Team USA’s 4×100-meter men’s freestyle relay team have earned the United States’ first gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, besting Australia who took second place. The relay team — Caeleb Dressel, Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, and Hunter Armstrong — pulled ahead of Australia by 1.07 seconds. Italy earned …
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A luxury item that seemingly every warm-weather homeowner covets, the swimming pool has somehow become troubled waters for a wide range of movie and TV characters. In The Swimmer, it’s a symbol of personal decay for Burt Lancaster’s alcoholic suburbanite. In the simply-titled Swimming Pool it’s the stuff of Franco-British …
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Diana Nyad had been a world-class endurance athlete for years when, after swimming around Manhattan in a little under eight hours in 1975, she became a celebrity and a talk-show staple. At the age of 30, Nyad retired after breaking the open-ocean record by going from the Bahamas to Florida, …
Read More »Vans Honors Mac Miller with a Limited Sneaker In Homage To His Fifth Album, 'Swimming'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Last week, Vans released a limited run of Mac Miller-inspired sneakers to pay homage to the late rapper’s legacy before passing in 2018. As soon as the shoes …
Read More »These Swimming Earbuds Let You Take Your Tunes Into the Water
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Having a solid pair of earbuds is like having a quality swimsuit—you wouldn’t want to hit the pool or go to the beach without them. And while it’s …
Read More »RS Recommends: The Best Wetsuits to Warm Up Your Beach Day
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Few things ruin a beach day faster than getting too cold. Whether you’re surfing, swimming, or paddleboarding, a low body temperature means discomfort, lowered athletic performance, and even …
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