Tag: Rio 2016
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Katie Ledecky 🇺🇸 Five-Time Olympic Gold Medallist | Olympics
American competitive swimmer Katie Ledecky is a five-time Olympic champion. She won gold in the 800m freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and in the 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, and 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. A silver medal in the 4 × 100m freestyle relay at Rio…
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Joseph Schooling – The man who beat Michael Phelps! | Athlete Highlights
At the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling won a gold medal in the 100 m butterfly with a time of 50.39 seconds, the first Olympic gold medal won by Singapore. Schooling did not only manage to beat Michael Phelps in the final, but his incredible time set a new…
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Blackboard Breakdown | Is Ryan Murphy the Backstroke King? | Propulsion Swimming
Who is Ryan Murphy and what makes him so good at backstroke? In this week’s Blackboard Breakdown from Propulsion Swimming, we look at Murphy’s achievements in swimming and why we think he’s still the man to beat in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In this analysis, we will look at Murphy’s performances over the last…
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Taylor McKeown – Olympic Medalist | Inside the mind of [#11]
Taylor McKeown is a professional swimmer specializing in breaststroke. Taylor won the Gold at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games at 19 years old as well as the Silver in the 4 x 100m medley at the Rio Olympics. She is the head coach and founder of the Achievers Swim Academy and is currently training for…
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Jack Laugher | Olympians Uncovered | Team GB
At Rio 2016, Jack Laugher alongside partner Chris Mears, became Great Britain’s first-ever diving gold medallist following victory in the synchronized 3m springboard. He followed this up with silver in the individual event, to become Team GB’s most successful Olympic diver ever.
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2️⃣2️⃣ – Katie Ledecky finishes 22 seconds ahead of her final competitor! | #31DaysOfOlympics
Setting a World record is already impressive, but winning by this margin is just mind-blowing 🤯
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Men’s 15 highest scored Final Dives at Rio 2016 | Top Moments
Relive the men’s 15 highest scored Final Dives from the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. By claiming the gold medal, Chen Aisen from China scored the highest dive in the 10m platform with a score of 108. Moreover, he also claimed the gold medal with his partner Lin Yue in the synchronized…