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August 5, 2025
USA Swimming treads water
The United States team may have improved its medal tally at the World Aquatics Championships that ended Sunday in Singapore, bringing home 32 —nine more than last year's— but several swimming legends have criticised the sport's governing body during the meet, calling for a 'fresh start' before LA28. Team USA came...
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August 5, 2025
Cal Tri Events expands event footprint with Lake Havasu Triathlon acquisition
Cal Tri Events has announced the acquisition of the Lake Havasu Triathlon, one of the southwest USA’s most established multisport events. Held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, the race will be officially rebranded as Cal Tri Lake Havasu, marking another key milestone in Cal Tri’s mission… ‘to make triathlon more safe, affordable...
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August 1, 2025
Strava tracked 1,809 new KOMs at this year’s Tour de France
Strava, billed as ‘the app for active people’ with over 150 million users, tracked 1,809 new King of the Mountain (KOM) records during this year’s Tour de France. This marks the highest total of KOMs ever recorded during the race, up from 1,770 in 2024. Tadej Pogačar, now a 4x time...
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August 1, 2025
Life Time Opens Waitlist for $550-a-Month LT Digital Studio in NYC
Life Time is gearing up to launch its most exclusive concept yet: LT High Performance, a luxury performance club opening this September at 420 Fifth Avenue in New York City, dubbed as a “training ground for life itself.” No stranger to luxury or results-driven performance, Life Time has opened a waitlist...
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August 1, 2025
Former World Champion Megan Romano Becomes First Female Athlete To Join Enhanced Games
Four-time world champion Megan Romano is the first female athlete and first American to join the Enhanced Games, the organization announced Friday. Romano, who represented the United States at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships and the 2012 Short Course World Championships, has not competed in the pool since the 2016 U.S. Olympic...
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July 31, 2025
Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test, a rite of passage for schoolchildren for decades
President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people’s health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching exercises. In the test, children had to run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach...
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July 30, 2025
Grant Fisher wants his Grand Slam Track money: “Tomorrow would be the last day before I think people get pretty upset.”
Thursday is the first day of the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field, a day that will conclude with Grant Fisher attempting to win a second consecutive national title in the men’s 10,000-meter final. Thursday is also July 31 — which is the day by which Grand Slam Track has committed...
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July 30, 2025
The 10 Best Fitness Tips of 2025 (So Far), Backed by Science
Newly published studies on exercise have offered key findings on how to optimize your workout routine, from the best time of day to exercise to the number of sets you actually need to build muscle. Plus, viral social media videos are bringing trendy fitness tactics into the limelight. Just over halfway through...
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July 30, 2025
Garmin Q2 revenue rises 20%; announces acquisition of timing company MYLAPS
Demand for fitness products helped Garmin Ltd. report record consolidated revenue for the second quarter, and the company also announced the acquisition of MYLAPS, a Dutch integrated timing company for running, cycling, and motorsports. Bicycle Retailer
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July 30, 2025
NY man arrested during Ironman race after leaving son unattended for 10 hours
A man from Kenmore was arrested at the Ironman Lake Placid triathlon race on Jul. 20 after police received a complaint that he allegedly left his young son unattended while competing. syracuse
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