Summer Sanders

With Intimacy Ban Lifted, Paris 2024 Distributing More Than 200K Condoms to Olympians

Organizers said that about 200,000 condoms for men, 20,000 for women, and 10,000 dental dams will be made available to the 10,500 Paris Olympians.

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The Pac-12 Conference Look-Back: Women’s Record Books (Part 1)

Since 1980, Stanford women have won an astonishing 14 Olympic gold medals in swimming, twice-as-many as any other Pac-12 school in that time.

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Making the US Olympic Team vs. Making the Podium at the Olympics, a Statistical Review

Hali Flickinger occupies a pretty unique space in American swimming history, threading a needle that nobody else has done in at least 40 years.

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What’s Next for the Pac-2? Washington State, Oregon State Have Limited Options

Washington State and Oregon State appear to only have a few options left after the AAC said Friday it will “not look westward” for expansion.

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Anthony Ervin, Maya Dirado Head To Capitol Hill To Discuss Controversial California Bill

Ervin said he feels “threatened” by the proposed bill, arguing that it’s telling Olympic athletes that they “bring no value to the country.”

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Ian Thorpe on FINA’s Transgender Ban: “They’ve Actually Got It Wrong”

Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe spoke out against FINA’s decision to ban transgender women from elite female competitions in a recent interview. 

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La FINA restringe a las mujeres transgénero competir en categoría femenina

La FINA decidió que las mujeres transgénero tendrán que haber suprimido la pubertad masculina a los 12 años para poder competir en categoría femenina.

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FINA Vota Contro Le Transgender Nelle Categorie Femminili, Categoria “Open”

La FINA ha votato  per vietare alle donne transgender di gareggiare nelle categorie femminili se hanno iniziato la pubertà maschile

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FINA Votes to Restrict Transgender Women, Add ‘Open’ Category

FINA voted Sunday to ban transgender women from competing in women’s categories if they have gone through any part of the male puberty process.

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Has American Age Group Swimming Power Shifted East?

TAC Titans’ star Claire Curzan is one of a slew of USA Swimming stars that developed on the eastern seaboard and should make noise in Budapest next month.

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Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass: The Most Dominant Duo In NCAA History?

Douglass and Walsh both went three-for-three in individual events at NCAAs this year, a feat that has only happened three times in history between teammates.

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CSU Sacramento to Host Olympic Swimming Forum on Transition to “Civilian Life”

7-time Olympic gold medalist Mark Spitz (above) is one of five panelists alongside other big names Summer Sanders, Mike Burton, Jeff Float and Debbie Meyer.

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4x Olympic Medalist Summer Sanders on Celebrating Every Color of Your Medals

4-time Olympic medalist Summer Sanders unpacks the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, putting her Swim Nerd cap on regarding key races.

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2021 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

BAMA’s White and NC State’s Berkoff tied for the top 100 back prelims spot. UVA also holds top seeds in the 4IM (Nelson), 1FL (Douglass), and 2FR (Madden).

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Olympic Star Summer Sanders Swimming Wisdom: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com

In this Gold Medal Minute takeover of the SwimSwam Podcast we have Olympic swimming icon and television star Summer Sanders.

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