Tag: Tokyo 2020
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Ryan Lochte on Tokyo: I want to prove everyone wrong
Swimmer and Olympian Ryan Lochte says the Tokyo Olympics will be his most important games yet, because it is his opportunity to show that age is just a number, and he can still compete. Lochte struggled with finding joy in swimming following the 2012 Olympic games. It was the birth of his children that helped…
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Winston-Salem native and Olympic swimmer Kathleen Baker starts preparing for the 2021 Olympics
Olympic swimmer Kathleen Baker says she’s preparing for fall training for the Olympics after two weeks off.
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Athletes to Watch – Tokyo 2020 | Ariarne Titmus
Swimming world champion Ariarne Titmus will be in one of the most anticipated races of the Tokyo Olympics, at her first Olympics she will be one to watch.
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Oxford study: Tokyo Olympics are most costly Summer Games
The Tokyo Olympics are already the most expensive Summer Games on record with costs set to go higher, a wide-ranging study from Britain’s University of Oxford indicates. The Tokyo cost overrun already exceeds 200%, lead author Bent Flyvbjerg explained in an interview with The Associated Press. This is even before several billion more dollars are…
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Former Virginia Tech Swimmer in Hong Kong, waiting for shot at Olympics
The Journey to Tokyo will not be like any athlete had imagined. For one Virginia swimmer, it’s put him on the other side of the world for the foreseeable future. Ian Ho traveled to Hong Kong in the early spring and has been there ever since. He hoped to compete for the country in the…
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Over 60% of Olympic volunteers worry about coronavirus measures
More than 60% of volunteers registered for next summer’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are worried about how anti-coronavirus measures will be implemented and what format the events will take, according to a recent survey by organizers. In a multiple-answer question to volunteers at the venues and athletes’ village on what concerns them about their…
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My thoughts on Covid-19 & The 2020 Olympic Games | Calvyn Justus
My thoughts on how Covid-19 affected the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo and my experience dealing with quarantine, training, and the Olympics being postponed.
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Ali Galyer dives back into training after a managed two weeks in isolation
Swimmer Ali Galyer might have an American accent but is set on wearing the fern (quite literally) at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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![Hector Pardoe | Life of an Open Water Swimmer Aiming for Tokyo Olympics [Podcast] | Propulsion Swimming](https://www.swimmersdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hector-pardoe-life-of-an-open-wa-110x96.jpg "Hector Pardoe | Life of an Open Water Swimmer Aiming for Tokyo Olympics [Podcast] | Propulsion Swimming")
Hector Pardoe | Life of an Open Water Swimmer Aiming for Tokyo Olympics [Podcast] | Propulsion Swimming
In this week episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are talking International Open Water swimmer Hector Pardoe.