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'Duel in the Pool' to pit Ledecky v Titmus as swim superpowers clash
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» SYDNEY - Swimming superpowers Australia and the United States will clash in a "Duel in the Pool" with Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky renewing their Olympic rivalry, it was announced Wednesday.
Gold fever trumps health fears in Rio marathon swimming
AFP, Published on 15/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro Olympics open water swimming in five points:
Rio swimming starting platform washed away on blustery Copacabana
AFP, Published on 13/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Organisers at the Rio Olympics suffered another headache Saturday when the starting platform for the marathon swimming was washed away just 48 hours before the competition starts by strong currents off Copacabana beach, postponing training sessions.
Aussies get gold for Olympic Games grumbles
AFP, Published on 06/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - With the Rio Olympics barely begun, Australia is already in pole position for a gold medal in grizzling, with complaints ranging from inadequate shower curtains to a "cloudy" swimming pool.
Rio ready for Olympic carnival as opening awaits
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles.
Russians get Olympic green light, Neymar launches Brazil quest
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Two Russian swimmers implicated in a bombshell report on state-sponsored doping were given the green light to compete at the Olympics on Thursday as football superstar Neymar prepared to kick-off Brazil's quest for football gold.
Vanishing golf stars for Rio could jeopardize Olympic status
AFP, Published on 06/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - Top-ranked Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott lead a host of men's golf stars who have withdrawn from the Rio Olympics, an exodus that could jeopardize the sport's return to the Games lineup after an 112-year absence.
Rio Olympics chiefs say pool, sea concerns being resolved
AFP, Published on 17/10/2015
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Olympics organizers said Friday that a dispute with world swimming authorities over the construction of an open-air water polo facility for next year's Games is being resolved.
Phelps coach says polluted waters Olympic health risk
AFP, Published on 07/08/2015
» SAN ANTONIO - Bob Bowman, longtime coach of Olympic superstar Michael Phelps, says Rio's polluted waters pose a health risk to open-water swimmers that must be addressed before the 2016 Games.
Super-bacteria found in Rio bay ahead of 2016 Olympic sailing
AFP, Published on 17/12/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian scientists have discovered antibiotic-resistant super-bacteria thought to emanate from hospital waste in the latest bad news for the polluted bay that will host sailing events at the 2016 Olympics.