Tag: Swimming
Syrian refugee swimmer makes his mark at the Paralympics
ATHENS, Greece — When Ibrahim Al Hussein fled Syria in 2012 after being wounded by an explosion during his country's civil war, his life...
FINA suspends 2 Russian swimmers for Tokyo Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Two Russian swimmers set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics were provisionally suspended on Wednesday for anti-doping violations by world governing...
Olympic surfing exposes whitewashed Native Hawaiian roots
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For some Native Hawaiians, surfing’s Olympic debut is both a celebration of a cultural touchstone invented by their ancestors, and...
Floyd and Carolyn Tilson
WHITELAND
Floyd and Carolyn Tilson, 88 and 80 respectively, passed away together in their Whiteland home during the early morning of June 18. Floyd was...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 9
1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim...
AP Sportlight
July 9
1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim...
AP Sportlight
July 9
1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim...
In Africa, virus ruins Olympic dreams and tests dedication
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The dreaded test results came back positive for COVID-19 and the illness descended on South African swimmer Erin Gallagher.
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NBA’s Mills to be one of Australia’s Olympic flag bearers
SYDNEY — San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills and swimmer Cate Campbell were named Wednesday as flag bearers for the Australian Olympic team at...
Health big issue for swimming’s Tokyo-bound Campbell sisters
Cate Campbell got “a huge wake-up call” when she went in for a routine checkup and discovered that she had skin cancer on her...