Articles filed under Swimming
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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 ...
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Schaumburg’s Mollin swims to titles at national championshipsApr 08, 2024 6:00 am - Schaumburg graduate Nina Mollin won multiple titles at the U Sports Swimming National Championships.
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Benet’s Tchoua earns more honors at University of IndianapolisMar 11, 2024 6:00 am - Benet graduate Kendrick Tchoua, a University of Indianapolis basketball player, was a first-team selection to the all-Great Lakes Valley Conference team.