Olympics

Olympic Gold Medalist Returns to WKU to Share Experiences with Students

WKU Public Radio News — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:33:15 +0000

Olympic gold medalist Claire Donahue is spending Tuesday on the campus of her alma mater, WKU. The former Hilltopper swimmer brought home a gold medal from the London games as part of the women’s 4 x 100-meter medley relay team.

WKU's Donahue Wins Gold as Part of U.S. Women's Relay Team

Kevin Willis — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:56:02 +0000

She may not have been in the pool Saturday, but former WKU swimmer Claire Donahue will bring home an Olympic gold medal just the same.

Former Hilltopper Helps U.S. Olympic Team Advance in London

Joe Corcoran — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:52:33 +0000

Former WKU swimmer Claire Donahue helped the United States 400 meter individual medley relay team advance to Saturday's finals by swimming in Friday's preliminaries. Donahue swam the butterfly leg of the race in 58.05 as the U.S. team clocked an overall time of 3:58.88, placing fourth in this morning's second heat and fourth overall.

Kentucky Native Finishes Sixth in Olympic Swimming Event

Kevin Willis — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:50:44 +0000

Louisville native Clark Burckle finished sixth in Wednesday's finals of the men's 200-meter breaststroke. Burckle was a high school star at St. Xavier High School before swimming collegiately at the Univesity of Arizona.

Kentucky Swimmer Hopes to Qualify for Finals of Olympic Breaststroke Event

Kevin Willis — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:06:13 +0000

Another Olympic swimmer with Kentucky connections is having a strong showing in the pool. Louisville native Clark Burckle swam the sixth-fastest time Tuesday in the preliminaries of the 200-meter breaststroke.