Tag: Paris 2024
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Marathon Swimming Training Cancelled Over Water Quality Concerns In Paris | CP24
Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says it is all too easy for athletes to be exposed to pollutants in the Seine.
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U.S. Swimming Ends Paris Olympics on Top—Just Barely | TIME
After nine days of racing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the U.S. swim team managed to top both the medals count and gold tally in the pool. But the crucial golds didn’t come until the very last day.
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South Africa’s Swimming Great Tatjana Smith Speaks On Retirement | CGTN Africa
Moments after winning her second medal at the Paris Games, South African swimmer Tatjana Smith announced her retirement from the sport. The Johannesburg native, now South Africa’s most decorated Olympian with two Olympic records, spoke about pursuing other challenges away from swimming.
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Australian Swimmers Had COVID During Olympic Games | Sky News Australia
Fox Sports News has revealed seven members of the Australian swimming team had COVID during their Paris campaign and had to be placed in isolation. Olympic great Dawn Fraser revealed it was kept hidden from the media in an exclusive interview on the Matty and the Missile Podcast. Five of Australia’s women’s water polo athletes…
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TV Ratings Soaring For Paris 2024 Olympic Games | France 24 English
TV coverage of the Games has led to a huge ratings boost in a number of markets, while the Olympic Broadcasting Services is producing a record amount of content. Even the French – stereotypically known for their so called “insouciance” – are getting in on the action. Story by Carys Garland.
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Michael Phelps Disappointed In US Men’s Olympic Swimming Results | USA Today
The 28-time Olympic medalist said he was impressed by Bobby Finke’s swim, but that overall there was room for improvement
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Bobby Finke Speaks After World-Record Shattering Gold Medal Swim | 9NEWS
Bobby Finke was the last hope for the U.S. men’s swim team to earn an individual Olympic gold medal. On swimming’s final night, he delivered in a big way. Finke earned the Olympic gold in the men’s 1500-meter freestyle and set a new world record on Sunday. He was under world-record pace the entire race…
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Paris’ Worst Fears As Olympic Athlete Hospitalised After Swimming In The River Seine | news.com.au
Paris organisers’ worst fears have materialised as multiple athletes have fallen seriously ill after competing in the triathlon events held in the Seine River.
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Hong Kong’s Haughey Returns With Pair Of Olympic Swimming Medals | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey made her triumphant return home from the Paris Games on August 6, 2024. The city’s most decorated Olympian recently won bronze in the 100m and 200m women’s freestyle, three years after she nabbed two silver medals in the same events at the Tokyo Games. Haughey also earned Hong Kong’s first…