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Tony Azevedo Has The Answers, But Test Your Own Olympic Knowledge

Do you know which 2 events were added to Rio 2016?

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Park Tae Hwan Lands In Orlando For Pre-Rio Camp

Fresh off winning his appeal with the Court Arbitration of Sport (CAS), Korean swimmer Park Tae Hwan is on his way to Orlando, Florida for his final training before leaving for Brazil on July 31st.

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U.S. Olympic Swimmers Get Visit From Coach Popovich, Tony Parker

Michael Phelps takes a break from training camp to pose with San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich and star player Tony Parker.

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Vote Declares 2017 SEA Games, Asean Para Games Will Remain Separate

Although being hosted by the same city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the plan to have the 2017 Southeast Asian Games…

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Litchfield Is BUCS Sportsman Of Year, Loughborough & Stirling Honored

Check out the winners of this year’s BUCS Awards, including Max Litchfield from Sheffield.

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Watch Inspirational Video For Katy Perry’s Olympic Song ‘Rise’

“I won’t just survive, you will see me thrive.” – Words within Katy Perry’s new song ‘Rise’, which will be featured in NBC Olympic coverage.

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Kromowidjojo Suffers Slight Injury, But Coach Says No Reason To Panic

Sprint star Ranomi Kromowidjojo is one of the most crucial components of the recently announced Dutch Olympic roster, as the…

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Sun Yang, Ye Shiwen Among Chinese Olympians Training Stateside Pre-Rio

Sun Yang and Yi Shiwen are among the 50 Chinese swimmers, coaches and staff currently training stateside at SwimSeventy located in Norwalk, CT.

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Bilis, Vanderpool-Wallace Put On Speed Show In Greensboro

SwimMAC Elite’s ‘AVW’ swam her way to a 24.68 50m freestyle tonight in Greensboro.

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Team USA “Can’t Stop The Feeling” (Video)

Catch the Olympic Spirit with Team USA dancing along to “Can’t Stop the Feeling.”

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Park Tae Hwan Is Back, But His In-Pool Impact Remains To Be Seen

Park Tae Hwan has Olympic medal-earning history, but this time around the 26-year-old has had much less time in the pool to prepare.

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Meet The 2016 South African Olympic Aquatics Team

Cameron van der Burgh will represent South Africa in Rio and will be joined by both veterans and newcomers alike.

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Aussies Bring Special Glasses To Help Regulate Biological Clock In Rio

Aussie Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren reveals there is a distinct purpose why we may be seeing his swimmers donning sunglasses at night in Rio.

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Hong Kong’s Stephanie Au Set To Be Nation’s Flag Bearer In Rio

Hong Kong’s Stephanie Au makes the third swimmer to be given their country’s flag bearing honor, joining previously announced bearers Federica Pellegrini of Italy and Oussama Mellouli from Tunisia.

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Schooling “Leaning Towards” Dropping 200 Fly For 100 Free In Rio

Although Schooling has earned FINA “A” cuts across 4 events, he’s only entered in 3 for Rio. Of those, he and his surrogate Singaporean coach Eddie Reese are still working out the plan.

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