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The history of pools begins at the “great bath” constructed at the site of Mohenjo-Daro. It was most likely dug during the 3rd millennium B.C. The pool, 12 meters by 7 meters, is lined with bricks and during its time the pool was covered with a tar-based sealant.
The Greeks [...]
Disgraced after being caught for doping eariler this year, swimmer Yiannis Drymonakos reversed his decision to quit the sport and decided to return to training in order to be ready when the two-year suspension imposed this year expires.
The former Peristeri Swimming Club swimmer has come to an agreement with the Arcadia Swimming Club for four [...]
Home team rowers land five gold medals during the continental championships near Marathon > Chryssa Biskitzi and Alexandra Tsiavou triumphed in the women’s lightweight double sculls, finishing first ahead of the second-placed Polish pair.
Greek rowers won an amazing total of five gold medals in the European Championship that was held at the Olympic Center [...]
Paschalis Stathelakos won a Paralympic gold in the shot put F40 > Greece garnered a slew of medals at the Paralympic Games yesterday, adding another eight to its collection.
Paschalis Stathelakos won the country’s fourth gold medal in Beijing in the shot put F40 event, registering a new world record in the process. His best effort [...]
The first record of the upcoming European Rowing Championships in Athens has already been broken and concerns the number of participants.
Entries for the event due to start on September 19 reached 433 athletes from 33 countries, forming 150 crews. Last year’s championship in Poznan, Poland, had 426 athletes in 148 crews. The championship is taking [...]
Karayianni, Taiganidis, Dimoglou take Greece’s Paralympic tally to 11 > Anthi Karayianni won silver with her jump of 5.63 meters.
Friday was a silver day for Greece in Beijing as three Paralympic athletes finished second in their disciplines.
Star swimmer Charalambos Taiganidis won his fourth medal in these Paralympics yesterday as he finished second in the [...]
Swimmer Haralambos Taiganidis celebrated winning his gold medal and breaking the world record in Beijing.
Haralambos Taiganidis provided Greece with its first gold medal in the Paralympic Games in Beijing as he clocked a world record in the final of the 100-meter freestyle S13 on Wednesday. He swam it in 53.37 seconds, beating his own [...]
