The Powerlist

More Than 15,000 Compete At The 58th AAU Junior Olympic Games in Greensboro, North Carolina

MSA Peter Peters said: “We considered AAU versus USA Swimming from various perspectives; business, insurance, and customer service.”

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Olimpiadi Di Parigi: Anteprima E Campioni Presenti Nella 10km Maschile

Si svolgerà alle ore 7:30 di questa mattina la maratona di nuoto maschile di 10km in acque libere. anteprima e campioni presenti

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Victor Johansson Si Ritira Dalla 10km Su Consiglio Dei Medici Svedesi “Rischio Per La Salute”

Lo svedese Victor Johansson non parteciperà alla 10 km maschile in acque libere in programma tra poco più di un’ora dietro consiglio dello staff medico

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Paris 2024: Women’s Semi-Final Matches Come Down to Shootouts, Australia and Spain Advance

With both games coming down to shoot-outs, Spain defeated the Netherlands and Australia defeated the USA to advance to the gold medal match in Paris.

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WADA Calls Out USADA for Letting Doped Athletes Compete in Exchange for Info on Others

WADA argued that USADA’s tactic “can be used to justify a failure to prosecute a case for years while doped athletes are sent back into the field…”

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Lazar Dukic Drowns at CrossFit Games, Raising Questions About Event’s Safety Measures

The remainder of Thursday’s CrossFit Games action was suspended, and it is not yet known if the competition will continue this weekend.

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Is the World Catching Up to the U.S.?: A Look at the Historical Olympic Swimming Medal Table

With the Paris Olympics over, the U.S. now holds 607 Olympic swimming medals across the history of the games, 265 of which are gold.

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Howard U. Basketball Coach Proposes Selling 1/3 Stake in Basketball Program for $100 Million

Kenny Blakeney has reportedly met with private equity investors this summer asking $100 million for a 33% stake in the Howard men’s basketball program.

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Victor Johansson Of Sweden Will Not Race Men’s 10K In Seine After Doctor’s Recommendation

“After we have weighed their recommendation with all the risks that exist, it felt like the best decision is to drop out,” Johansson said.

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Rowdy Gaines Announces He Will Retire After The 2028 LA Olympics

Gaines has been commentating at every Olympics since 1996 but will retire after the 2028 LA Olympics to be a full time grandparent.

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Hungarian Olympic Champion Katinka Hosszu Calls On Federation Leadership To Resign

35-year-old Hungarian Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu posted on social media that the Hungarian Swimming A leadership should resign.

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Junior Pan Pacs Champion Joshua Staples Commits to Northwestern

Australian freestyler Joshua Staples is headed to Northwestern, where his times would rank among the Wildcats’ top-10 all-time in 4 events.

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Katie Ledecky Selected As US Women’s Flag Bearer For Closing Ceremony In Paris

Ledecky is the 3rd ever swimmer to be a flag bearer for the US and the first female swimmer. The ceremony is scheduled for August 11th.

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Magdeburg, Germany is the Open Water Capital of the World After Olympic 1-2

Sharon van Rouwendaal (above) and Moesha Johnson represent the Netherlands and Australia, respectively, but they train together in Germany.

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Another Look at the Two Athlete Limit: Who Loses Out?

Based on the number of athletes under the qualifying time for Paris, elite female athletes are more concentrated in the top swimming countries.

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