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U.S. women’s relay swim team wins Olympic gold, smashes world record

by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Representation, SEW

The U.S. women powered to a dominant lead early in the 4-by-100 meter medley relay on Sunday. The only real question was whether the swimmers would shatter the world record set by another U.S. American team in 2019. They never relented, winning gold and beating the...

Kristen Faulkner wins Paris Olympics women’s road race for US after making the team as a replacement

by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Representation, SEW

With the Eiffel Tower behind her and the sun shining at the Paris Olympics, Kristen Faulkner stood atop the podium with her hand on her heart as the American national anthem played. Briefly, she closed her eyes as the enormity of her win in the women’s road race...

85% of industry leaders forecast double-digit growth in women’s sports

by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Representation, SEW

The latest edition of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) annual Global Sports Survey has revealed that 85 per cent of sports experts are predicting double-digit growth for women’s sports revenues over the next three to five years. Confirmed: To attract new audiences to...

Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia

by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Representation, SEW

There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The little details. The meek exit from the Olympic trials earlier this summer after such a promising start....

Simone Biles secures silver medal in dazzling floor routine, Jordan Chiles takes bronze

by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Simone Biles fell short of gold on Monday’s beam and floor final events. She won gold in the women’s individual all-around event last week and in vault over the weekend. Biles now has 11 Olympic medals — the most ever by an American gymnast. Jordan Chiles secured a...

Katie Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris Olympics

by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Every year on Aug. 3, Katie Ledecky is reminded of her first Olympic gold medal. She was just 15 years old, a reserved high schooler who had surprisingly made the U.S. swim team for the London Games. Then she went out and shocked the world, beating everyone in the...

U.S. survives ‘hard moment’ vs. Belgium to reach Olympic quarters

by admin | Aug 2, 2024 | Representation, SEW

The Team USA women have been so dominant in the Olympics over the past 30 years that even playing a close game causes a reaction. Belgium put a rare scare into the Americans Thursday, pulling to within four points in the second half before Team USA established control...

Katie Ledecky becomes most decorated American woman in Olympic history

by admin | Aug 2, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Katie Ledecky is now the most decorated American woman in Olympic history. With a silver medal Thursday in the 4×200 meter relay, Ledecky won her 13th medal, breaking a tie with swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres. Read More

Simone Biles Nails Final Routine to Win Second All-Around Gold

by admin | Aug 1, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Three years after withdrawing from the team final of the Tokyo Olympics with a mental block, a move that prompted critics to call her a loser, a quitter and un-American, Simone Biles on Thursday proved to the world — and to herself — that she was unstoppable. Biles,...

Team USA falls to 0-3 in women’s 3×3 basketball, last place in 8-team pool

by admin | Aug 1, 2024 | Representation, SEW

After three games at the Paris Olympics, the only winless team in the women’s 3×3 basketball pool is the sport’s global superpower. Team USA fell to 0-3 in pool play on Thursday with a 17-15 loss to Australia, pushing the defending champions into last...
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