TOKYO—After booking her place in Olympic history with a record sixth individual gold medal, world swimming’s most decorated woman Katie Ledecky is confident there’s plenty more to come—and is already talking about a bid to reach the next two Olympics. The American dominated the 800 meters freestyle final in Tokyo on Saturday to win gold…
Olympics-Swimming-Scott on for Record Haul as Team GB Pile on the Medals
TOKYO—Duncan Scott spoke of the ‘Adam Peaty effect’ after becoming Britain’s joint most-decorated Olympic swimmer of all time on Friday with a silver in the men’s 200-metre individual medley. The medal was his third of the Tokyo Games, after 4 x 200-metre relay gold and 200-metre freestyle silver, and fifth from two Olympics. The Scot…
Duncan Scott on Record Haul as Team GB Pile on the Medals
TOKYO—Duncan Scott spoke of the “Adam Peaty effect” after becoming Britain’s joint most decorated Olympic swimmer of all time on Friday with a silver in the men’s 200-metre individual medley. The medal was his third of the Tokyo Games, after 4 x 200-metre relay gold and 200-metre freestyle silver, and fifth from two Olympics. The…
US Olympic Swimmer Michael Andrew Says He Won’t Get Vaccinated
With several weeks to go before the start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Andrew said he won’t be taking the COVID-19 vaccine. The 22-year-old will compete in 100-meter breaststroke, 200-meter individual medley, and 50-meter freestyle. He previously won the 100-meter individual medley during the world championships and last month placed first…
Georgia Teen Spots Toddler on Bottom of Swimming Pool, Leaps Into Action, Saves His Life
A teenager with excellent swimming skills in Stockbridge, Georgia, recently saved a toddler from drowning in a swimming pool over Mother’s Day weekend. Randy Brown, 13, was playing with his cousin in the pool when a woman came searching for her son, Kingston. She went over to the poolside and was alarmed to see her…
1948 Olympic Swimmer, Masters Multiple Record Holder, Dies
Clara Lamore Walker, who swam for the United States at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, won three national championships, and later in life set hundreds of national and world swimming records in several masters age groups, has died. Walker died Friday of natural causes at an assisted living facility in North Smithfield, Rhode Island,…
Swimmer With Down Syndrome Breaks World Record by Over 6 Seconds Without Realizing
The mom of an Australian swimming star guesses her daughter Tahnee Afuhaamango has broken over three dozen world records in her career. Incredibly, Tahnee, who has Down syndrome, broke one by over six seconds without even realizing it until returning home from the competition. On Feb. 6, after completing the 200-meter freestyle event in Darwin,…
Bomb Survivor Double-Amputee Aims for the 2021 Paralympic Games: ‘My Destiny’
Nearly 16 years ago, a baby girl survived an explosion when her impoverished birth parents detonated a bomb inside their home in Vietnam. She lived but lost her legs. After being adopted by a loving family from the United States, Haven Faith Shepherd, an inspiring double-amputee swimming star in the making, has found ways to…
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