Articles filed under Swimming
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Report: Thorpe to reveal he is gayJul 12, 2014 1:01 am - SYDNEY - Australian media report five-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Ian Thorpe will reveal he is gay in a television interview with English talk show host Michael ...
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Phelps a bit miffed that he's not going fasterJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - ATHENS, Ga. - Michael Phelps figured he would be swimming faster by now. His coach believes he's right on schedule. Phelps will get a final tuneup before the national ch...
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Barrington swimmer helps others achieve dreamsJun 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Master Swimmer Don Macdonald knows in his heart that he would be gearing up to swim the English Channel if not for a cardiac arrhythmia that very nearly killed him. Lear...
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Van Dyken demonstrates social media's positive sideJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Not long after Amy Van Dyken-Rouen had surgery for a life-threatening spine injury, while she still wasn't completely out of danger, her husband plac...
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Local gold medalists:Jun 23, 2014 1:01 am - Two Special Olympics athletes from Lake County received gold medals in a weeklong competition last week in New Jersey. Gurnee's Alex Dmytrenko was a triple gold-medalist...
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Suburbs part of try to set record for World's Largest Swimming LessonJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - Children and adults plunged into pools across the suburbs Friday as part of an effort to break a world record for the largest lesson. It was the fifth consecutive year f...
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Mundelein's Parola fulfills legacy of all-around excellenceJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - Derek Parola would be the first to admit it: He was a little tag-along when he was a kid. He followed his Dad, Todd, everywhere, especially around the Mundelein baseball...
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No words needed to see Gurnee swimmer's passion for the sportJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Gurnee resident Alex Dmytrenko's smile made it clear he was enjoying another practice session in the pool for 100-meter backstroke and freestyle events in advance of the...
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Ex-Olympian swims with suburban kids at StevensonJun 11, 2014 5:30 am - Six years have passed since swimming legend Dara Torres last competed in the Olympics, but the California native showed she's still in fine form Tuesday when she joined ...
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Olympic star Van Dyken severs spine in accidentJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken severed her spine in an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend, and she told emergency wo...