For the first time in 16 years, Team USA will get to compete in artistic swimming at the Olympics. The last time they qualified, Megumi Field was a toddler. And at 18, she’s one of the youngest members of the team. Artistic swimming is an art that thrives on camaraderie and teamwork, and it’s those skills that have brought the U.S. back to center stage.
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What It Takes To Be An Olympic-level Swimmer | USA Today
Three-time Olympic swimmer Ryan Murphy raced his way to a bronze medal in a crowded 100-meter backstroke final Monday for his third podium in three consecutive Olympic Games.
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Olympics: Tatjana Smith Wins Swimming Gold | France 24 English
Tatjana Smith took South Africa’s first gold of the Paris Olympics on Monday and added the 100 metres breaststroke title to the 200 metres she won at Tokyo 2021 under her maiden name of Schoenmaker.
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‘I Felt Like I Had It’: Peaty Upbeat Despite Falling Short Of Third Olympic Gold | Guardian Sport
Team GB swimmer Adam Peaty said he would not let Paris 2024 define his career after he finished second to Italy’s Nicolò Martinenghi by just 0.02 of a second in the men’s 100m breaststroke to win joint silver with the USA swimmer Nick Fink
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Olympics 2024: Would You Swim In The Seine? | NZ Herald
Chereè Kinnear takes to the streets of Paris as worry mounts over the River Seine’s water quality. Video / Chereè Kinnear
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ECB President Christine Lagarde On Sports Background, Lessons From Swimming And Journey To Finance | CNBC Television
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss her sports background, her history as a competitive artistic swimmer, lessons from swimming, and more.
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Seine Swim Training Canceled Again Over Pollution, Current | Reuters
Paris 2024 Olympics organizers canceled the triathlon swimming training session in the Seine river for a second day, 24 hours before the men’s race, after heavy rain late last week increased both pollution levels and the speed of the current.
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Science Behind Mollie O’Callaghan’s Olympic Gold Win In Paris 2024
In this golden generation of Australian swimming superstars, Mollie O’Callaghan might yet emerge as the one who shines brightest.
The quiet and unassuming sprinter with the instincts of a cold-blooded killer produced arguably the greatest swim performance of the Olympic Games by prevailing in the epic showdown with training partner Ariarne Titmus in an electric 200m freestyle final.
The key to her success that night were partly those world class underwater turns. Watch the breakdown.
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Tears Of Joy For Swimming Superstars After Winning Gold And Silver | Wide World Of Sports
Watch Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus’ emotional interview after claiming gold and silver in the Women’s 200m Freestyle Final.
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