AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 2
1921 — The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight match at...
AP Sportlight
June 29
1906 — Alex Smith shoots a record 295 to...
Sjöström off to Tokyo with metal plate, 6 screws in her arm
ROME — Blame the pandemic.
That’s what Swedish swimming standout Sarah...
Swimming Australia says bad treatment a decades-long issue
SYDNEY — Swimming Australia says unacceptable treatment of some swimmers is a decades-long problem amid media reports that six former elite athletes will soon...
Sweden’s Alshammar won’t swim in record 7th Olympics
ROME — Therese Alshammar’s attempt to become the first swimmer to compete in seven Olympics ended Saturday less than a month before the Tokyo...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 29
1906 — Alex Smith shoots a record 295 to...
Until golf’s Olympic return, DeChambeau didn’t dare dream it
Bryson DeChambeau grew up watching the Olympics and wishing that someday he would be able to take part.
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Olympic swimming champion Paltrinieri has mononucleosis
ROME — Italian swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri has contracted mononucleosis, raising questions over whether he’ll be able to defend his gold medal in the 1,500-meter...
Six French athletes talk about being gay, share experiences
PARIS — Six French athletes have spoken about being gay and shared difficult experiences they had during their formative years.
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U.S. Olympic swimming team
The United States swimming team for the Tokyo Olympics, with name, age, hometown and events:
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