OutKick contributor and former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines on Friday made a speaking appearance at former President Trump’s rally in Glendale, Arizona, where she declared that she is choosing to vote for Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris, saying, “I’m voting for Donald J. Trump because I am a woman.” Gaines, the host of the…
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News CrossFit Games athlete drowns in Texas lake during swimming portion of competition
A CrossFit Games athlete drowned in Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday morning during a swimming event. According to Fox 4, the Fort Worth Police Department is not releasing the identity of the athlete until the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s report is complete and the victim’s family is notified. Serbian athlete Lazar Đukić,…
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News Zac Efron hospitalized in Spain following a ‘swimming incident’
On Friday, actor Zac Efron sparked concern after being hospitalized in Spain. A representative for the actor told People magazine that Efron experienced a “minor swimming incident” in a pool at his Ibiza villa, where the star is vacationing. His rep confirmed that Efron was taken to the hospital, although only for precautionary reasons. “He…
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News US women’s 4x100M medley relay team wins gold, sets world record in last Olympic swimming event of Paris Games
Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, and Torri Huske took home the final Olympic swimming event on Sunday in the women’s 4×100 medley, and also set the world record in the event. The group swam the race in 3:49.63, beating the previous record, also owned by the United States, by 0.77 seconds. It was a…
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News Katie Ledecky warms up Olympic journey with first US swimming medal
United States women’s swimming star Katie Ledecky was unable to secure gold in her first Olympic final, but she still landed on the podium. Ledecky earned a bronze medal, her first medal of these Olympic Games, as she finished the 400-meter women’s freestyle in third place with a time of 4:00.86, which is well behind…
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News Australian swimming coach facing backlash after voicing support for South Korean athlete
Australian swimming coach recently came under fire after he backed an athlete who is set to compete for a different country at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Head coach Rohan Taylor described Michael Palfrey’s public support for the South Korean swimmer Kim Woo-min as “un-Australian.” Taylor also suggested that Palfrey could be forced to return to…
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News Katie Ledecky speaks out on China swimming doping scandal, hopes for ‘clean’ Olympics
Twenty-three Chinese swimmers were given the OK to compete in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 despite testing positive for trimetazidine, a banned substance used as a heart medication. However, the World Anti-Doping Agency said the swimmers’ tests had come up positive due to “inadvertently being exposed to the substance through contamination,” a claim initially brought…
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News Olympic medalist Regan Smith credits sports psychologist with taking her swimming to the ‘next level’
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News Hawaii tourist bitten by shark while swimming, found ‘bleeding profusely’
A 20-year-old tourist visiting Hawaii was found “bleeding profusely” after a suspected shark attack on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The man, who was visiting from Romania, was swimming about 15 to 20 feet offshore at Anaeho‘omalu Bay in Waikoloa on Hawaii’s Big Island, the Hawaii Police Department said. Around 5:30 p.m., the 20-year-old suddenly felt…
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News 2028 LA Olympics: Swimming Moves to an NFL Stadium
The organizers of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles have promised to have the most ambitious sports program ever and sell more tickets than any other Games. Now they want to be even bigger. LA28, the organizing committee, announced on Friday that the swimming competition at the 2028 Games would be held at SoFi…
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