Tag: Aquatics
Chasing Ledecky: Leah Smith keeps coming after US star
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — If Katie Ledecky wasn’t setting world records and piling up Olympic medals, Leah Smith would be the top middle-to-long distance...
Katie Ledecky wins 200 free with world’s fastest time
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Katie Ledecky won the 200-meter freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet with the world’s fastest time this year.
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Olympic gold: ‘Keep Stanford Wrestling’ aims to save program
The Stanford logo was missing on Shane Griffith's all-black wrestling singlet when he won an NCAA national title last month.
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Rikako Ikee qualifies for Tokyo Olympic after leukemia
TOKYO — Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee on Sunday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics just two years after she was diagnosed with leukemia.
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1948 Olympic swimmer, masters multiple record holder, dies
Clara Lamore Walker, who swam for the U.S. at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, won three national championships, and later in life set...
Beijing begins to test venues for 2022 Winter Olympics
BEIJING — The organizers of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics started 10 days of testing Thursday for the hockey and other indoor venues.
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CAS to hear retrial of Sun Yang’s doping case in May
GENEVA — The retrial of Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang will be held by sport's highest court next month after his initial eight-year ban...
NCAA teams hit by COVID pauses take hope from antibodies
INDIANAPOLIS — Baylor coach Scott Drew could sympathize with Kansas counterpart Bill Self when the Jayhawks had a positive COVID-19 test during the Big...
Ledecky wins 800 free, finishes 4-for-4 in Texas meet
SAN ANTONIO — Katie Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle in Texas on Saturday night for her fourth title in her first national competition in...
Arizona releases NCAA’s Notice of Allegations
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona has released the Notice of Allegations it received from the NCAA last fall, which includes five Level I violations.
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