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Brazilian swimmer Ana Vieira got sent home from the Paris games early after she was caught sneaking out of the Olympic Village—and she reportedly filed a harassment complaint on her way out.
Eleanor Grace Theresa Holm (December 6, 1912 [2] [3] – January 31, 2004) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. An Olympian in 1928 and 1932, Holm was expelled from the 1936 Summer Olympics team by Avery Brundage under controversial circumstances.
Fanny Lecluyse (born 11 March 1992) is a Belgian former swimmer. [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke, finishing in 19th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals. Belgium's Olympic Committee said that Lecluyse "was sent home before the end of the games after an incident of ...
International Olympic Committee results database; Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. New York: Overlook Press. ISBN 1-58567-033-2. HistoFINA Swimming Medallists And Statistics At Olympic Games, January 31, 2015
The U.S. swimmer expressed dismay shortly after winning silver in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2024 Paralympic Games. She was responding to criticism over the category in which she competes.
WASHINGTON — A two-time Olympic gold medalist who stormed the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack was sentenced to six months of home confinement on Friday.
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Some of the swimmers were detained in Brazil as witnesses. Ultimately, the athletes each released statements, and one swimmer paid a fine of approximately $10,800 to a Brazilian charity in order to get his passport back. Lochte apologized for not being more candid about the gas station dispute, and subsequently lost four major sponsorships. [6]