A future Olympic gold medalist was once the slowest kid in the pool. “I hated swimming,” Allison Schmitt tells USA TODAY Sports. Schmitt wasn’t even 10, and she was ready to quit. Why she didn’t,…
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PARIS — Because it’s her sixth Olympics, Diana Taurasi has a lot of wisdom to share about, well, everything. Her teammates are eager to listen, too. And yet it’s a couple other Olympic veterans, Breanna…
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PARIS − The first swimming training session for triathletes competing at the Paris Olympics was cancelled Sunday because of pollution in the river Seine. Whether the Seine will be clean enough to host Olympic triathlon…
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PARIS – The stars were out to see Simone Biles on Sunday morning. On the northern side of Bercy Arena, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen took their seats near a luxury box with their children,…
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Carissa Moore, the defending Olympic women’s surfing champion, and her four American teammates each won their first-round heats as the competition in Tahiti got underway at the Paris Games. All five U.S. surfers advanced directly…
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In the pool, the USA versus Australia rivalry runs deep. While no country has historically dominated the modern Olympic Games like the U.S., Australia is a massive swimming powerhouse, producing some of the best to…
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PARIS — Alyssa Thomas doesn’t like to spend time thinking about “what if?” What if arguably the most versatile, balanced player in the world didn’t have two torn labrums in her shoulders? What if she…
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Ben Hallock spoke zero Italian and, even worse, couldn’t figure out the intricacies of the produce section at his new, local grocery store in Liguria, Italy. The employee trying to assist the foreigner spoke no…
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NANTERRE, France — With two medals in the two fastest swimming relays, Team USA closed the first day of competition Saturday at the Paris Olympics with a couple thrilling performances in the women’s and men’s…
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NANTERRE, France — The color of the medal was expected. For Katie Ledecky, there was absolutely no shame in winning the first bronze of her storied Olympic career in what has become her most competitive…