Articles by Hannah Hecht

Rio Day 1 Water Polo Roundup: Croatian Men Take Down Team USA

A Serbia-Hungary tie highlighted yesterday’s water polo competition, along with a victory for Croatia over the American men.

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Aussies Break 4 x 100 Free World Record in First Relay Olympic Final

The Australian team, anchored by the Campbell sisters took down the world record in tonight’s 4 x 100 free relay.

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U.S. Women’s Water Polo Coach Leaves Team in Rio after Brother’s Death

Adam Krikorian, the head coach of the American women’s water polo team, will be going back to spend the weekend with his family after his brother’s death, returning for their first match on Tuesday.

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Australian Women’s 4×100 Free Relay Sets New Olympic Record in Prelims

The Australian women scored a new Olympic record this morning, and the world record is well within reach tonight.

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Rio 2016 Day 1 Scratch Report: Vanderpool-Wallace Drops 100 Butterfly

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace has scratched the 100 fly for this morning.

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Phelps: “It’s Pretty Incredible to Help Kids Go After Their Dreams”

Watch Michael Phelps talk about his influence on the sport in lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Michael Phelps Bowing Out of Opening Ceremonies Early

Michael Phelps, who announced yesterday that he will be bearing the U.S. Olympic flag in the opening ceremonies tonight, will…

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Andrei Minakov Destroys Andrew’s 13-14 100 Fly NAG with 54.04

Andrei Minakov took down Michael Andrew’s 100 fly NAG by over half a second today at Stanford Futures Championships.

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Meet the 2016 US Olympic Team: Josh Prenot

Meet Josh Prenot of the 2016 U.S. Olympic team.

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Russian Swimming President Says Efimova + 4 More Cleared by FINA

According to Russian Swimming Federation President Vladimir Salnikov, Yulia Efimova has been cleared to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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How to Watch the Olympic Opening Ceremonies from Anywhere in the World

Earlier this month, we outlined how to watch the Olympics via live stream no matter where you are in the…

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Get in the Olympic Mood with a Flashback to London 2012

To get excited for Rio, dive into the SwimSwam archives and revisit the London 2012 Olympics.

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Watch: FGCU’s Lani Cabrera on Making the Barbados Olympic Team

Watch here as Barbados national record holder Lani Cabrera talks about her Olympic journey.

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Olympic Talking Points To Impress Your Non-Swimmer Friends

Take your mark, swimming fans, because after enduring countless Super Bowls and March Madnesses, it’s our time to shine.

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Coughlin to Join Local NBC Station for Nightly “Olympic Moment” Piece

Natalie Coughlin will join her local Bay Area NBC station for a nightly segment called “The Olympic Moment of the Day with Natalie Coughlin.”

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