Tag: Paris 2024
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Romanian Swimmer David Popovici Donates Olympic Equipment to Raise Money for Special Needs Children | Romania Insider
Romanian star swimmer and Olympic gold medalist David Popovici is donating his Paris Olympics equipment to raise money to help build a home for children with special needs in Bucharest’s District 5. Roughly EUR 450,000 is needed to build the family home, and David wants to raise EUR 115,000 of that sum. To achieve this,…
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From Distance Swimmer to 100 Free Monster | Who Is Pan Zhanle? | The Swim Scribe
The 2024 Paris Olympics had a TON of crazy storylines, performances, and downright fast swimming take place. Among ALL of that it’s easy for some swims to get lost in the crowd, but there is ONE swim that I’m sure NO ONE will forget anytime soon. Pan Zhanle’s 100 freestyle world record. This was one…
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Extended Interview: MN Olympic Swimmer Regan Smith on Winning Gold, Paris Games | KARE 11
KARE 11’s Will Hall talks with Olympic gold medalist and Lakeville native Regan Smith following her return from the 2024 Paris Games.
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The End of Olympic Escapism for Gloomy France | France 24 English
After months of gloom and self-doubt in the run-up to the start of the Olympics on July 26, Paris and the country at large threw themselves into the spirit of the Games, embracing new national sporting heroes along the way. The closing ceremony for the Paralympics on Sunday, when the Olympic flame will be extinguished…
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Sports Live | Daring to Dream: Swimming Icon, Tatjana Smith | SABC News
Retired South African swimmer Tatjana Smith is one of the most decorated Olympians in South African history. The two-time Olympic champion recently returned from Paris with silverware and her reputation as one of the top swimmers the sport has ever seen firmly intact.
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She Just Keeps Getting Faster | Who Is Summer McIntosh | The Swim Scribe
At just SEVENTEEN years old Summer McIntosh had a completely UNREAL Olympic Games this year in Paris. McIntosh left Paris as the second most decorated swimmer behind Leon Marchand and the most decorated female swimmer, she earned herself 3 individual Olympic titles and one runner up finish. But how did we get here? How did…
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Katie Ledecky Talks Winning Gold in Paris, New Book ‘Just Add Water’ | The View
Ledecky joins “The View” to discuss her journey to becoming the most decorated U.S. female Olympian of all time.
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Newsmakers: U of T Swimming Coach & Olympic Broadcaster Byron MacDonald | CHCH News
On an all-new episode of Newsmakers, Louie is joined by the head coach of the University of Toronto swimming program and CBC Olympic Broadcaster Byron MacDonald. The two discuss the recent Paris Olympics, MacDonald’s 10th as part of the broadcast team, and Canada’s successes in the pool at the games. They also talk about whether…
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Jessica Long Is Swimming in Gold | WMAR-2 News
Another example of the stellar swimmers to come out of Maryland. Paralympic athlete Jessica Long, from Baltimore, won her 30th medal in Paris. She took the gold in the 400-meter freestyle, an event she initially wasn’t going to do in Paris but decided to train for it in December.