“In normal circumstances it should have been two gold medals (in Rio)”.
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If she wins her final event, the 200m backstroke, she will equal the all-time record for a female swimmer in individual events at a single Games, set by East Germany’s Kristin Otto in Seoul in 1988.
Her response has been equally defiant in the face of some not-so-veiled suggestions that her improvement since London – and her ability to maintain gruelling individual meet schedules – are not due exclusively to hard work.
“It can be very, very harsh”, Hicks said on Saturday’s broadcast.
She is overwhelming favorite to add the 800 title later this week, an event in which she is totally dominant, and achieve a treble at those three distances that no woman has managed since American Debbie Meyer in Mexico City in 1968.
“I’ve seen coaches exhibit that kind of behaviour in training, but this is another level”.
After winning her opening heat in the 400m IM, Hosszu set the stage for what would be a historic performance in the final. I couldn’t have done anything differently.
World champion Australia takes on Canada, then New Zealand faces Great Britain for a place in the final. Now, he’s got his first medal.
Australia dethroned New Zealand as world series victor, ending the Kiwis’ run of three straight titles.
There was no Olympic fairytale for USA star Jillion Potter, who has overcome both cancer and a broken neck.
American Olivia Smoliga placed sixth with 58.95.
NBC’s Dan Hicks was exultant following the United States’ thrilling victory in the 4×100-meter freestyle swimming relay, giving Michael Phelps his 19th Olympic gold medal.
RATINGS: NBC averaged 20.7 million viewers Saturday for its first night of Olympic prime-time competition. “In an Olympic final with my sister and 2 girls I have known since I was 12, 13 years old – and a Gold and a world record”. She told CNN she wants to defeat stereotypes.
In 2012, Franklin competed in seven Olympic events.
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“I think, unfortunately, that everything that’s come out with the McLaren report and with the Russians, I think most Eastern European countries are all being looked at the same way regardless of the doping controls in their own country”, Coventry said.
