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After winning three gold in Paris, 17-year-old Summer McIntosh says has a lot she still wants to accomplish. CBC | Sports News
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Olympic swimmers prepare for Paris in city holding deep Canadian connection
With the sun blasting down on the outside of Stade Nautique Eugène Maës pool in Caen, France, Canadian swimmers continued to churn up the water, exhaustively going back and forth and putting the final touches on their preparation as the clock ticks down to Paris 2024. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The Seine is typically filthy. What to know before Olympic swimmers dive in
Triathlon and marathon swimming at the 2024 Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in Paris’s Seine river, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. Politicians insist the water will be clean enough for athletes, but experts aren’t so sure. CBC | Sports News
Read More »As Paris Olympics approach, concerns continue after doping watchdog cleared Chinese swimmers in 2021
An investigation has found that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance before the 2020 Olympics — but were still cleared to compete by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Several of those swimmers went on to win medals, and that’s not sitting well with some competitors heading into the 2024 Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Week of ‘world-class performances’ has Canadian swimmers primed for Paris
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Read More »WATCH | Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned drug before Tokyo Olympics
Twenty three swimmers from China who tested positive for the same banned drug were allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics and some went on to win medals. The scandal has raised questions about the effectiveness of the World Anti Doping Agency shortly before the Paris Olympics. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s elite swimmers are quietly flocking to same Toronto area
Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak has always called the Beach neighbourhood home, but now fellow Olympian Taylor Ruck and rising star Rebecca Smith have found a home away from home in Toronto. CBC | Sports News
Read More »WATCH: Jaw-dropping moment whale swims right underneath unsuspecting swimmers at the BEACH
VIRAL video has captured the incredible moment a whale swam right up to the shoreline, passing underneath unsuspecting swimmers at the beach. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »7 Russian swimmers banned from Rio Olympics
Swimming governing body FINA has ruled seven Russian swimmers ineligible to compete at the Olympics, including three it says were linked to recent allegations of a major doping coverup by Russian authorities. CBC | Sports News
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