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Complete Rio Results Book Now Available

The full, compiled list of Rio results is now available.

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Australian Swimmer Josh Palmer Robbed While Out Past Curfew In Rio

In the wake of the Lochte situation, as well as an unnamed British athlete having been robbed this week, the Australian contingency has also now been involved in an incident in 2016 Olympic Games host city Rio de Janeiro.

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Maya DiRado Temporarily Defers Post-Swimming Work Plans

Maya DiRado was scheduled to start her new job on September 9th, but plans have changed slightly.

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Cate Campbell Defers Retirement Until After Tokyo 2020

Although Cate Campbell (left) raced her way to relay gold and silver, the 24-year-old Aussie still has unfinished Olympic business.

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CzechWatch Is The Hottest New Version Of Baywatch (Video)

Let the Czech swimmers help you get over your post-Olympic swimming blues.

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British Olympic Athlete Robbed At Gunpoint In Rio On Tuesday

The British Olympic contingency reported an athlete was a victim of an armed robbery in Rio earlier this week.

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Rio Gold Medalist Joseph Schooling Already Looking Ahead To Tokyo 2020

Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling made his mark on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, but that’s only the beginning.

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Battling Back: How Injured Swimmers Fared At 2016 Olympic Games

Kosuke Hagino (left) had to sit out last year’s World Championships due to a broken elbow. How did he and other injured athletes fare in Rio at the 2016 Olympic Games?

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Claire Donahue Not Done Yet, Makes Move To Tennessee

In the wake of not making the 2016 USA Olympic Team, Claire Donahue is making the move to Tennessee.

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Rio Organizers Issue Apology To Lochte & Others In Rio Robbery

“We regret the violence has got so close to the athletes,” says a spokesman for Rio 2016.

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Sweetenham’s Reaction To Lackluster Aussies: Change In Leadership

Bill Sweetenham, a coach prolific in Australian swimming history, has called for an overhaul in leadership in response to the nation’s performance in Rio.

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GBR’s Furniss Links 4th Place Finishes To Sport’s Doping Situation

Fran Halsall’s 4th place finish in the women’s 50m freestyle was just one of 7 endured by the British swimming squad in Rio.

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Aussie Recap: After Gold-Less Final Night In Rio, Team Set To Regroup

The Australian squad didn’t quite have the redemptive Olympics for which it was hoping, leading the coaching staff to already begin discussions on new tactics moving forward.

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Herasimenia Lowers Own 50 Free Belarusian National Record

Aliaksandra Herasimenia (right) lowered her own Belarusian National Record en route to nabbing bronze in the women’s 50m freestyle.

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Australia Looks To End 2016 Olympics With Gold

Although the Australians haven’t had the meet the athletes, coaches or fans had hoped for, there is still a small light at the end of the tunnel for the green and gold.

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