Swimmers injured in terrifying ‘freak accident’
by Five swimmers in Indiana were electrocuted in what police described as a “freak accident” in a swimming pool Sunday afternoon. Officers, fire and medical personnel …
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Ryan Lochte Shares US Swimmers Can’t Leave Olympic Village During Games – Hollywood Life
Image Credit: Getty Images Ryan Lochte revealed a strict rule for Team USA swimmers while staying in the Olympic Village—which is to stay in the …
At the Olympics, Artistic Swimmers Flip, Twist and Push for Respect
Artistic swimming is a crowd-pleaser and much harder than it used to be, but it has had to make the case that it is even …
China Cleared Swimmers in Doping Dispute, Citing Tainted Burgers
Two Chinese athletes, one of whom was named to the Olympic team in Paris, tested positive in 2022 for a banned steroid. China blamed contaminated …
Why Some Olympic Swimmers Think About Math in the Pool
In a sport where gold and silver can be separated by a fraction of a second, many of the world’s top swimmers now scour data …
Under a roaring crowd, Léon Marchand of France leaves the world’s best swimmers in his wake.
Marchand, who has been dubbed the “French Michael Phelps,” set the Olympic record in the men’s 400-meter individual medley final.
Anger Lingers Over Positive Doping Tests for Chinese Swimmers
In Paris, Chinese swimmers have been under extra scrutiny by doping watchdogs, but that hasn’t satisfied competitors like American star Caeleb Dressel.
Chinese Swimmers Had Previous Positive Tests for Banned Drug
After the revelation in April that 23 elite Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned substance months before the last Summer Olympic Games, China …
House Panel Seeks F.B.I. Investigation Into Doping by Chinese Swimmers
The House select committee on China has asked the Justice Department and F.B.I. to investigate reports that Chinese authorities covered up positive doping tests for …
China’s Swimmers Tested Positive. What Happens to Their Medals?
Whenever a suspicion of doping arises in an Olympics, attention can shift quickly from the athletes who won gold, silver and bronze medals to the …