets up 400m showdown with champion Titmus
Asia|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-China doping row to raise tension at Paris pool

A doping row involving Chinese athletes may prove a tinderbox at the Olympic swimming meet where the United States face the biggest challenge to their reign in decades

Olympics-Swimming-China doping row to raise tension at Paris pool
Asia|Australia|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-Australia champion will weigh doping protest after racing China swimmer

Australia's Olympic 200 metres breaststroke champion Zac Stubblety-Cook said he may make an anti-doping protest after racing Chinese world record holder Qin Haiyang at

Olympics-Swimming-Australia champion will weigh doping protest after racing China swimmer
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Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky hopes for clean Games amid China doping row

American swimming great Katie Ledecky says she hopes athletes will be "competing clean" at the Paris Olympics amid a row over a doping case involving Chinese swimmers.

Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky hopes for clean Games amid China doping row
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Olympics-Swimming-Hunter becomes hunted as McKeown braces for charging Smith

Kaylee McKeown has ruled women's backstroke with an iron fist since dominating the Tokyo Olympics but a young American with a chip on her shoulder could derail the

Olympics-Swimming-Hunter becomes hunted as McKeown braces for charging Smith
Asia|Australia|Sports

Swimming-'Smash them on the blocks': US-Australia rivalry to light up Paris pool

American swimming, be warned: Australia are coming for the crown at the Paris Olympics.

Swimming-'Smash them on the blocks': US-Australia rivalry to light up Paris pool
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Swimming-Australia launches Olympic charm offensive after poking U.S. bear

Australia's Olympic swimming head coach Rohan Taylor has praised the United States team as the "standard of the sport" in a bid to ease tensions following a media campaign

Swimming-Australia launches Olympic charm offensive after poking U.S. bear
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Olympics-US still favourites to rule the pool, says elite Australian coach

Australian swimming is on the rise but the United States should still be rated as favourites to top the medal table once again at the Paris pool, said Michael Bohl,

Olympics-US still favourites to rule the pool, says elite Australian coach

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