Articles by Robert Gibbs

Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List (Day 5 Update)

You can follow Katinka Hosszu on Twitter, along with every other Rio swimming medalist so far.

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SwimSwam PSA: Prelim Swimmers Earn Relay Medals

One of Michael Phelps’s 21 gold medals (as of this morning) came from swimming the preliminary heat of the 4×100 medley relay in 2004.

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Leonardo De Deus Breaks Brazilian 200 Back Record

Leonard De Deus set a new Brazilian national record in the prelims of the men’s 200 back Wednesday morning in Rio.

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Mr. 1:45.23? Conor Dwyer’s Olympic 200 Free a Model of Consistency

Conor Dwyer’s 200 free has been the model of consistency.

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Phelps Ties 2000 Year Old Olympic Record

In addition to securing many other accolades, Phelps’ victory in the 200 fly tied him with a very long-standing Olympic record.

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Townley Haas Splits 1:44.14, Tied for 6th-fastest in History

Townley Haas threw down an all-time great relay split as part of the USA’s gold medal 4×200 relay tonight in Rio.

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Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List (Day 4 Update)

You can follow Katinka Hosszu on Twitter, along with every other Rio swimming medalist so far.

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Michael Phelps Becomes Oldest to Win Individual Gold Swimming Medal

By winning the 200 fly tonight at the age of 31, Michael Phelps became the oldest Olympic swimmer to win an individual gold medal.

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Defending Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian Finishes 16th in 100 Free Prelims

Nathan Adrian came dangerously close to missing out on being able to defend his 100 free title, after finishing 16th in prelims Tuesday morning.

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Watch: Underwater Camera Feed of Men’s 4×100 Free Relay

Watch the entire men’s 4×100 free relay like you were hanging on the bottom of the pool deck, thanks to a new video NBC has posted.

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Watch: Alternate Race Video of USA Men’s 4×100 Free Relay

You can now watch alternate footage of the USA’s victory in the men’s 4×100 free relay.

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Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List (Day 3 Update)

You can follow Katinka Hosszu on Twitter, along with every other Rio swimming medalist so far.

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Manuella Lyrio Breaks South American Record in 200 Free

Brazil’s Manuella Lyrio set a new South American record in the 200 free during the heats of the women’s 200 free Monday morning.

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NCAA Update: Stanford Swimmers Collect Four Medals Through Day 2

The Stanford women have collected four medals so far, with three of them coming from Team USA’s silver medal performance in the women’s 4×100 free relay Saturday night.

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Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List

You can follow Adam Peaty on Twitter, along with every other Rio swimming medalist so far.

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