Articles by Lauren Neidigh

USA Men Edge Montenegro 10-9 In Houston In Final Olympic Tune-Up

The U.S. Olympic Men’s Water Polo made their final stop on the ‘Road To Rio’ a memorable one as they defeated Montenegro 10-9 at the University of Houston.

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Emergency Maintenance Team Working on Issues with Rio Olympic Village

Issues with the village have included leaky pipes, blocked toilets, broken showers, exposed wires, unlit stairways, a strong smell of gas, and extremely dirty floors.

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Paralympic Gold Medalist Mallory Weggemann Leads Pledge at DNC

On Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention, American Paralympic swimmer Mallory Weggemann made headlines when she lead delegates in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Foltz Named Director Of Operations at NC State

Wes Foltz has been named Director of Operations with the Wolfpack’s swimming and diving program on Friday, as announced by head coach Braden Holloway.

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Chuck Wade Named University of Alabama Diving Coach

Chuck Wade has been hired as the Crimson Tide’s diving coach, Alabama swimming and diving head coach Dennis Pursley announced this week. Wade comes to the Crimson Tide after coaching at Pine Crest Preparatory School and serving as a volunteer coach at Florida State.

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Meet The 2016 USA Olympic Swimming Team: Jack Conger

Meet 2016 US Olympian Jack Conger from Rockville, Maryland, who will be make his 1st Olympic appearance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games this summer in the men’s 800 meter freestyle relay.

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Meet The 2016 USA Olympic Swimming Team: Chase Kalisz

Meet 2016 US Olympian Chase Kalisz from Baltimore, Maryland, who will be make his 1st Olympic appearance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games this summer in the men’s 400 meter IM.

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Meet The 2016 USA Olympic Swimming Team: Kathleen Baker

Meet 2016 US Olympian Kathleen Baker from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who will be make her 1st Olympic appearance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games this summer in the women’s 100 meter back.

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Australia’s Broben Forced to Withdraw from Rio Olympic Team

2012 Olympic diving silver medallist Brittany Broben has been forced to withdraw from the 2016 Australian Olympic Team.

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Meet The 2016 USA Olympic Swimming Team: Gunnar Bentz

Meet 2016 US Olympian Gunnar Bentz from Atlanta, Georgia, who will be make his 1st Olympic appearance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games this summer.

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Meet The 2016 USA Olympic Swimming Team: Ryan Lochte

In his video, Lochte talks about his memories of one of his first swim meets, when his mom handed him a water bottle that he soon found out was filled with candy.

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Meet The 2016 USA Olympic Swimming Team: Amanda Weir

Meet 2016 US Olympian Amanda Weir from Atlanta, GA, who will be make her 3rd Olympic appearance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games this summer.

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U.S. Olympic Men’s WP Team To Play Final Match Before Rio Saturday

The 2016 U.S. Olympic Men’s Water Polo Team will take part in one final tune up before the Olympic Games begin when they meet Montenegro at the University of Houston’s CRWC Natatorium on Saturday, July 30 at 4:30pm ct.

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Meet The 2016 USA Olympic Swimming Team: Dana Vollmer

Meet 2016 US Olympian Dana Vollmer, who grew up in Granbury, Texas, and will be make her 3rd Olympic appearance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games this summer.

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Australia Chasing WR in Women’s 400 Free Relay

As we head into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Australia looks like the team to beat in the women’s 4×100 free relay. This year, the Aussies have 3 women under 53 seconds, with Cate Campbell (52.06), Bronte Campbell (52.58), and Emma McKeon (52.80) sitting 1st, 2nd, and 4th in the World Rankings.

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