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Kirsty Coventry Among Seven Candidates for IOC Presidency

Kirsty Coventry Among Seven Candidates for IOC Presidency International Swimming Hall of Famer Kirsty Coventry was named Monday as one of seven candidates to succeed Thomas Bach as the president of the International Olympic Committee. Coventry is the only female candidate. The Zimbabwean is the only...

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Japanese Double Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi Announces Retirement

Japanese Double Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi Announces Retirement Three years after capturing double gold in the individual medley events  at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japanese star Yui Ohashi competed in the final race of her career on Saturday. Ohashi announced her retirement after finishing seco...

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Women's Swimming Revamp: What Events Are Awaiting New Rising Stars

Women's Swimming Revamp: What Events Are Awaiting New Rising Stars Scan through the women's results from the pool swimming competition at the Paris Olympics, and you will find plenty of big names entering or in the midst of their prime: Canada's Summer McIntosh, the only woman to win three individua...

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Japanese Swimming Federation Refutes Reports of Leadership Shakeup

Japanese Swimming Federation Refutes Reports of Leadership Shakeup The Japanese Swimming Federation has refuted a report published earlier Tuesday that it is replacing its director. Olympic website Inside The Games, citing sources, reported that Takayuki Umehara will step down from his job as the he...