Swimming

The year 2020 has been overshadowed by the global coronavirus pandemic, which took the lives of over a million people.
Sport was hit hard by the virus, with Tokyo 2020 delayed by a year, the first time the Olympic Games have been postponed in their history.
In spite of that,

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is almost upon us. Come Saturday, the world’s biggest T20 cricket spectacle will begin its 13th season in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Cody Miller does not look like your average Olympic swimmer.
At 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) with shoulder length hair and a permanent smile, the Montana native appears decidedly smaller, and perhaps more easy going than most of his giant, crew cut counterparts.
But Miller also differs from his

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The 18th Pan American Games of Lima 2019 had many memorable moments. But here's the Olympic Channel pick of 10 stories from Peru that could have a huge impact on events at Tokyo 2020 in just under a year from now.

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US swim star Nathan Adrian has inspired people around the globe with his courageous recent revelation.
Fellow swimmers, athletes from all different sports, other cancer survivors or just normal people searching for guidance or motivation.
The five-time Olympic gold medallist found a lump in a testicle and was diagnosed with

2019 Pan American Games - Lima

Nathan Adrian celebrates anchoring the USA 4x100m freestyle relay team to victory at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju

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Team USA win gold in the men's 4x100m medley final and set a new Olympic record in Michael Phelps' final race.

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final | Rio 2016 Replays

Team USA wins the men's 4x100 freestyle relay, with swimming legend Michael Phelps claiming his 19th Olympic gold medal in the process.

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USA take gold in Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Women's 100m Butterfly Final, Men's 100m Breaststroke Final, Women's 400m Freestyle Final, 
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay.

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Swimming: Semi-finals and Finals - Day Two | Rio 2016 Replays

Men's 200m Breaststroke Final
Women's 200m Butterfly Final
Men's 100m Freestyle Final
Women's 4x200m Freestyle Final

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Swimming: Semi-finals and Finals - Day Five | Rio 2016 Replays

Highlights from day 5 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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Women's 200m Backstroke F,
Men's 100m Butterfly F,
Women's 800m Freestyle F,
Men's 50m Freestyle F,

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Swimming: Semi-finals and Finals - Day Seven | Rio 2016 Replays

Swimming Day Eight in Rio 2016.
Women's 50m Freestyle Final.
Men's 1500m Freestyle Final.
Men's & Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final.

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Swimming: Finals - Day Eight | Rio 2016 Replays

Michael Phelps is part of the USA's team that wins 4x100 medley relay team gold at the Olympic Games London 2012.

London 2012 | Olympic Games

Highlights

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Americans get gold in Men's 4x100 medley relay | London 2012 Replays

Nathan Adrian wins the 100m Freestyle by the narrowest of margins, ending a 24-year gold-medal drought for the United States in the event.

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Adrian ends USA 100m freestyle drought | London 2012 Replays

Anthony Ervin wins another gold for the USA, beating the reigning world champion Florent Manaudou by the narrowest of margins.

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USA's Ervin wins shock Men's 50m Freestyle gold

Eighteen-year-old Kyle Chalmers wins gold for Australia in the men's 100m freestyle at Rio 2016.

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Australia's Chalmers wins gold in Men's 100m Freestyle

Kyle Chalmers wins gold for Australia in the men's 100m freestyle final.

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Men's 100m Freestyle | Rio 2016 Replays

The United States secure gold in the men's 4x100m medley final for the ninth Olympics in a row in a new Olympic record time.

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USA win ninth gold in men's 4x100 medley

The USA's Anthony Ervin wins gold in the same event he won 16-years ago in Sydney 2000.

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Men's 50m Freestyle Final | Rio 2016 Replays

In the men's 4x100m freestyle relay, the USA win gold in a close race against France in Rio 2016.

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Men's 4X100 Freestyle Relay Final | Rio 2016 Replays

USA freestyler Anthony Ervin, 35, defies his advancing years to win the 50m sprint 16 years after earning a joint gold medal at Sydney 2000.

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Ervin becomes oldest ever Olympic swimming champion

Highlights from day 3 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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Postcards from Rio - Day 3: triple swimming feats

Kyle Chambers, 18, records a time of 47.58 seconds to become the first Australian to win the 100m freestyle title since Mike Wenden in 1968.

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Teenager Chalmers clinches gold in 100m freestyle

Nathan Adrian ended Aussie swimmer James 'The Missile' Magnussen's ambition of adding the Olympic title to his world crown in the 100m Freestyle final.

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Men's 100m Freestyle - Final - Swimming | London 2012 Highlights

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Sweden

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Today is First Love Day, so we wanted to know when you first fell in love with the Olympic Games? Let us know on Twitter.
For this writer, it was the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, watching the U.S. women’s gymnastics team win its first ever Olympic gold.

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Olympic Daily News: 18 September 2020

United States freestyle specialist Nathan Adrian is one of the most respected names in swimming.
Not only is the five-time gold medallist hoping to compete at his fourth Olympic Games in Tokyo, but he also beat cancer in 2019 to reclaim his place at the top table of international swimming.

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Exclusive Q&A: Nathan Adrian reveals 'secret sauce' behind Team USA swimming's relay success

The five-time Olympic swimming champion opened up on how he adjusted his preparation for the Tokyo Olympics and why he feels better-equipped than most athletes against an uncontrollable force like coronavirus.

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

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Nathan Adrian: How cancer helped me face COVID-19

One year from now, we hope to come together in Tokyo, Japan, to celebrate the Games of the 32nd Olympiad.
Last week, the organisers of the Games released the full competition schedule for next year.

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#1YearToGo to Tokyo 2020 in 2021

"Never give up."
That was the message scrawled on the hands of Sarah Sjostrom, Emma McKeon and Margaret MacNeil in support of their rival Rikako Ikee, who is currently battling leukemia.
The message has now been received.
Acknowledging the swimmers' touching tribute from the FINA World Championships podium in Gwangju,

FINA World Championships - Gwangju

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Rikako Ikee thanks swimmers for podium tribute at FINA World Championships

On a night of swimming upsets and world records at the 2019 FINA World Championships, perhaps the most emotional victory came from United States' Nathan Adrian in the 4x100m freestyle relay.
With Russia closing in, the five-time Olympic gold medallist anchored Team USA home to secure the title and a

Nathan Adrian celebrates relay gold in World Championships

Caeleb Dressel hails Nathan Adrian as Team USA wins relay gold at FINA World Championships

The five-time Olympic champion is back on the blocks, more motivated than ever. The U.S. star is set to return to competitve swimming at the Tyr Pro Series meet in Bloomington, just four months after receiving a testicular cancer diagnosis. Adrian wants to share his experience with the public, to help raise awareness about this form of cancer.

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Nathan Adrian's new motivation

Nathan Adrian has announced that he has testicular cancer.
The five-time Olympic gold medallist went for a routine check-up and a flu shot, but doctors quickly found it was much more serious.
"Something didn't seem quite right," posted the 30-year-old on his social media accounts on January 25, 2019.
"After

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Five-time U.S. gold medallist Nathan Adrian targets Tokyo 2020 despite Testicular cancer diagnosis

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