Lรฉon Marchand captures 4th Olympic swimming gold, setting off a party across Paris
Lรฉon Marchand completed his dominating run through the Paris Olympics, capturing his fourth swimming gold with another runaway victory in the 200-meter individual medley Friday night.
Katie Ledecky joins an elite club with another dominating performance at the US nationals
Katie Ledecky has joined an elite club, earning her sixth trip to the world championships with a dominating victory in the 800-meter freestyle at the U.S. nationals.
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Ryan Lochte advances to 200m IM final at Trials, continuing pursuit of fifth Olympics
Twelve-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte is one race away from qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, potentially his fifth Games.
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Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of pool
Outside of it, the Olympic champion is pushing herself in a new endeavor to boost the profile of womenโs sports. AdSheโs aiming to defend her 100 free title at the Tokyo Olympics, delayed for a year by the coronavirus pandemic. When Stanford closed its facilities last March, Manuel and training partner Katie Ledecky found a backyard pool to work out in. He failed to make it out of the preliminaries, finishing 32nd in the 100 free and 25th in the 100 breaststroke. Blake Pieroni won the menโs 100 free in 49.19 seconds.
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Swimmer Ryan Lochte miffed at his times in return to racing
โThis is probably going to go down as my worst meet that Iโve ever had,โ he said by phone from Sarasota, Florida. Lochte figures heโs competed in just seven meets since 2016. Lochte said heโs still in touch with Phelps, who retired after Rio and has three boys of his own now. Lochte looks around the pool deck at his young competitors and admits not knowing their names and who is the fastest. Itโs still fun.โLochte still has his supporters, whether itโs his fans who know heโs always willing to accommodate their requests or those in the sport.
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With COVID-19 surging, swimmers return to racing in the US
Irvine is hosting about 240 swimmers โ a mix of national team members, collegians and high schoolers โ competing outdoors under strict safety guidelines at a time when COVID-19 is surging again in many parts of the country. Ryan Lochte, seeking to make his fifth Olympic team at age 36, is competing at the U.S. Open site in Sarasota, Florida. Swimmers enter the complex through a designated spot and follow a progression from the warm-up pool, competition pool, warm-down pool and exit. The number of swimmers who can be in the same lane training at the same time is limited to a maximum of four. Multiple sessions are being staged to keep the number of swimmers at the complex at one time lower.