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NBCUniversal’s Paris Olympics “By The Numbers”

NBCUniversal’s comprehensive coverage of the Paris Olympics is the biggest media event ever featuring 7,000 hours of coverage over 17 consecutive nights.

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Arbitrator to Decide Whether Cook Islands Swimmer Can Compete at Paris Olympics

World Aquatics declined to comment on the ongoing case, but it likely denied Roberts’ universality application because he already competed in two Olympics.

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Were The Women’s Olympic Qualifying Times Harder Than The Men’s? Looking At The Numbers

Katie Ledecky is one of only 11 women who were under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) in the women’s 800 freestyle prior to Paris.

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Swammer Spotlight: Brittany MacLean

Canada’s Brittany has made the transition from the water to the broadcasting booth, read more about her journey from Olympic Medalist to CBC broadcaster

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World Aquatics Announces Dates For 2025 Masters World Championships In Singapore

World Aquatics confirms today that the World Aquatics Masters Championships – Singapore 2025 will take place from 26 July to 22 August 2025.

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2024 Olympic Games: Ranking Events By Podium Predictability (Men’s Edition)

Leon Marchand is the favorite in the 200 fly, one of two events that looks to have its podium set heading into the meet.

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Diving into the Initial Olympic Swimming Entries: How Did Athletes Qualify?

There are nearly eight times the number of universality entrants than invited B-cuts, according to the initial entries list.

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2024 Aquatics GB Summer Championships Day 2 Recap

Day two of the 2024 Aquatics GB Summer Championships brought the heat, including in the women’s 50m breast, courtesy of Theodora Taylor.

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Introducing The $30 Olympic Swimming Editorial Light Guide By Swimming Stats

Swimming Stats and SwimSwam are proud to present a lighter, LOWER COST version of the 2024 Olympic Editorial Guide, which will help you…

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Gesto: Emmanuel Macron informó si se bañará en el Sena

Ya se han bañado la Ministra Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, la Alcaldesa Anne Hidalgo y el Presidente del Comité Organizador de los Juegos, Tony Estanguet.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 930 Swim Jobs You Might Love

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2024 Olympic Previews: Caeleb Dressel and the 49-Hopefuls in the Men’s 100 Butterfly

With 6 of the 8 fastest performers all-time facing off in Paris, the men’s 100 butterfly is set to be one of the most exciting events of the entire Games.

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Chinese Olympic Swimmers Reportedly Given Almost 200 Drug Tests During First 10 Days in Paris

China’s 31 Olympic swimmers were drug tested almost 200 times in their first 10 days in Paris, according to a Weibo post by team nutritionist Yu Liang.

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World Record Holder Sarah Sjostrom Confirms Intent to Swim the 100 Free at the Paris Olympics

Sarah Sjostrom, the World Record holder in the 100 long course meter free, says that she committed to the 100 free when she realized she would have a longer break than in Tokyo.

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2024 Aquatics GB Summer Championships: 16-Yr-Old Morgan Rips 1:00.10 LCM 100 Breast

16-year-old Max Morgan fired off a monster time of 1:00.10 to register a new British Age Record in the 100m breast in Sheffield.

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