Canada is on pace for its best non-home Pan Am Games ever
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Swimmer Sydney Pickrem navigates mental health hurdles to double Pan Am Games gold
Sydney Pickrem says depression and anxiety will be her constant companions, but she's able to navigate them by thinking of herself as a human first and a swimmer second.
Heartbreak as police discover body of dad, 29, missing after he fell into river
The family of a 'popular' and 'loved' Chester dad have paid heartfelt tribute to him after his body was tragically found in the Dee Estuary. Shay Hughes, 29, had been missing since Saturday, October 14 after police received reports of someone falling into the River Dee. His body was recovered on Monday (October 25).
First Australian named for Paris Games shrugs off Seine pollution concerns
Australian marathon swimmer Chelsea Gubecka is hopeful organisers will fix water quality problems in the Seine river in time for the Paris Olympics, having been unable to swim at a test event this year.
Maggie Mac Neil makes Pan Am Games history for Canada with 5th swimming gold in Chile
Maggie Mac Neil swam the butterfly portion of the women's 4x100-metre medley relay on Wednesday and helped Canada to victory for its 23rd medal in the pool at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.
Swim coach Verhaeren dips toe into cycling world with Jumbo-Visma
Dominant Dutch cycling team Jumbo-Visma aim to stay at the front of the peloton next season with the help of an unlikely addition to their coaching set-up - swimming guru Jacco Verhaeren.
Games-Andrade and MacNeil take Pan Am Games spotlight
SANTIAGO : Two of the biggest names at the Pan American Games, Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade and Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil, seized the spotlight with golden wins on Tuesday while the United States blasted past 100 total medals.
NCAA leader's callous indifference to female athletes on display at Senate hearing
Former NCAA star Riley Gaines talks to OutKick's Dan Dakich about NCAA president Charlie Baker’s Senate testimony.