The following post was originally featured on Fit Bottomed Girls and written by Karen, a contributor to Jenn, who is part of POPSUGAR Select Fitness. When the mercury rises and the thought of another sweaty workout sounds none too appealing, take a dive instead. You don’t have to be a senior citizen or a Michael…
Is your favorite Olympian a crier, a screamer, or an air puncher?
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Fu Yuanhui is a swimmer from Hangzhou, China who previously competed in the 2012 Olympics in London, and is currently representing her nation in this year’s games. She also happens to have her period. This didn’t seem too remarkable when Yuanhui recently acknowledged it in an interview, however, the internet has since come together to…
Vice-Versa: @katieledecky @MichaelPhelps re-create famous photo with opposite roles #riotoday #SwimUnited pic.twitter.com/S06rkRkcTz – USA Swimming (@USASwimming) August 15, 2016 Back in 2006, Katie Ledecky showed up smiling to an autograph signing with Olympian Michael Phelps and snapped the above photo when she was just 9 years old. Fast forward 10 years, and Katie is now…
Simone Manuel made history in Rio by becoming the first African-American female swimmer to win an individual Olympic gold medal. Watch on to learn more about her record-breaking race!
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At only age 19, swimmer Katie Ledecky has won gold again in the 800-meter freestyle. Her finishing time: 8:04.79. And this year, she finished 11.38 seconds before the silver medal winner, Jazz Carlin of Britain, touched the wall. She was about half a pool length ahead of her competition (see image above) – and that…
If the key to being an Olympic gold medal swimmer like Michael Phelps or Simone Manuel is to just swing your arms, squeeze your pecs, kick out your legs before falling diving in, this guy is ready to bring home a medal at the next Summer Olympics. Related Stories: Stay Cool and Get 6-Pack Abs…
Image Source: Getty / Adam Pretty On Aug. 11, Simone Manuel made history as the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the individual swimming category. The 20-year-old Houston native tied for first place with Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak in the 100-meter freestyle competition. Image Source: Getty / Clive Rose In an…
If anyone could win a gold medal in being unintentionally funny, it’s Ryan Lochte. “I guess you would say I’d be like the Michael Phelps of swimming if he wasn’t there.” – @ryanlochte A video posted by NBC Olympics (@nbcolympics) on Aug 11, 2016 at 10:47am PDT In a recent interview with NBC, Ryan said,…
When people say, “You just made history,” they usually don’t mean tying a 2,000-year-old record . . . unless they’re speaking to Michael Phelps. The Olympic swimmer just solidified his status as the most decorated athlete of our time (and nearly ever) when he won his 12th gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly. The last…
