Tag: Swimming
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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Former Olympic great Missy Franklin is going to be a mom
Missy Franklin is going to be a mom.
The Olympic swimming...
Top official at swimming body FINA quits after 35 years
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Cornel Marculescu, the executive director of swimming's governing body FINA, resigned Wednesday after 35 years in charge in which the sport...
Judge denies injunction request by MSU women’s swimmers
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A federal judge has denied a request by members of Michigan State's women’s swimming and diving team for an injunction...
