Team GB gold medal athletes at the 2021 Olympics - full list of winners
3 years, 5 months ago

Team GB gold medal athletes at the 2021 Olympics - full list of winners

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Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tom Pidcock Mountain biking, men’s cross-country The 21-year-old Yorkshireman produced a remarkable performance to win Olympic gold in the men’s mountain bike race at the Izu track on the outskirts of Tokyo on Day Three. Max Whitlock Gymnastics, men’s pommel horse The British gymnast, 28, became the first Olympian in 30 years to defend their pommel horse title, overcoming the nerves to score 15.583 and match his exploits at the Rio Games of 2016. open image in gallery Max Whitlock celebrates with his gold medal after winning the men’s pommel horse final in Tokyo In between the anxious before and the euphoric after, Whitlock was at his most calm: nailing a set-piece with such precision that his fears seemed unfounded. open image in gallery Joseph Choong celebrates after winning the laser run and Olympic gold The 26-year-old’s victory also confirmed a pentathlon double for Team GB after French’s gold in the women’s competition. Jason Kenny Track cycling, men’s keirin The British cyclist followed his wife Laura in taking gold in Tokyo and in so doing became this country’s greatest-ever Olympian, securing his seventh gold medal and ninth overall.

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Katie Archibald says team pursuit gold ‘very special’ after serious injuries
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Katie Archibald says team pursuit gold ‘very special’ after serious injuries

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Great Britain storm to women’s team sprint gold at Cycling World Championships
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Great Britain storm to women’s team sprint gold at Cycling World Championships

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Memorable morning for Fin Graham in Paris
4 months ago

Memorable morning for Fin Graham in Paris

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Iona Winnifrith wins silver medal aged 13 on successful evening for GB swimmers
4 months ago

Iona Winnifrith wins silver medal aged 13 on successful evening for GB swimmers

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Australian Olympic gold medallist Grace Brown's Tour de France Femmes hopes take a hit in stage three
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Olympic gold medallist Grace Brown's Tour de France Femmes hopes take a hit in stage three

ABC  

Australian Olympic gold medallist Grace Brown has been hampered by a puncture during a time trial on stage three of the Tour de France Femmes, as defending champion Demi Vollering took the yellow jersey. Aussie Brown snaps 20-year-drought Photo shows Australia cyclist Grace Brown rides in the women's individual time trial at the Paris Olympic games. Not since 2004 has …

U.S. again beats China in Olympic medals table after they tie for gold; France exceeds expectations
4 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. again beats China in Olympic medals table after they tie for gold; France exceeds expectations

Associated Press  

PARIS — The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tie between China and the United States. At the Tokyo Games, the U.S. also edged China in the medal count, finishing with 113 overall and 39 golds, compared to 89 medals with 38 gold for China. According to Nielsen’s Gracenote virtual medal-table forecast, which …

Team GB’s Olympics report card: Pass mark for athletics but boxing grades lowly
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Team GB’s Olympics report card: Pass mark for athletics but boxing grades lowly

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Great Britain swimmers return six-medal haul including several gold near misses
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Great Britain swimmers return six-medal haul including several gold near misses

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Today at the Olympics: Sunday’s schedule and highlights including Emma Finucane and Closing Ceremony
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Today at the Olympics: Sunday’s schedule and highlights including Emma Finucane and Closing Ceremony

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Great Britain’s 4×400 metres relay men and women win bronze medals
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Great Britain’s 4×400 metres relay men and women win bronze medals

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Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe earn GB’s first ever artistic swimming medal
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Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe earn GB’s first ever artistic swimming medal

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History makers in the pool as Great Britain claim first artistic swimming medal
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History makers in the pool as Great Britain claim first artistic swimming medal

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won her third straight Olympic 1,500 metres gold on Saturday, surging ahead of the pack to finish more than a second ahead of the field. Kipyegon cemented her status as one of the all-time great middle-distance runners, becoming the first athlete to claim three successive Olympic 1,500m titles. Her winning time of three minutes 51.29 seconds broke …

Elinor Barker and Neah Evans snatch Great Britain silver in Madison
5 months ago

Elinor Barker and Neah Evans snatch Great Britain silver in Madison

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U.S. teenager Kristina Teachout wins bronze in taekwondo as CJ Nickolas misses out on medal
5 months ago

U.S. teenager Kristina Teachout wins bronze in taekwondo as CJ Nickolas misses out on medal

Associated Press  

PARIS — CJ Nickolas waited 20 years for this moment. Teammate Kristina Teachout, who was beaten in the quarterfinals of the women’s 67-kilogram division by the eventual gold medalist, recovered in style to win a bronze medal after going through a repechage phase. “This is the culmination of everything that’s important to me and all that I’ve put into my …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Fast-finishing Hall takes 400m gold for US
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Fast-finishing Hall takes 400m gold for US

The Hindu  

Quincy Hall produced an incredible late surge to overhaul Briton Matthew Hudson-Smith and take a first Olympic 400 metres gold for the United States since 2008 in another scintillating race on Wednesday. Hudson-Smith seemed on course to win his country’s first gold over the distance since “Chariots of Fire” Eric Liddell in the Paris Games 100 years ago, but he …

Paris 2024: Marit Bouwmeester wins women’s dinghy gold, Matt Wearn is Olympic champion again
5 months ago

Paris 2024: Marit Bouwmeester wins women’s dinghy gold, Matt Wearn is Olympic champion again

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Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the women’s dinghy at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, marking the fourth straight Games in which she has reached the podium. She didn’t rule out a fifth Olympics, but said her priority for now would be her daughter: “I just want to go home and be there for little Jessie …

Finally golden: US women pursuit team wins Olympic gold after 12 years of silver and bronze medals
5 months ago

Finally golden: US women pursuit team wins Olympic gold after 12 years of silver and bronze medals

Associated Press  

MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France — The American women’s pursuit team had twice before raced for the Olympic gold medal, and it had been on the podium all three times the event had been on the program for the Summer Games. On a steamy Wednesday night at the Olympic velodrome, road race champion Kristen Faulkner, time trial bronze medalist Chloe Dygert, Jennifer Valente …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Hudson-Smith, Hall win fast and furious 400m semifinals
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Hudson-Smith, Hall win fast and furious 400m semifinals

The Hindu  

Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith and American Quincy Hall won their Olympic 400 metres semifinal heats on Tuesday but Grenada’s Kirani James sent a warning shot that the final will not be a walk in the park for the two favourites. The gold is widely expected to go to Hudson-Smith or Hall, but triple Olympic medallist James showed his mettle with a …

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Simone Biles still the G.O.A.T despite stumbles
5 months ago

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Simone Biles still the G.O.A.T despite stumbles

LA Times  

Welcome to today’s Olympic newsletter. —In 3 X 3 women’s play, the U.S. won the bronze medal after beating Canada 16-13. The U.S. men’s team of Chase Budinger and Miles Evans lost to the defending Olympic champions from Norway, while Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss lost to Canada. —The U.S. men’s water polo team closed pool play with a 14-11 …

Team GB’s new golden girl of cycling set to inspire historic run at Olympics
5 months ago

Team GB’s new golden girl of cycling set to inspire historic run at Olympics

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Keely Hodgkinson clinches magical women's 800m GOLD - as Team GB star lives up to favourite tag to beat Kenyan rival Mary Moraa
5 months ago

Keely Hodgkinson clinches magical women's 800m GOLD - as Team GB star lives up to favourite tag to beat Kenyan rival Mary Moraa

Daily Mail  

Hodgkinson becomes just the 10th British woman to win Olympic athletics gold The British star held her nerve in the closing stages before running clear to win Keely Hodgkinson says she has cemented herself in history after she joined the list of British golden girls by storming to Olympic 800 metres glory. Hodgkinson is only the 10th British woman to …

British women’s sprint squad breaks world record, wins gold in track cycling at the Paris Olympics
5 months ago

British women’s sprint squad breaks world record, wins gold in track cycling at the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France — Track cyclists from Britain have become accustomed to standing on the top step of the podium at the Olympics. “It takes a world record to become an Olympic champion.” The two fastest winning teams from head-to-head heats advanced to race for gold. In other events on the opening night of track cycling, the defending champion Dutch men’s …

Gold medal haul for Team USA as Noah Lyles is first American to win men’s 100m in 20 years and swimmers break records
5 months ago

Gold medal haul for Team USA as Noah Lyles is first American to win men’s 100m in 20 years and swimmers break records

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Sarah Sjöström sprints to second gold medal in Paris Olympics with dominant win in 50-freestyle
5 months ago

Sarah Sjöström sprints to second gold medal in Paris Olympics with dominant win in 50-freestyle

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Sarah Sjöström of Sweden won the 50-meter freestyle Sunday night in her fifth Olympics, a perfect complement to the 100 free she won earlier in the Paris Olympics. I never thought I would win the two golds on my fifth Olympics.” In a race that’s usually decided by a hundredths of a second, the Swedish star turned …

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title

The Hindu  

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom won the women’s 50 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, adding to the 100 title the Swede won last week. The 30-year-old Sjostrom is swimming as well as ever in her fifth Olympics and smashed Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s Olympic record in the preliminaries. The Swede could not match that time in Sunday’s …

Katie Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris Olympics
5 months ago

Katie Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win an event at four straight Summer Games, holding off Ariarne Titmus to win the 800-meter freestyle Saturday night. Phelps had been the only swimmer to win the same event at four straight summer Olympics, taking gold in the 200 individual medley at Athens, Beijing, London and …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Ledecky wins record-equalling ninth gold medal, eager for LA 2028
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Ledecky wins record-equalling ninth gold medal, eager for LA 2028

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky won a record-equalling career ninth gold medal at the Paris Olympics by claiming an unprecedented fourth women’s 800 metres freestyle title on Saturday. Ledecky’s ninth gold from four Games gives her a share of the all-time record for female Olympians with former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina. I’m so proud of my efforts this week, two gold, two silver.” …

Katie Ledecky at Olympics: All you need to know about the most decorated female Olympic swimmer
5 months ago

Katie Ledecky at Olympics: All you need to know about the most decorated female Olympic swimmer

The Hindu  

With eight out of nine of her Olympic gold medals coming from individual events, Katie Ledecky, is touted as one of the greatest mid-distance female swimmers of all time. London 2012 Olympics: Katie Ledecky reacts after winning gold in the women’s 800m freestyle final at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics: Ledecky became the sole individual …

Sha'Carri Richardson Takes Silver Behind Julien Alfred In Olympic 100 Meters
5 months ago

Sha'Carri Richardson Takes Silver Behind Julien Alfred In Olympic 100 Meters

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sha’Carri Richardson didn’t get a storybook finish on Saturday at the Paris Olympics ― but she did get silver. Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred celebrates after winning ahead of Sha'Carri Richardson, left, and US' Melissa Jefferson, right, in the women's 100m final. Gold medal winner Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia, center, silver medal winner Sha'Carri Richardson of United …

Today in Sports - Serena Williams joins Steffi Graf as the only women to complete the Golden Slam
5 months ago

Today in Sports - Serena Williams joins Steffi Graf as the only women to complete the Golden Slam

Associated Press  

Aug. 4 1936 — American athlete Jesse Owens wins his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics; beats German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record. 2012 — Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 to join Steffi Graf as the only women to complete the Golden Slam — winning the Olympics and the four majors. …

Paris Olympics: Matthew Ebden and John Peers win gold, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown bag more medals — as it happened
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics: Matthew Ebden and John Peers win gold, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown bag more medals — as it happened

ABC  

Saint Lucia sprinter Julien Alfred has won her country's first ever Olympic medal, taking out the women's 100m sprint in a national record time of 10.72. On a rainy night in Paris, Alfred tore out of the blocks and led the field for the next 90 metres, winning the gold convincingly over world number one Sha'Carri Richardson, who finished second …

Olympic star Katie Ledecky extends her streak with fourth gold in 800 freestyle
5 months, 1 week ago

Olympic star Katie Ledecky extends her streak with fourth gold in 800 freestyle

LA Times  

There are no superlatives left to accurately describe Katie Ledecky’s brilliance. Her victory Saturday in the women’s 800-meter freestyle at La Defense Arena in suburban Paris brought her a 14th Olympic swimming medal and a ninth Olympic title. American Katie Ledecky competes in the women’s 800-meter freestyle final at the Summer Olympics on Saturday. “After the race, I just pulled …

Australia’s Kaylee McKeown sweeps both Olympic backstroke events in Paris to match her feat in Tokyo
5 months, 1 week ago

Australia’s Kaylee McKeown sweeps both Olympic backstroke events in Paris to match her feat in Tokyo

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Back-to-back. She pulled off the same feat in Tokyo three years ago, which makes her the first woman to win back-to-back doubles in the backstroke in Olympic swimming. So I went out hard and just held on for dear life.” McKeown, who is easy to recognize on the podium wearing large, wire-rimmed glasses, holds the world record …

Britain celebrate their best day of the Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Britain celebrate their best day of the Olympics

Daily Mail  

Team GB enjoyed a fantastic Friday at the Paris Olympics with three gold medals in a thrilling three hours. Britain added another two silvers in swimming during the evening, as Ben Proud finished second in the 50m freestyle and Duncan Scott was runner-up to Leon Marchand in the 200m individual medley, the French poster boy claiming his fourth gold of …

Team GB's fabulous Friday! Britain celebrate their best day of the Paris Olympics with three golds and Duncan Scott and Ben Proud taking silver in the pool - as medal haul reaches 27
5 months, 1 week ago

Team GB's fabulous Friday! Britain celebrate their best day of the Paris Olympics with three golds and Duncan Scott and Ben Proud taking silver in the pool - as medal haul reaches 27

Daily Mail  

Team GB enjoyed a fantastic Friday at the Paris Olympics with three gold medals in a thrilling three hours. Bryony Page, 33, looked thrilled at the end of her routine, which was the most difficult in the competition, after smashing her eight moves on the trampoline There were hugs, tears and smiles after Page completed her finals routine at the …

Paris Olympics: Cam McEvoy, Kaylee McKeown and Saya Sakakibara win gold for Australia — as it happened
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics: Cam McEvoy, Kaylee McKeown and Saya Sakakibara win gold for Australia — as it happened

ABC  

Saya Sakakibara has won an historic gold medal in the BMX at the Paris Olympics, which is Australia's first in the history of the event. Sakakibara's win continued a gold rush for Australia, after Cam McEvoy won a gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle and Kaylee McKeown once again dominated the field in the women's 200m backstroke to claim …

Ledecky wins record 13th medal with a silver. Summer McIntosh and Kate Douglass strike gold
5 months, 1 week ago

Ledecky wins record 13th medal with a silver. Summer McIntosh and Kate Douglass strike gold

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — It wasn’t the medal Katie Ledecky would’ve preferred. On a night when Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh romped to another victory and Kate Douglass claimed a gold for the Americans, Ledecky collected the 13th medal of her stellar career to become the most decorated woman in swimming history Thursday. Ledecky and three American teammates took silver in the …

Katie Ledecky Has a Superpower That Eludes Even the Greatest Olympians
5 months, 1 week ago

Katie Ledecky Has a Superpower That Eludes Even the Greatest Olympians

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. On Wednesday in Paris, as American swimmer Katie Ledecky worked her way toward her second consecutive gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle, NBC commentators Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines stopped to speculate on her place in swimming history. Related From Slate The Coolest Olympian at the 2024 Games Is Making People Lose …

Today in Sports - U.S. men’s basketball team beats Yugoslavia to win the gold medal at the Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Today in Sports - U.S. men’s basketball team beats Yugoslavia to win the gold medal at the Olympics

Associated Press  

Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1952 — Five American boxers win gold medals at the Olympics, marking the first time the U.S. wins the unofficial team title. 1996 — The star-studded United States men’s basketball team, Dream Team III, beat Yugoslavia 95-69 to win …

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Aug. 2 - Aug. 8
5 months, 1 week ago

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Aug. 2 - Aug. 8

Associated Press  

Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1952 — Five American boxers win gold medals at the Olympics, marking the first time the U.S. wins the unofficial team title. 2009 — Catriona Matthew wins the Women’s British Open for her first major title, beating Karrie Webb …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Sjostrom turns back the clock to win 100m freestyle gold
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Sjostrom turns back the clock to win 100m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Evergreen Swede Sarah Sjostrom proved the adage that form is temporary and class is permanent as she upset a top-quality field to claim the women’s 100 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. READ | Leon Marchand makes history with golden double Though regarded as one of the greatest swimmers of the modern era, her one Olympic gold …

Olympic rowing silver for Team GB and Helen Glover after epic battle with Dutch
5 months, 1 week ago

Olympic rowing silver for Team GB and Helen Glover after epic battle with Dutch

The Telegraph  

Helen Glover missed out on a third Olympic title as Great Britain were agonisingly edged out in a dramatic women’s four final at Paris 2024. The British crew swept past Italy 800 metres from home into third place, eventually settling for bronze with the United States taking gold and New Zealand silver. New Zealand eventually moved into pole position for …

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels
5 months, 1 week ago

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels

China Daily  

Li Lingwei, a member of the International Olympic Committee executive board and a former world champion badminton player from China, congratulates Chinese diver Quan Hongchan, who won the women's synchronized 10-meter platform diving event at the Paris Olympics with her teammate Chen Yuxi, during the victory ceremony in Saint-Denis, France, on July 31, 2024. China, known as a diving superpower, …

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels
5 months, 1 week ago

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels

China Daily  

Li Lingwei, a member of the International Olympic Committee executive board and a former world champion badminton player from China, congratulates Chinese diver Quan Hongchan, who won the women's synchronized 10-meter platform diving event at the Paris Olympics with her teammate Chen Yuxi, during the victory ceremony in Saint-Denis, France, on July 31, 2024. China, known as a diving superpower, …

Katie Ledecky earns 13th Olympic medal to become most decorated American woman in history
5 months, 1 week ago

Katie Ledecky earns 13th Olympic medal to become most decorated American woman in history

New York Times  

NANTERRE, France — Katie Ledecky is now the most decorated woman in American Olympic history. Ledecky earned a silver medal as part of the U.S. women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay Thursday night at the Paris Games, giving her 13 Olympic medals throughout her illustrious career. On Wednesday, Ledecky took gold in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle, her eighth Olympic gold medal and …

Leon Marchand is toast of Paris with astonishing Olympic double in the pool
5 months, 1 week ago

Leon Marchand is toast of Paris with astonishing Olympic double in the pool

The Independent  

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Great Britain’s dream team retain relay gold to prove point at Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Great Britain’s dream team retain relay gold to prove point at Paris Olympics

The Independent  

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Argentina and China grab shock Olympic gold in BMX freestyle at Paris 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

Argentina and China grab shock Olympic gold in BMX freestyle at Paris 2024

Al Jazeera  

First-time Olympians from Argentina and China took gold in the BMX Freestyle finals as a string of dramatic crashes knocked out the reigning medallists under a baking-hot Paris sun. The jury awarded Deng’s first run a score of 92.60 for a series of high-flying tricks, including her trademark “double tailwhip”, during which she kicks her legs back and forth as …

Katie Ledecky shatters Olympic record, winning gold by an absurd margin
5 months, 1 week ago

Katie Ledecky shatters Olympic record, winning gold by an absurd margin

LA Times  

The 1,500-meter freestyle is the most grueling event in swimming, 30 muscle-burning, lung-busting laps of a 50-meter pool that tests an athlete’s physical stamina and mental toughness. And no one has ever done it better than Katie Ledecky, who Wednesday cemented her legacy as the greatest women’s distance swimmer of all time with another dominant victory at the Paris Olympics. …

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