Articles by Sophie Kaufman

Paris Officials Open Austerlitz Water Tank, A Crucial Piece of the Seine River Clean Up Plan

The Austerlitz water tank can hold 13.2 million gallons of water, making it a critical piece of Paris organizers’ plans to make the Seine safe for athletes.

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Who Leads the World Rankings With Less Than 90 Days To Paris? (Men’s Edition)

Lukas Märtens’ strong performance at German Nationals earned him two top times in the world this season (200 free, 400 free).

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University of Pennsylvania Pool To Close in July For Renovations

The renovations to Sheerr pool will take the entire 2024-25 school year to complete, sending the Penn swimmers to alternative practice sites for the season.

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WADA and USADA Spar Over Handling Of Chinese Swimmers’ Positive TMZ Tests In Press Releases

WADA threated legal action based on Travis Tygart, CEO of USADA’s comments to the NY Times; USADA hit back with a statement of their own.

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Reports from NYT & ARD Reveal New Info About 23 TMZ-Positive Tests From Chinese Swimmers

The NYT and ARD shared materials but reached their findings on 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for TMZ in 2021 due to contamination indepently.

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Herald Sun: 23 Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive Before Tokyo Olympics

The Herald Sun is reporting that 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Games after testing positive for TMZ due to contamination.

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The Top 5 Swims from the Inaugural Canadian Open

After a weekend full of fast swims at the inaugural Canadian Speedo Open, we’re ranking the top five swims of the meet.

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Olympic Triathlon Could Become A Duathlon Due To The Seine’s Water Quality

Organizers of the Paris Games admit that triathlon events may need to drop the swimming portion of the races if the Seine’s water quality is poor.

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TopTenTweets: It’s The Week For Crossover Content

It was another busy week on the internet for swimming fans. Multiple meets are happening around the world and the run up to the Olympics is truly underway.

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2024 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Another day another double for Kate Douglass, who takes on her 200 breaststroke/50 freestyle lineup on the last day of the San Antonio Pro Series.

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2024 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

NCAA record holder and champion Gretchen Walsh is the top seed in the women’s 100 meter fly in San Antonio after punching 56.41 in prelims.

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2024 San Antonio PSS: Watch Torri Huske Rattle Her 100 Fly American Record (Day 3 Race Videos)

Torri Huske’s Pro Swim Series record (55.68) was the highlight of Day 3 in San Antonio, but there was plenty of other exciting action during finals as well.

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2024 San Antonio PSS: Watch Caeleb Dressel Win The 100 Free From Lane 8 (Day 2 Race Videos)

We were treated to some outside smoke from Caeleb Dressel, who won the men’s 100 free from lane 8 on Day 2 of the San Antonio Pro Swim Series stop.

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2024 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Kate Douglass takes on the 100 freestyle/100 breaststroke double on Day 2 of the San Antonio stop of the Pro Swim Series.

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2024 Canadian Open: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Racing the 200 free/100 back double, Summer McIntosh aims to win double golds during the first finals session of the 2024 Canadian Open.

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