Articles by Riley Overend

Campbell Joining Australian Olympic Commentating Team With Thorpe, Rooney, & Co.

“This will be the first Olympic Games I have watched since Athens 2004 and I can’t wait to cheer on our swimmers as they hit the pool,” Cate Campbell said.

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Carmel 14-Year-Old Yi Zheng Climbs NAG Rankings in 200 Fly (2:06.92) at Namesnik Memorial Open

Carmel Swim Club 14-year-old Yi Zheng placed 3rd in the 200 fly with a time of 2:06.92, a huge improvement from his previous-best 2:11.92 in April.

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American Interest in Watching Paris Olympics Higher Than Tokyo, Poll Finds

The Seton Hall poll found that 59% of respondents plan to watch the Paris Olympics — up from 49% for Tokyo from a May 2021 poll.

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U.S. Para Swimming Reveals Roster of 33 for Paris Paralympics

After leading all Trials swimmers with five wins, 29-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long punched her ticket to her team-leading sixth Paralympics.

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Hear From Bob Bowman, Carson Foster, and Others During Pre-Olympic Press Conference at Texas

“It’s the best staff in the world, in my opinion, collectively,” Bowman said of the U.S. Olympic coaching staff led by Anthony Nesty and Todd DeSorbo.

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Marks, Pagonis Break Americas Records on Final Night of U.S. Paralympic Trials

Elizabeth Marks lowered the Americas record in the women’s 50 freestyle S6 to 33.13 in prelims before winning the final in 33.30.

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Here’s What You Missed at Club Meets Across the Country During the U.S. Olympic Trials

At last week’s Shark Open in Sarasota, Florida, Cobe Hehenberger broke into the top-10 NAG rankings with a huge lifetime best in the 800-meter freestyle.

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Morgan Stickney Crushes Her Own World Record in 400 Free S7 on Day 2 of U.S. Para Swim Trials

Two-time Paralympic champion Morgan Stickney crushed her own world record in the 400-meter freestyle S7 on Friday night.

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Seine River Fails Another Water Quality Test With Just One Month Until Paris Olympics

E. coli levels were 10 times above acceptable limits on June 18 after another month of heavy rainfall sent untreated sewage into the Seine River.

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FanDuel Releases Olympic Betting Odds for 100 Freestyle; Pan, O’Callaghan Favored to Win

Chinese world record holder Pan Zhanle is favored at next month’s Olympics in the men’s 100 free (-180 odds) ahead of Rio 2016 champion Kyle Chalmers (+300).

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Elizabeth Marks Ties World Record on Opening Night of U.S. Paralympic Swimming Trials

Reigning Paralympic champion Elizabeth Marks tied her own world record from Tokyo in the 100 backstroke S6 with a time of 1:19.57 on Thursday.

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Bermuda, Kenya, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Cambodia All Announce Olympic Swim Rosters for Paris

Kristen Romano, a former Ohio State swimmer who now trains at Tennessee, will represent Puerto Rico in Paris next month alongside Yeziel Morales.

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Shareef Elaydi Takes Down Andrei Minakov’s LSC Record in 100 Fly (54.01)

Elaydi dropped .16 seconds off his previous-best 54.17 from last month, remaining the 2nd-fastest performer in the U.S. boys’ 13-14 NAG rankings.

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Michigan Approves Largest Athletic Department Budget in School History for 2024-25

The Michigan athletic department’s revenue is expected to jump more than $25 million next fiscal year, a 10% increase from 2023-24. 

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Josh Liendo, Ilya Kharun Win Final Olympic Tune-Ups On Day 3 of Mel Zajac Jr. International

Liendo triumphed in the 100 free with a time of 48.62, about a second off his personal-best 47.55 that he equaled at Canadian Olympic Trials last month.

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