Fukuoka (Japan), July 25 (Ians) Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte claimed the women’s 100m breaststroke title again at the World Aquatics Championships here on Tuesday, 10 years after her first win in the event.
While Meilutyte stole the limelight on Tuesday, American swimming superstar Katie Ledecky claimed her fifth 1500m freestyle title while compatriot and Rio Olympic champion Ryan Murphy claimed the men’s 100m backstroke on an eventful day in Japan.
The 26-year-old Meilutyte, who tasted victory at the 2013 Barcelona world championships, touched in one minute 4.62 seconds, showing that she is ready to come back for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Meilutyte rose to stardom at the 2012 London Olympics when she won the event at the age of 15. She has competed in only one Olympic Games since, finishing seventh in Rio in 2016.
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker, Tokyo Olympic silver medalist and winner in the 200m event, finished second in 1:05.84, and...
While Meilutyte stole the limelight on Tuesday, American swimming superstar Katie Ledecky claimed her fifth 1500m freestyle title while compatriot and Rio Olympic champion Ryan Murphy claimed the men’s 100m backstroke on an eventful day in Japan.
The 26-year-old Meilutyte, who tasted victory at the 2013 Barcelona world championships, touched in one minute 4.62 seconds, showing that she is ready to come back for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Meilutyte rose to stardom at the 2012 London Olympics when she won the event at the age of 15. She has competed in only one Olympic Games since, finishing seventh in Rio in 2016.
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker, Tokyo Olympic silver medalist and winner in the 200m event, finished second in 1:05.84, and...
- 7/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
It was, in the words of NBC Olympics primetime host Mike Tirico, “the shot of the Olympics so far.”
Dozens of people jammed inside a railroad depot in Seward, Alaska, there to cheer on one of their own: Olympic swimmer Lydia Jacoby, who was competing in the 100M breaststroke event. In a surprise upset, Jacoby won gold, defeating the reigning Olympic champion Lilly King, and the favorite, South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker.
In Seward, the rail depot exploded, and those in attendance jumped into the air and screamed with joy as Jacoby’s win appeared on screen.
“Go crazy, folks. One of your high schoolmates,...
Dozens of people jammed inside a railroad depot in Seward, Alaska, there to cheer on one of their own: Olympic swimmer Lydia Jacoby, who was competing in the 100M breaststroke event. In a surprise upset, Jacoby won gold, defeating the reigning Olympic champion Lilly King, and the favorite, South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker.
In Seward, the rail depot exploded, and those in attendance jumped into the air and screamed with joy as Jacoby’s win appeared on screen.
“Go crazy, folks. One of your high schoolmates,...
It was, in the words of NBC Olympics primetime host Mike Tirico, “the shot of the Olympics so far.”
Dozens of people jammed inside a railroad depot in Seward, Alaska, there to cheer on one of their own: Olympic swimmer Lydia Jacoby, who was competing in the 100M breaststroke event. In a surprise upset, Jacoby won gold, defeating the reigning Olympic champion Lilly King, and the favorite, South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker.
In Seward, the rail depot exploded, and those in attendance jumped into the air and screamed with joy as Jacoby’s win appeared on screen.
“Go crazy, folks. One of your high schoolmates,...
Dozens of people jammed inside a railroad depot in Seward, Alaska, there to cheer on one of their own: Olympic swimmer Lydia Jacoby, who was competing in the 100M breaststroke event. In a surprise upset, Jacoby won gold, defeating the reigning Olympic champion Lilly King, and the favorite, South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker.
In Seward, the rail depot exploded, and those in attendance jumped into the air and screamed with joy as Jacoby’s win appeared on screen.
“Go crazy, folks. One of your high schoolmates,...
After years of training and a tragic loss, Annie Lazor is an Olympian. On Friday, July 30, the 26-year-old swimmer from Michigan secured the bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke, placing behind South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker and United States teammate and friend Lilly King, who won silver. First-time gold medalist Schoenmaker's win made history as she set a world record with her 2:18.95 time. Making the circumstances even sweeter, the athletes were seen embracing in the pool after finishing the race, a symbol of touching camaraderie at the highest level of the sport. "Before and after, we're friends," Lazor said during a Today...
- 7/30/2021
- E! Online
An Alaska native, 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby made history Monday night in Tokyo winning an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke. Jacoby was crowned winner for an impeccable racing time finishing at 1.04.95, beating Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa by just a quarter of a second over her time, and teammate […]
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- 7/27/2021
- by Samantha Popovics
- Uinterview
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