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Category: Olympics
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Florida’s Caeleb Dressel has put himself into position to be the next great American swimmer.
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Ryan Lochte made his debut on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars last night. However, Lochte was greeted by two men who rushed the stage toward the Olympian. The two men were wearing anti-Lochte t-shirts and shouting “Lochte, you suck!” Lochte had just finished his performance with partner, Cheryl Burke and were in the process of…
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Ryan Lochte will be suspended ten months for the story that he and three other American swimmers told authorities in Rio during the second week of the Olympics. Lochte will also be ineligible for the 2017 World Championships. The story became well documented in the media after Lochte told his mother of a robbery at…
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil- Many former and current Florida Gators are competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics, thirty to be exact. Kerron Clement is the latest former Gator to collect gold. Clement won the men’s 400M hurdles in 47.73 seconds, barely beating Kenya’s Boniface Tumuti (by .05 seconds). Turkey’s Yasmani Copello rounded out the medal…
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I haven’t done an opinion piece on this site in our brief existence. I have also purposely stayed away from rumor in attempting to make this site as reliable and honest as possible. Today, that streak ends. On Sunday I reported about the alleged robbery that former Gator and current USA swimmer Ryan Lochte endured…
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Rio De Janeiro- For the second consecutive Olympiad, former Florida Gators athletes dominated the triple jump. Christian Taylor, a 2011 UF graduate, has become the first person since the 1900 and 1904 games to win gold in back to back Olympic triple jump events. Will Claye, also a 2011 UF graduate, has earned the silver…
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Rio De Janeiro- It was reported Sunday morning that former Gator swimmer and current USA Olympian, Ryan Lochte had been held up at gun point at a gas station in Brazil. In the hours since the initial report the International Olympic Committee has gone so far as to deny the incident even happened. Despite the…
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil- According to multiple media outlets, former Gator and current USA swimmer Ryan Lochte was held up at gunpoint in Rio. Lochte was invited to a party by Brazilian Thiago Pereria. Lochte and an American teammate took a cab to the party, but when the cab stopped for gas they were held…
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More gold is coming home to Gainesville. Former Gators Conor Dwyer and Ryan Lochte formed half of the gold medal winning men’s 4X200M freestyle USA team. Dwyer led the race off and completed his split in 1:44.49 and giving nineteen year old Townley Haas a large lead. Haas finished his 200 meters at the 3:29.37 mark.…
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Conor Dwyer has earned a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Dwyer set a personal best in the event at 1:45.23. Sun Yang of China earned the gold with a late push finishing at 1:44.65. South Africa’s Chad Le Clos jumped to an early lead just as he had,…