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BOSTON — The United States is heading into the Olympic year with its most decorated — and deepest — pool of figure skaters in decades. Perhaps ever. After winning three titles at the world ...
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, unveiled a full-size stadium and an Olympic-size 50m swimming pool at the Peaceville International Academy ...
Officials say corroded sewerage pipes created the sinkhole that is now 40 metres wide -- nearly the size of an Olympic swimming pool -- and 15 metres deep. Cranes have been mobilised and a 30 ...
An Olympic runner was found dead in a swimming pool at an apartment complex in Scottsdale Monday morning, police said. David Torrence, 31, was found at the bottom of the pool at Center Court ...
Scots Olympic hero Duncan Scott swapped the pool for pulling pints this week as he made a flying visit to a Stirling pub. The Stirling University swimmer made a big splash last summer when he ...
At the Paris Olympics, the pool used for artistic swimming, diving, and water polo is warmed by servers at a nearby data center. As Olympic athletes jumped off diving boards and flipped through ...
China captured its first-ever Olympic gold medal in the artistic swimming team event at the Paris Games on Wednesday. The Chinese team entered the day with a commanding lead of almost 70 points ...
Over the past nine days, the roar from the crowds at the Olympic pool may have eclipsed the whirring of the nearby Equinix data center. But in Paris, as in other parts of Europe, skepticism ...
A recent report shed light on whether Olympic swimmers empty their bladders while giving it their all in the pool. According to American two-time gold medalist Lilly King — and others ...
when the event was first added to the Olympic programme. China’s Zhang Yufei took silver in 3:37.55, with Australia filling the podium in 3:38.76. It is only the second world record in the pool ...
And the shape of the pool can have a strong influence on the performance of Olympic athletes. Before the start of this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris, hopes for new records were high.