Articles by Anne Lepesant

Rio Day 5 Men’s Water Polo Roundup

Sunday was the last day of pool play in the men’s water polo tournament in Rio. Eight of the ten teams will now move on to the quarterfinals.

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French Portrait Series: Aurélie Muller (Video)

Meet open water swimmer Aurélie Muller in this video produced by the French Federation to introduce the members of its 2016 Olympic team.

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USA Men’s Water Polo Finishes Rio Pool Play with 10-7 Win Over Italy

The U.S. Olympic Men’s Water Polo Team will not advance to the knockout stages in Rio but they finished with a strong final match, defeating Italy, 10-7.

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Danish Women Take Down European Record in 4×100 Medley Relay

2016 Rio Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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USA Women’s Medley Relay Has Slowest Reaction Times For Gold

2016 Rio Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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Rio Day 3 Women’s Water Polo Roundup

Here is the quick wrap-up of Day 3 of pool play in the women’s water polo tournament in Rio. With only eight teams, all will pass through to quarterfinals but the teams’ standings will determine their seedings.

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USA Women’s Water Polo Remains Undefeated with 11-6 Win Over Hungary

Rachel Fattal and the rest of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team won their third game to lead Group B in the standings and qualify for the quarterfinals in Rio.

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Salo Proposes Bringing Foreigners to U.S. to Reduce Doping

Dave Salo, head coach at USC and Trojan Swim Club, proposed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that having international swimmers train in the U.S. and be subject to USADA testing would level the playing field.

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2016 Speedo Juniors: Michael Andrew, Kenisha Liu, Carmel SC Win Honors

Michael Andrew (pictured) and Kenisha Liu won meet high point honors, while Carmel Swim Club earned the most combined points in the team competition.

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2016 Speedo Juniors: Day 5 Race Videos, Including Medley Relay NAG

Watch Anya Goeders win the 50 free, as well as all the other races from the final day of competition at 2016 Speedo Summer Juniors in Minneapolis.

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/10/2016

Presenting our list of Weekly Wonders for the weekend of August 5-7, 2016.

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2016 Speedo Juniors: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Carmel Swim Club’s Sammie Burchill won the 200 IM on the final night of competition at 2016 Speedo Junior Nationals.

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2016 Speedo Juniors: Day 5 Prelims Recap

Michael Andrew of Race Pace Club is the top qualifier in both the men’s 200 IM and 50 free for Day 5 finals at 2016 Speedo Junior Nationals.

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Fort Collins Area Girls Crush 15-16 NAG Record in 400 Medley Relay

Bayley Stewart, Zoe Bartel, Coleen Gillilan, and Kylee Alons of Fort Collins Area Swim Team went 4:08.39 to break both the Speedo Juniors meet record and the NAG record for 15-16 girls in the 400 medley relay on Friday.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Green Diving Pool Closes Friday Morning

The Olympic diving pool in Rio de Janeiro was closed on Friday while FINA works to correct the color and smell.

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