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by Rebecca BRYAN Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky is powering into the swimming World Championships in Budapest, leading a US team out to build on their latest Olympic show of strength in Rio. To be sure some longtime standard-bearers are missing from the US squad — most notably the now-retired superstar Michael Phelps. But in Ledecky the Americans have a sure-fire contender for multiple gold. The […]
(Reuters) – Michael Phelps captured his 23rd and final Olympic gold medal on Saturday as the United States sealed a week of dominance in the pool by winning the men’s and women’s medley relays. Denmark’s Pernille Blume beat a field of world and Olympic champions to take gold in the women’s 50 freestyle and Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri won the men’s 1,500 freestyle after dominating almost from the start. But it was Phelps who […]
by Alastair Himmer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) — Michael Phelps emphatically ruled out a U-turn on his decision to quit swimming after the Rio Olympics following a shock defeat Friday in his final individual race. After being denied a fifth gold of the Games by Singapore’s Joseph Schooling in the 100m butterfly, and dead-heating with Chad le Clos and Laszlo Cseh Phelps for silver, Phelps was inevitably asked the six million dollar question. […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – The head of United Kingdom Anti-Doping believes a partnership programme of pre-Olympic drug tests conducted by world swimming governing body FINA and 15 national anti-doping agencies will help “safeguard the integrity” of events in the pool at the Rio Games. FINA announced a Games ban on seven Russian swimmers on Monday, a day after the International Olympic Committee caused widespread controversy by declining to impose a blanket suspension on Russia, despite evidence […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A fish has been pictured swimming inside a jellyfish off Australia’s east coast in a remarkable and rare image that has gone viral, with more than two million online views. Underwater photographer Tim Samuel was in the water with a friend near popular tourist resort Byron Bay in December when they came across the little creature trapped inside the only slightly larger jellyfish. The expression on the golden fish’s face — […]
https://youtu.be/NzWUaQcV4Gw In swimming, mastering racing dives, dolphin kicks and turns can shave tenths of a second off the clock. There are two starting techniques: -The grab start, seen as the most powerful, where the swimmer grips the block with their hands and toes, their body weight over the front of their feet. -And the track start, which allows a faster reaction time. The swimmer positions their hands and one foot on the block’s edge, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Michael Phelps led wire-to-wire in winning the 200m individual medley at the Mesa Pro Swim on Saturday, his time of 1min 57.90 the third-fastest in the world this year. Phelps, and 18-time Olympic gold medallist aiming for one last burst of Olympic glory at Rio de Janeiro in August, posted his fastest time in the event so far in 2016 to insert himself in the upper reaches of the rankings […]
Here’s the updates in the Unity Games International 2015. NET 25’s special coverage of Unity Games International is on going, tune in for more updates. Please use our hashtag #UnityGames2015 Make it number 1! Basketball Binhi Category ICYMI: Update on the Binhi basketball at the San Juan Sports Complex; Australia vs. Northern Europe Basketball Category Kadiwa ICYMI: Recap on Kadiwa basketball in Cuneta Astrodome USA and Northern Europe faces each other in Kadiwa basketball at […]
The Unity Games International is getting nearer and nearer and the excitement is already mounting. Here’s your daily dose of fun sports facts and trivia as we wait for the Unity Games! #UnityGamesIntl2015 Infographics designed by Lianne Erica Soro Research by Mary Rose Faith Bonalos
