Tag: Tokyo 2020
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Olympic Games | An Emotional Hero’s Welcome for South Africa’s Golden Girl Tatjana Schoenmaker
An emotional South Africa’s golden girl Tatjana Schoenmaker received a hero’s welcome when she touched down at the OR Tambo International. Schoenmaker says her achievements in the 2020 Olympic Games have not sunk in yet. The 24-year-old swimmer won two medals three days apart also setting a new world record when she won gold in…
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Seekonk Siblings Return Home from Olympics | WPRI
Jayla and Troy Pina made history as the first swimmers to ever represent Cape Verde.
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Caeleb Dressel on Today: Caeleb’s Reunion with Family | First Coast News
Caeleb Dressel tells Savannah Guthrie on Today about his reunion with his family at the airport Monday night.
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Caeleb Dressel on Today Show: Winning the Gold | First Coast News
Caeleb Dressel tells Savannah Guthrie what it means to him to win his first individual gold medal in Tokyo.
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Alice Dearing Hopes to Inspire More Black People to Take Up Swimming | Loughborough University
Alice Dearing will become the first black female swimmer to represent Team GB at the Tokyo Games and she is hoping to inspire more people of color to take to the pool.
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Lilly King & Regan Smith Gush Over Their Olympic Medals | Access
Lilly King and Regan Smith won big at the Tokyo Olympics. The swimmers chatted with Access Hollywood’s Scott Evans about their journey at this year’s summer games and both revealed how proud they are of their medals. Lilly, who called out the tendency of downplaying any result other than victory after snagging silver in the…
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US Olympic Swimming Medalists Regan Smith, Abbey Weitzeil Reflect on Their Tokyo Experience | KCRA News
The Tokyo Olympics continue but for the first time, American athletes are back home before the Closing Ceremony due to COVID-19 safety protocols. American swimmer Regan Smith won two silver medals and a bronze and her teammate Abbey Weitzeil won a silver and bronze medal. They spoke to KCRA’s Deirdre Fitzpatrick about their Olympic experiences…
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Olympic Gold Medalist Says Swim Races ‘Not Clean’ | AP
Olympic swimming gold medalist Caeleb Dressel is pretty much invincible when he has a lane to himself. The American reflected on his failure to win six gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Aug. 3)
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Adam Peaty and Tom Dean Arrive Back in UK after Olympic Success in Tokyo | The Independent
British swimmers Adam Peaty and Tom Dean have arrived back in the UK after their success at Tokyo 2020.