Articles filed under Swimming
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Girls swimming: St. Charles North brings plenty of talent, experienceAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - From time to time, athletic coaches will speak about teams having no weaknesses. In the case of the St. Charles North girls swimming team, there is no need to speak. It'...
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Wheaton native completes record-setting two-way crossing of Torch Lake, MichiganAug 05, 2021 11:00 pm - Marian Cardwell completed a record-breaking continuous 18+ hour swim effort on Thursday, Aug. 5, in order to raise awareness for Type 1 diabetes and support the research...
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Good News Sunday: Trishaws let seniors revive a love of bikingAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: After clocking many miles on her bike in...
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Doping talk rears its head after Russian swimmers winJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - After losing to Russian swimmers in two races at the Olympics, American backstroke star Ryan Murphy said Friday that doping remains a huge problem in the sp...
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Fast day at pool, track on Day 7 of Tokyo OlympicsJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The Tokyo Games got their first swimming individual world record and a fast start to the track competition on Day 7 of the Olympics. Tatjana Schoenmaker of ...
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US star Manuel returns to pool for 50 free after long layoffJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - After an Olympics with plenty of free time, Simone Manuel finally got back to racing Friday night. Manuel competed for the first time since anchoring the Un...
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Olympic Stadium opens in Tokyo for start of track and fieldJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Track and Field begins competition on Day 7 of the Tokyo Games and four medal events will be decided in the pool in Friday's coverage of the Olympics. The gymna...
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Seasoned swimmers come up short against new challengersJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - It felt like a changing of the guard at the Olympic pool. Federica Pellegrini. Seventh. Chad le Clos. Fifth. Katinka Hosszu. Also seventh. Three swimming greats...
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Glenview's Olivia Smoliga helps relay team to bronze in TokyoJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - It might not have been the fastest time in the qualifier, but the U.S. women's 4X100 freestyle relay team, which featured Olivia Smoliga of Glenview, earned a spot in th...
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Swimming gold for Alaska's Lydia JacobyJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Alaska produced a gold medal swimmer, while host Japan won't get to celebrate a tennis gold medal after Naomi Osaka got knocked out early. Seventeen-year-old Lyd...