Simone Biles

285,202 Attendees Across 17 Sessions of U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials

Lucas Oil Stadium averaged 55.9% capacity across 17 sessions and set a record for attendance at a single session of a swim meet.

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2024 Olympic Digest: Tourists Avoiding Paris, Big Viewership For US Track & Gymnastic Trials

Simone Biles helped draw 8.2 million viewers on NBC during the closing stages of the all-around competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials.

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2024 Olympic Digest: TV Interest Is Up, Track Trials & Russia Calls Microsoft Report “Slander”

Simone Biles is the most “influential” athlete driving increased interest in the 2024 Olympics, according to a recent Nielsen Sports data presentation.

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2024 Olympic Digest: 33 Kenyan Athletes Suspended For Doping

A mass suspension of Kenyan athletes, Simone Biles draws a large TV audience and Caitlin Clark’s Olympic omission are the top Olympic stories of late.

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2024 Olympic Digest: 10 Reallocated Medals To Be Awarded During Paris Games

SwimSwam will be providing a weekly rundown of the top stories in Olympic sports (outside of swimming) in the lead-up to the 2024 Games in Paris.

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Who Will Light the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Cauldron?

No athlete in history has won more Olympic gold medals or total medals than Michael Phelps. No swimmer has ever lit the Olympic cauldron. Is it fate?

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Katie Ledecky, Adam Peaty Among World’s Most Marketable Athletes

American superstar Katie Ledecky ranks as the 21st most marketable athlete on the planet, moving up seven spots from where she was ranked last year.

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Caeleb Dressel, La Depressione E La Pressione Verso Tokyo 2020

In un’intervista molto emozionante, Caeleb Dressel e la sua famiglia parlano della pressione che ha vissuto prima di Tokyo 2020

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Caeleb Dressel, Simone Biles Named Co-Winners of 2021 AAU Sullivan Award

Swimmer Caeleb Dressel (above) and gymnast Simone Biles were announced as co-winners of the 2021 AAU Sullivan Award on Friday.

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Olympic News Roundup: Biles, US Gymnasts Testify On FBI Handling of Nassar Case

Catch up on the biggest Olympic and Paralympic storylines outside of the swimming world, including Team GB potentially losing a medal in track and field.

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Premio “Fair Play” Alle Olimpiadi: Nominate 3 Nuotatrici

Annie Lazor, Lilly King e Kaylene Corbett sono candidate per i Tokyo Fair Play Awards, che celebrano “straordinari atti di sportività”.

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Three Swimmers Nominated for Tokyo Fair Play Awards

Annie Lazor, Lilly King and Kaylene Corbett (not pictured) hugged 200 breaststroke winner Tatjana Schoenmaker, leading to a Tokyo Fair Play Awards nomination.

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Caroline Burckle Discusses Mental Health and Well-Being for Olympic Athletes

Mentla health was brought to the forefront of the Games when Olympic gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from the team competition.

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Tokyo 2020 Round-Up: Simone Biles Withdraws From Individual All-Around Final

Four-time Olympic champion has this week pulled out of the team final and individual all-around final in order to ‘focus on her mental health’

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What Are Fans Talking About? See The Top Posts From Day 4 of the Olympic Games

We took to social media on Day 3 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to see what the world had to say about the swimming action of the day.

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