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I am going to Olympics at 14, all sacrifices were worth it: swimmer Dhinidhi

The Olympic cycle has been an underwhelming one for Indian swimming as none of the swimmers were ab…

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Caeleb Dressel is making his comeback at the 2024 Olympics. Here's what to know about America's fastest swimmer.

Caeleb Dressel is currently America's fastest swimmer. The athlete is making his grand comeback at …

Gabby Landsverk   


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Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. Now the retired swimmer is covering the 2024 Olympics for NBC.

Michael Phelps is the world's most decorated Olympian by far, with 23 gold medals. He'll be at the …

Gabby Landsverk   


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Katie Ledecky is the world's most decorated female swimmer. Here's what to know about her life, career, and medals.

Katie Ledecky, the world's most decorated female swimmer, is expected to dominate the 2024 Olympics…

Jordan Pandy   


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A Chinese Olympic swimmer failed a doping test, but was given a pass after it got blamed on hamburgers: report

China has said that burgers was the likely root cause of why two of its swimmers ended up testing p…

Mia Jankowicz   


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How Team USA swimmers and sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh overcame sibling rivalry to go for Olympic gold together

Olympic swimmers and sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh told BI about their journey from childhood riv…

Mykenna Maniece   


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An ultra-swimmer tried to eat as much as a tiger shark and ended up consuming 40,000 calories in a day

Ultra-athlete Ross Edgley needs a lot of fuel for marathon swims, but tiger sharks have huge appeti…

Jenny McGrath   


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Swimmer says he'll compete in Peter Thiel-backed Olympics for doped-up athletes and will 'juice to the gills' for $1 million prize

James Magnussen accepted a lucrative offer to compete in the Enhanced Games, an Olympic-style conte…

Joshua Zitser   


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'Embarrassed' Olympic gold medal swimmer Klete Keller avoids prison in January 6 Capitol riot sentencing

Prosecutors said that after wearing the American flag as an Olympian, Klete Keller "threw that flag…

Rebecca Rommen   


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57 swimmers were struck down with sickness and diarrhea after competing in open water at a world championship: report

Dozens of swimmers fell ill following a triathlon in Sunderland, England. A sample of the water was…

Alia Shoaib   


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A swimmer went missing off the California coast in a reported shark attack. Officials say shark attacks in the area are extremely rare.

Witnesses told authorities that three friends were swimming off Wildcat Beach when one of them sudd…

Natalie Musumeci   


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Swimmer Jamie Cail's death was ruled a drug overdose, but her family says photos of her body shows she was beaten

Swimmer Jamie Cail died at 42 in February on St. John. Her death was ruled a fentanyl overdose, but…

Natalie Musumeci   


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Scientists were 'shocked' to discover that juvenile white sharks regularly venture near swimmers and surfers but don't attack

Researchers observed over 1,600 encounters between juvenile white sharks and humans. Never once did…

Rupendra Brahambhatt   


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A British endurance swimmer just began his 315-mile swim down the Hudson River to raise awareness about toxic waterways

Lewis Pugh hopes his swim will bring awareness to waterway sustainability and how a river can "turn…

Katie Balevic   


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Meet the 21-year-old French swimmer who just smashed Michael Phelps' world record by more than 1 second

The 21-year-old won in the men's 400m individual medley (IM) with a record of 4:02.50, shattering P…

Reena Koh   


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A group of swimmers harassed and aggressively pursued a pod of wild dolphins in Hawaii, authorities say

Hawaii referred a group of swimmers to US law enforcement. Authorities say they aggressively pursue…

Joshua Zitser   


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​Vedaant Madhavan, the starkid who’s a national-level swimmer - know everything about him

​Vedaant Madhavan, the starkid who’s a national-level swimmer - know everything about him

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A wildlife filmmaker who documents whales says orcas likely aren't attacking boats to eat people, since they can feast on swimmers if they want

"If killer whales wanted to start attacking people, disabling small vessels is a very strange way o…

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English swimmer wins Commonwealth Games gold 6 months after leg amputation

English para-swimmer Alice Tai, who was born with club foot, had her right leg amputated from below…

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