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The once-mighty U.S. Olympic swim team has only won two gold medals so far at the Paris Games. Athletes say the sport has grown more competitive since Americans like Michael Phelps owned the pool.

The once-mighty U.S. swim team sinks in early Olympic races, winning only two gold

Hannah Scott helped Team GB take victory in the women's quadruple sculls, becoming the third athlete from Northern Ireland to win a gold medal in the space of 24 hours at the Paris Olympics.

Scott wins dramatic Olympic quad sculls gold with Team GB

LCM (50 meters) Prelims Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5. Finals Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5. At the 2017 World Championships, Sarah Sjostrom broke the world record in the women’s 100 free, clocking a time of 51.71 to become the first female swimmer to break 52 seconds in the event. In the same meet though, she was upset by Simone Manuel in the individual 100 free race. And despite being considered one of the greatest sprinters in history, having won World or Olympic titles in the 100 fly, 50 free, and 50 fly, she had never won a major individual title in the 100 free.

Sarah Sjostrom, Who Wasn’t Even Going To Swim The 100 Free, Wins Olympic Gold In The Race

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PARIS (Reuters) -Evergreen Swede Sarah Sjostrom's late decision to enter the women's 100 metres freestyle at the Paris Olympics paid off in spades as she trumped a top-quality field to clinch the gold medal in the blue riband sprint on Wednesday.

Olympics-Swimming-Late bid for 100m freestyle proves a winner for Sjostrom

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The dominant American swimmer is undefeated in the 1,500-meter freestyle in her career, a trend that continued in Paris.

Katie Ledecky wins gold medal in 1,500-meter freestyle, sets Olympic record

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

Former Olympic silver medallist Jazmin Carlin and former mentor and coach of Matt Richards, Mark Stowe, have praised the "spectacular" swim from team GB that earned the quartet Olympic gold in Paris last night.Welshman Richards helped team GB's 4x200m freestyle relay team retain their Olympic title, becoming the first team to do so in the event."To defend an Olympic title, something that has never been done before is almost dream swimming, it was spectacular," said Stowe."I keep saying it, something special happens when these four men come together, and it did again last night."Carlin told BBC Radio Wales: "It’s the first time ever the same four team-mates have won the gold in both events, it’s absolutely crazy. I think it's only the third time that team GB have ever won it."It was an incredible race to watch, they all brought out their best performances and to see all their families there this time around was just amazing."

Praise for 'spectacular' team GB relay swimming quartet

Lewis Richardson keeps Team GB's hopes alive in the Olympic boxing ring with a split-decision victory over Vakhid Abbasov.

Richardson keeps GB hopes alive in Olympic boxing

LCM (50 meters) Prelims Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5. Finals Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5. We had to wait until day five at the 2024 Paris Olympics to get a world record, but when we got it, it wasn’t by a little. Pan Zhanle destroyed his 100 freestyle world record, claiming Olympic gold in a monstrous time of 46.40.

Pan Zhanle Unleashes 46.40 100 Freestyle for Olympic Gold, Obliterates World Record

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erica Ash, an actor and comedian skilled in sketch comedy who starred in the parody series “Mad TV” and “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” has died. She was 46. Ash died Sunday in Los Angeles because of cancer, according to her publicist...

Erica Ash, Comedian and 'Real Husbands of Hollywood' and 'Mad TV' Star, Dies at 46

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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PARIS (Reuters) -China's Pan Zhanle obliterated his own 100 metres freestyle world record at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday as he took an astonishing gold medal in the event and humbled a slew of champion rivals.

Olympics-Swimming-China's Pan smashes own 100m freestyle world record for gold

ROME (Reuters) - Venice will limit the size of tourist parties to 25 people from Thursday in the latest attempt to reduce the impact of crowds on the lagoon city. Local authorities will also ban the use of loudspeakers by tourist guides in measures aimed at "protecting the peace of residents" and ensuring pedestrians can move around more freely.

Venice to Limit Tourist Groups to Maximum of 25 People

Great Britain's rowers won Olympic gold in a dramatic end to the women's quadruple sculls after a photo finish with the Netherlands. The Dutch led from the front and were half a boat length clear with 200m to go in Marseilles before an astonishing push from GB pipped them at the line.

GB rowers win gold in women's quadruple sculls

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GEORGIA TAYLOR-BROWN is the triathlete star looking for her second Olympic gold medal. Taylor-Brown has been selected to represent Team GB at the Paris Games – her second Olympics. Who is Taylor-Brown? Taylor-Brown, 30, was born on March 15, 1994 in Manchester. She began swimming at just five and picked up running as a 12-year-old […]

Meet Georgia Taylor-Brown, Team GB triathlete at Paris 2024 Olympics eyeing second gold medal

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Medal table | Olympic schedule |How to watch | Olympic news. Day 3 of the Paris Olympics featured two of the biggest stars in tennis facing one another yet again, the first game for the USA women's basketball team amid soaring popularity for the sport, the USA men's and women's swimming teams collecting several medals, and a return to the podium for a U.S. men's gymnastics for only the third time since 1984.

2024 Paris Olympics results from Day 3: Team USA wins medals in swimming and men's gymnastics, and U.S. women's basketball debuts

Let’s take a look around Paris at some of the highlights through the first four and a half days of Olympic action. Biles, U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Reclaim Team Gold. Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey led the U.S. to gold in the women’s gymnastics team competition on Tuesday, topping a podium that also featured historic medals for Italy (silver, first in the event since 1928) and Brazil (bronze, first medal ever in the sport).

Paris Olympics Outside the Pool: Redemption for Biles, Late Heroics for U.S. Women’s Rugby

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According to the Arizona Weatherman, on Thursday, 25 July 2024, there will be a similar pattern to yesterday's monsoon thunderstorm track. Storms will initially develop on the Mogollon Rim after 12 p.m. and move southward over the afternoon and evening hours. There is a high likelihood of severe thunderstorms today in some of this convective activity.

Intense thunderstorms to bring strong winds, hail, and flooding to Arizona today

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Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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American Swimmers Grabbed Plenty of Hardware Monday at the Olympics, but No Gold

NANTERRE, France (AP) — American swimmers added plenty to the U.S. medal count Monday night, just not the ones they most wanted. Katie Grimes and Emma...

American Swimmers Grabbed Plenty of Hardware Monday at the Olympics, but No Gold

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