Today: September 17, 2024
Today: September 17, 2024

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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
Europe|News|Sports

Olympics-Organisers confident triathlon will go ahead despite rain impact on Seine

Paris 2024 organisers are confident the triathlon events will take place as scheduled on Tuesday even though recent rainfall might lead to Sunday's swimming training

Olympics-Organisers confident triathlon will go ahead despite rain impact on Seine
Europe|Sports

Olympic triathletes hope the Seine River is clean enough for swimming after recent rains

Days before they’re set to plunge into the Seine River during the Paris Olympics, triathletes are holding out hope that the famous waterway’s bacteria levels would be safe enough for swimming

Olympic triathletes hope the Seine River is clean enough for swimming after recent rains
News|Sports

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
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
News|Sports

Olympics-Dressel puts world aquatics on the spot over China doping

Seven-times Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel put World Aquatics bosses on the defensive on Thursday after expressing in front of them his lack of confidence in their

Olympics-Dressel puts world aquatics on the spot over China doping
Fashion and Beauty|Sports

I tried Speedo's Olympic swimsuit. It's fast in the pool, but takes forever to put on

I tried the new Speedo swimsuit being used at the Paris Olympics and it came with instructions on how to even put it on

I tried Speedo's Olympic swimsuit. It's fast in the pool, but takes forever to put on
Environment|Europe|Sports

Olympics-River Seine suitable for swimming six out of seven days from July 17-23

The Seine was suitable for swimming six days out of seven between July 17-23, data showed on the day of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday.

Olympics-River Seine suitable for swimming six out of seven days from July 17-23
Sports

Anthony Nesty to become the first Black US head swimming coach at the Olympics

Anthony Nesty has made more history with his selection to lead the U.S. men’s swimming team at the Paris Olympics

Anthony Nesty to become the first Black US head swimming coach at the Olympics
News|Sports|World

Plans to accommodate transgender swimmers at a World Cup meet scrapped because of lack of entries

Plans for the first “open category” swimming races to accommodate transgender competitors at a World Cup this weekend have been scrapped because of a lack of entries

Plans to accommodate transgender swimmers at a World Cup meet scrapped because of lack of entries
Environment|News

Diana Nyad marks anniversary of epic Cuba-Florida swim, freeing rehabilitated sea turtle in the Keys

A decade after swimming nonstop for more than two straight days from Cuba to Florida, Diana Nyad has returned to the Key West beach where she completed her epic journey

Diana Nyad marks anniversary of epic Cuba-Florida swim, freeing rehabilitated sea turtle in the Keys
News|Sports|Technology

While the suits are no longer super, swimming attire still has a big impact at the pool

Fifteen years ago, Michael Phelps won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics wearing a high-tech swimsuit with a catchy name, the Speedo LZR Racer

While the suits are no longer super, swimming attire still has a big impact at the pool
News|Sports|World

Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris Olympics

Two of Russia’s top swimmers who could be eligible for the next year’s Olympics have been drug tested by their country’s anti-doping agency only twice apiece in 2023

Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris Olympics
Sports

China's Chen and Chang win 3rd straight world title in women's synchronized springboard

Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani of China have captured their third straight diving world title in women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard

China's Chen and Chang win 3rd straight world title in women's synchronized springboard
Sports

Twins Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi of China claim another artistic swimming gold at worlds

Twins Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi have added to their artistic swimming medal haul at the World Aquatics Championships with a narrow victory in the duet free routine

Twins Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi of China claim another artistic swimming gold at worlds
Sports

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky's 13-year unbeaten streak in 800-meter freestyle

Katie Ledecky’s 13-year unbeaten streak in the 800-meter freestyle is over

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky's 13-year unbeaten streak in 800-meter freestyle
Sports

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captures her first long-course world title in Doha

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong has captured her first long-course world title, winning the women’s 200-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captures her first long-course world title in Doha
Entertainment|Sports

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky's memoir, 'Just Add Water,' to be published June 11

Few swimmers have made a splash as big as Katie Ledecky, the Olympic gold medalist and two-time winner of The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky's memoir, 'Just Add Water,' to be published June 11
News|Sports|World

WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics, citing contaminated samples

The world’s top anti-doping regulator says after reviewing a documentary and other media reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication

WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics, citing contaminated samples
Environment|News|Sports|World

Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she is confident water quality will be up to the Olympics standards this summer

Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine
Environment|News|Sports|Travel

Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming

French officials have inaugurated a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine, which is to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons

Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
News|Sports

Olympics-WADA must repair trust, says U.S. athletes' commission head

Some athletes have lost trust in world anti-doping agency WADA after the body's handling of failed drug tests in Chinese swimming, according to Team USA Athletes' Commission

Olympics-WADA must repair trust, says U.S. athletes' commission head
Health|Sports

Swimming-Emotional Pallister Paris-bound after battling eating disorder

Having overcome a heart condition and an eating disorder, Australian swimmer Lani Pallister struggled to keep her emotions in check after qualifying for her first Olympics on the

Swimming-Emotional Pallister Paris-bound after battling eating disorder
Sports

Simone Manuel returns from overtraining syndrome with her eyes on Paris Olympics

Simone Manuel was the first Black female swimmer to capture an Olympic gold medal

Simone Manuel returns from overtraining syndrome with her eyes on Paris Olympics
Sports

Titmus sets a women’s 200-meter freestyle world record at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials

Ariarne Titmus has set a world record in the women’s 200-meter freestyle at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials

Titmus sets a women’s 200-meter freestyle world record at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials

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