Rio Rapid Fire: Day One Prelims (Swimming)
Adam Peaty managed to take a huge chunk off his own world record of 57.92 in the 100m breaststroke with a 57.55 performance. The time makes him a remarkable 0.86-seconds faster than any other swimmer in history in the event.
NCAP Dominates Day Two Of College Park Futures Championship
After a strong first day of distance freestyle and relays NCAP began to emerge as the top team at the Futures Championships in College Park, MD as day two action was completed.
Official Russian Swimming Roster For Rio Approved
Among those cleared are a total of 32 swimmers who will be competing at the Games. Both Vlad Morozov and Nikita Lobinstev were given clearance to compete after both being named as part of the “disappearing positives” program revealed in the McLaren report on systematic Russian doping.
Results Of The Lead Up To Rio If There Was a Zero Tolerance Approach To Doping
Heading into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games the issue of doping in the sport of swimming has been a constant…
Fiona Doyle Among Irish Olympians To Release Spotify Playlist
The Spotify playlists of several Irish Olympians have been published through Team Ireland’s Rio Olympics sponsor Electric Ireland.
Josh Young To Join NextGen Program In Victoria This Fall
He’s currently competing at the 2016 Canadian Age Group Championships. Thus far he’s finished with one individual gold medal, claiming victory in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 29.27. Young has several events to go this week.
WATCH: Penny Oleksiak Getting Primed For First Olympics
Young-gun Penny Oleksiak is just days out from her first Olympic Games at 16-years-old where she’s the youngest member of the Canadian squad and will be competing in the most amount of events.
Video: Kierra Smith Ready To Make An Olympic Final
Canadian Olympian Kierra Smith is currently in Toronto gearing up for the 2016 Olympic Games where she’ll be competing in the 100 and 200m breaststroke with high hopes of making the final in the latter of the two events.
Video: Emily Overholt Overcomes Injury On Road To Rio
Canadian swimmer Emily Overholt was forced to overcome a hamstring injury that occurred right after she qualified for the Olympic team in the 400m IM as she trained for the upcoming Games.
Video: Ben Titley Says Canadian Team Is Looking Fabulous
Canadian Olympic head coach Ben Titley discussed the state of the Canadian team with SwimSwam as they prepare for the Rio Olympic Games.
CAS Sets Up Two Temporary Offices For Rio Olympics
The Court of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) has opened two temporary offices designated to resolve legal disputes and doping cases on the site of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The two offices will operate every day until August 21st, 2016 when the Games come to a close.
Video: Santo Condorelli Keeping Things Light Heading Into Rio
Condorelli is currently at the Canadian team’s staging camp in Toronto where the team is coming together for the first time before flying out to Rio on Friday. Condorelli just returned from a training camp with coach Sergio Lopez in Paraguay.
Brian Johns Named Head Coach Of Vancouver Pacific Swim Club
Former Canadian Olympian Brian Johns was named the head coach and director of swimming for the Vancouver Pacific Swim Club
USADA Releases Statement Following Publication Of McLaren Report
In a influx of responses to the publication of the McLaren report which confirms the use of state-sponsored doping in Russia between 2010 and 2014, the United States Anti-Doping Agency has also responded.
USOC Releases Statement “The Current Anti-Doping System Is Broken”
Following the publication of the McLaren report and a conference held by Richard McLaren that proves the use of state-sponsored doping in Russia, the United States Olympic Committee released a statement.
