Articles filed under Swimming
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Caeleb Dressel looks like himself again, winning at U.S. Olympic swim trialsJun 21, 2024 9:42 pm - After a long layoff and all the doubts about whether he'd reclaim his place as one of the world's greatest swimmers, Caeleb Dressel is beginning to look like himself again.
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On a night for doubling up, Lilly King also takes home an engagement ringJun 20, 2024 9:46 pm - On a night for doubling up at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Lilly King left with another big prize. An engagement ring.
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American swimming stars Dressel and Manuel settle for relay spots at US swim trialsJun 19, 2024 10:13 pm - Coming back from long layoffs, American swimming stars Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel had to settle for relay spots at the Olympics on Wednesday night.
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Regan Smith sets a world record in the 100 backstroke at the U.S. Olympic trialsJun 18, 2024 8:40 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — No one was beating Regan Smith in her signature event. Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race, Smith set a world record in the w...
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A night for familiar names at U.S. swim trials. Ledecky, Murphy, King and Grimes winJun 17, 2024 9:18 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — It was a night for familiar names at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. American backstroke star Ryan Murphy is headed to his third Olympics. So is breastst...
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Walsh follows world record with 1st Olympic berth; Foster wins 400 IMJun 16, 2024 9:33 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Gretchen Walsh followed up a world record in the 100-meter butterfly with something that felt just as good. Her first trip to the Olympics. Walsh didn’t go...
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Ledecky on China doping scandal: ‘There’s supposed to be consequences’Jun 16, 2024 1:06 pm - On July 29, 2021, Katie Ledecky swam a blistering anchor leg for Team USA in the final of the women’s 800-meter freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics, stopping the clock ...
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Katie Ledecky heading to her fourth Olympics, wins 400 freestyle at U.S. swimming trialsJun 15, 2024 10:38 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Katie Ledecky is heading to her fourth Olympics, an accomplishment that seemed unimaginable when she was a 15-year-old kid in London. These days, it wouldn...
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Plaster repairs to put Prospect High pool out of commission this summerApr 30, 2024 8:09 pm - Eight years after opening, Prospect High School’s pool is in need of repairs due to crumbling plaster behind tiles that otherwise should have lasted up to a dozen years, ...
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Competition, camaraderie drive all-ages Elgin swim team members as they prep for state meetApr 26, 2024 10:03 am - Before the sun even rose, coach Corinne Grotenhuis was pacing the pool deck at the Centre of Elgin, leading roughly 30 members from the Elgin Blue Wave masters swim team ...