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Filipino American swimmer claims USA’s first Paralympics 2024 gold
Filipino American para swimmer Gia Pergolini made history in Paris on Friday, becoming the first Team USA athlete to win gold at the 2024 Pa...
Ryan General
China
Chinese gold medalist swimmer responds to ‘humanly impossible’ accusation
Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle has responded to Australian coach Brett Hawke’s remarks questioning the legitimacy of his record-breaking 1...
China accuses US of double standards amid swimmers’ doping scandal
The China Anti-Doping Agency accused its American counterpart of double standards on Tuesday for its handling of doping scandals in the U.S....
US star swimmer Torri Huske says seeing Taylor Swift is next after phenomenal Olympics run
The US women’s relay swim team clinched the gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the Paris Games on Sunday. The quartet ...
China rallies behind Olympic swim champ after his feats deemed not ‘humanly possible’
Olympic swimming champion Pan Zhanle has a wave of support from Chinese citizens and media outlets, following criticisms of his world record...
China says more Chinese swimmers failed doping tests due to tainted hamburgers
Since the start of the Paris Olympics, Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei has already won two bronze medals, but her victories are under scrutiny d...
Michelle De Pacina
Events
Team USA swimmer Torri Huske defeats world record holder to win gold
Team USA swimmer Torri Huske won the gold in the women’s 100-meter butterfly at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday after defeating team...
Asia
Kim Seo-yeong to be third Korean swimmer to participate in 4 Olympics
South Korean swimming star Kim Seo-yeong has secured her spot in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the third Korean swimmer to qual...
Bryan Ke
Chinese teen breaks men’s 100m record, S. Korea wins gold in men’s 400m at World Aquatics
China and South Korea saw back-to-back gold medal wins in swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday. Faste...
Chinese internet panics as clueless man swims toward poop ejected by another man in pool
Chinese social media users are demanding compensation for a clueless man who was caught on video swimming toward feces ejected by another ma...
Carl Samson
News
S. Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo named Asian Male Swimmer of the Year
South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo was recently named Asian Male Swimmer of the Year by swimming magazine SwimSwam. Hwang, 19, received an h...
Sports
Chinese Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil sets all-time world record in 50m backstroke
Canadian professional swimmer Maggie MacNeil won gold at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Swimming Championships and broke...
Japanese swimmer Miyuki Yamada breaks record as the nation’s youngest ever Paralympic medalist
Miyuki Yamada broke Japan’s record as the youngest ever Paralympic medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Making a splash: Yamada is ...
Thy Nguyen
Haven Shepherd, Team USA’s teen swimmer and suicide bombing survivor, is ready for the Paralympic Games
Haven Shepherd, a suicide bombing survivor, is ready to take on the world. On Friday, the 18-year-old swimmer will be representing Team USA...
Swimming star Yip Pin Xiu becomes first Singaporean to win four Paralympic gold medals, praised by Prime Minister on Facebook
Singaporean swimmer Yip Pin Xiu is the first Southeast Asian athlete to take home the gold at the 16th Summer Paralympic Games, upping her t...
‘I’m multicultural, queer, a lot of minorities’: Erica Sullivan wins silver at first-ever women’s 1500m freestyle
Japanese American swimmer Erica Sullivan has made history after winning second place in the first-ever women’s 1,500-meter freestyle on Tues...
Vietnamese Amateur Swimmers Complete Record-Breaking 124-Mile Swim
Two Vietnamese athletes made history after swimming more than 200 kilometers (124.3 miles) from Hanoi to the Hong River Delta. A three-day ...
Isa Peralta
Woman Plans to Sue Fitness Club After Her Child Defecates in the Pool
The mother of a young boy who defecated in the pool of a fitness club in Inner Mongolia is threatening to file a lawsuit against the managem...
Chinese Olympic Champion Sun Yang Shunned on Podium By Rival Swimmers
Australian swimmer and Olympic champion Mack Horton is in the spotlight again for refusing to shake hands and stand on the same podium with ...
‘Uncivilized’ Foreign Tourists Anger Chinese Netizens for Refusing to Get Out of ‘Off-Limits’ Lake
Three foreigners who took a swim in a lake at a local nature park on Wednesday have enraged Chinese netizens after a video of the incident s...
Counting Down the Top 10 Greatest Asian Athletes Of All Time
The Tokyo Olympics may still be a year away, but it’s never a bad time to talk sports. Specifically, we’re talking the greatest ...
Ziye Wang
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Adorable Wild Sea Otters Visit Swimming Pool Because Singapore is Epic
Two adorable otters were caught on film casually taking a dip in the swimming pool of a condominium building in Singapore. ...
Surveillance Camera Catches Mom Playing With Her Phone as Her Baby Drowns
A mother in China was captured on video glued to her mobile phone while her baby daughter was drowning in a children’s pool during her f...
Hongkongers Complain of Constantly Finding Poop in Public Pools, Political Group Takes Action
After locals complained of constantly finding poop in the waters of Hong Kong’s public swimming pools, a political group urged authorities t...
China’s Most Decorated Paralympic Athlete Dies After Tragic Car Crash
Huang Wenpan, China’s most decorated athlete from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with five gold medals, died on the way to the hospital after...
Poor Chinese Boy Gets His Head Stuck in Swimming Pool Railing
Rescuers were forced to bring in some heavy duty power tools to help free a Chinese kid who somehow got his head stuck between metal railing...
Malaysian Swimmer Defeats Olympic Champion in Monaco With Historic Record-Breaking Win
Malaysia’s very own swimming star Welson Sim recently defeated an Olympic champion from Australia to take home the gold medal at the recent ...
China’s Hottest Swimmer Has Been Kicked Off of the National Team
Hot as hell Chinese Olympic swimmer Ning Zetao has been cut from the national team for signing an unauthorized sponsorship deal. A memo from...
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He Met His Hero Michael Phelps When He Was a Kid — Now He’s His Ultimate Rival
Back in 2008, just before competing in the Beijing Olympics that made him an international superstar, American swimmer Michael Phelps posed ...
China’s Olympic Swim Team Faces Doping Scandal After Athlete Fails Drug Test
China is now facing its first doping scandal at the Rio Olympics after a Chinese swimmer allegedly failed the mandatory blood test taken bef...
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