Dec. 20, 2021
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Kieran Smith set the tone nicely for the Americans, swimming a huge personal best of 1:41.79 on the lead-off leg to give his team a 0.72-second lead
July 28, 2021
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Great Britain's 4x200 free relay broke the European Record set by Russia at the 2009 World Championship. Hungary and Germany joined the European medal table.
July 26, 2021
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Swimming superstar Michael Phelps won his 17th 🥇medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games with his teammates Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, and Ricky Berens on the 4x200m freestyle relay. Enjoy wat…
Swimming superstar Michael Phelps won his 17th ð¥medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games with his teammates Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer and Ricky Berens on the 4...
Jan. 17, 2021
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Gold Medalist to Capitol Insurrection: Tracing the Rise and Fall of Klete Keller There’s no sugarcoating the effect on the world of swimming that seeing Klete Keller’s among protestors storming the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 has had, just as there’s no diminishing the chilling effect of five lives lost that day or that the insurrection has had on American democracy. It’s made for a convenient hook in headlines of the coverage – of CEOs, elected officials and yes, an Olympic swimmer, joining an unruly mob of right-wing protestors trying to stop the certification of an election lo ...
Sept. 5, 2020
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The NCAA Championships is one of the most intense competitions a swimmer might compete in, and falls just short of the U.S. Olympic Trials in terms of the cut-throat attitudes of the athletes and coaches vying for titles and a spot in history. First place in a relay at the NCAA Championships will earn a team 40 points, while eighth place is worth 22 points–2 points more than an individual victory. Needless to say, there is a lot of pressure to perform well on relays. The stage was set for the final of the men’s 200 yard medley relay at the Men’s 2007 NCAA Championships. 32 men on 8 t ...