Articles by Tony Carroll

2015 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the fifth day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the fourth day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Are Breaststrokers The Best ‘Athletes’ In Swimming?

When I watch Adam Peaty swim, I see someone that is quick off the blocks, has incredible turnover, and demonstrates pure athleticism.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day Three Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the third day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day Two Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the second day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day One Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the first day in the pool of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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United States, Australia Fail To Advance To Finals In 4×100 Freestyle Relay

In an unfortunate series of events, the United States’ men’s 4×100 freestyle relay failed to qualify for finals with a lack luster 3:16.01 that tied for 11th place. IMAGE: Team USA behind the blocks before the prelims relay.

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Watch Day 1 of 2015 US Jr National Championships (Race Videos)

Watch race videos from the first day of the 2015 US Jr National Championships.

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1,170 Swimmers Qualified to Compete For a Spot On the 2016 Olympic Team

Three athletes can breathe easy this week after securing their spot on the 2016 Olympic team by finishing in the top 10 of the Open Water 10k at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

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Should The IOC Move The OW 10k To Protect The Health Of The Athletes?

A possible solution to the water quality issue, however, may be to move the events to a smaller town with less sewage contamination.

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AP: Waterborne Viruses A Major Concern In Rio 2016 Olympic Waters

These viruses are known to cause respiratory and digestive illness, including explosive diarrhea and vomiting, but can lead to more serious heart, brain and other diseases.

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Asia Seidt Continues To Dominate NCSA Jr Nationals

After winning two individual events in record breaking time last night, Asia Seidt followed up performances with a few more…

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Carsten Vissering Scares NAG Record At NSCA Jr National Prelims

Carsten Vissering put on a show on the second morning of the 2015 NCSA Jr National Championships in Indianapolis. Vissering…

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Mckeever Hires Her Consultant, Kathie Wickstrand, As California Assistant

“I believe that we have a tremendous core group supporting our program and I have elected to maintain as a staff those people who understand us best.”

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Watch Rio’s Olympic Construction Through July 2015 (Time-Lapse Video)

The Olympic works are in progress. After all, we are a little more than one year before the Rio 2016 Games.

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