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Team USA sets world record in medley relay to close out Olympic swimming with most gold medals
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Team USA sets world record in medley relay to close out Olympic swimming with most gold medals

New York Times  

NANTERRE, France — The U.S. women closed out their Olympic Games emphatically with a gold medal and a new world record in the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay on Sunday night. “But we’re just here to race and do what we do best.” Earlier Sunday, the U.S. men earned silver in the men’s medley relay — the first time in the …

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Anthony Nesty to become the first Black US head swimming coach at the Olympics
1 year, 6 months ago

Anthony Nesty to become the first Black US head swimming coach at the Olympics

Associated Press  

Anthony Nesty made more history Thursday when he was picked to lead the U.S. men’s swimming team in Paris, where he will become the first Black head coach for the powerhouse American squad at the Olympics. Nesty’s selection was announced by USA Swimming, which also appointed Todd DeSorbo to head the women’s squad next summer. “I’m excited to be the …

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Katie Ledecky vs. Ariarne Titmus vs. Summer McIntosh: A swimming mega-race with major Olympic implications
1 year, 8 months ago

Katie Ledecky vs. Ariarne Titmus vs. Summer McIntosh: A swimming mega-race with major Olympic implications

New York Times  

Canadian Summer McIntosh walked to the starting blocks, an intense focus in her eyes. It was the women’s 400-meter freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics — the first time Ledecky squared off against Titmus and McIntosh. One of those world records was in the 400m freestyle, the same event McIntosh will race against Ledecky and Titmus in Japan. Ariarne Titmus …

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Caeleb Dressel fails to qualify for swimming worlds after 22nd place in 50 freestyle
1 year, 8 months ago

Caeleb Dressel fails to qualify for swimming worlds after 22nd place in 50 freestyle

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Two years after winning five Olympic gold medals, Caleb Dressel didn’t even make America’s world championship team. “I’m proud of myself for the results, believe it or not,” he said in his first public comments since his suddenly withdrawing at last year’s worlds in Budapest, Hungary, citing health reasons. But I wouldn’t have changed anything about this year, …

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Katie Ledecky keeps on rolling more than a decade after her 1st Olympic gold
1 year, 8 months ago

Katie Ledecky keeps on rolling more than a decade after her 1st Olympic gold

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Katie Ledecky will concede that a few things have changed over her long career at the top of swimming. “She’s out there swimming her own race, and so am I. I try not to focus on how much she’s beating me by.” Ledecky is more vulnerable in the shorter freestyle races, which showed in the 200 final Wednesday …

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Caeleb Dressel struggles to 29th in 100 freestyle at US swimming nationals
1 year, 8 months ago

Caeleb Dressel struggles to 29th in 100 freestyle at US swimming nationals

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Caeleb Dressel dropped farther and farther behind, a far cry from the dominant swimmer he was at the last Olympics. His time of 49.42 seconds was a whopping 1.79 behind top qualifier Ryan Held, who swam one heat earlier, and a sobering reminder of how far Dressel has to go after walking away from swimming last summer during …

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Katie Ledecky earns AP female athlete of year for 2nd time
2 years, 2 months ago

Katie Ledecky earns AP female athlete of year for 2nd time

Associated Press  

A change of scenery worked out just fine for Katie Ledecky. Shifting coasts and coaches after last summer’s Tokyo Olympics, the American swimmer turned in another stellar performance at the world championships, set a pair of world records and capped 2022 as The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, selected by a panel of 40 sports writers and editors …

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Gator Chomp: Ledecky heads to Florida to work with Nesty
3 years, 6 months ago

Gator Chomp: Ledecky heads to Florida to work with Nesty

Associated Press  

Katie Ledecky will be learning a new stroke. Ledecky, a seven-time Olympic gold medalist, spent the last five years at Stanford University, where she worked with U.S. national team coach Greg Meehan while earning a psychology degree. Having completed my college degree this year, I am moving east to be closer to home and family.” The Washington, D.C., native will …

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