19 Swimmers Set To Compete For Canada At Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Aurélie Rivard, Canada’s flag bearer at the 2016 Closing Ceremony, leads the way for the team coming off of three gold and one silver medal in Rio.
Nobel Peace Prize Awardee Professor Muhammad Yunus To Receive Olympic Laurel
The distinction was created by the IOC to honour outstanding individuals for their achievements in education, culture, development and peace through sport.
After Brief Delay in Hawaii, U.S. Olympic Swim Team Arrives in Tokyo
The U.S. Olympic Swim Team has arrived in Tokyo after spending about a week and a half at training camp in Hawaii getting ready.
Ariarne Titmus: “I’m Going To Have To Be At My Absolute Best To Beat Katie”
20-year-old Ariarne Titmus of Australia looks ahead to her series of battles against American Katie Ledecky at the Olympic Games.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Peaty & An Ocean of 58’s In M 100 Breast
When you own the 16 fastest swims ever in an event, it’s your crown to lose. But who will join Great Britain’s Adam Peaty on the Tokyo 100 breast podium?
USOPC Announces Historic 613 Person Roster for 2020 Olympic Games
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced a roster of 613 athletes who will be representing the US at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: McKeown Staking Claim in Women’s 200 Back
In the absence of world record holder Regan Smith, Australian Kaylee McKeown will be in a league of her own in the women’s 200 backstroke in Tokyo.
Two Russian Olympic Swimmers Provisionally Suspended for Doping Violations
Aleksandr Kudashev was scheduled to swim the 200 fly and Veronika Andrusenko (above) was set to swim the 200 free at the Tokyo Olympics in less than two weeks
Emily Santos and Tyler Christianson To Represent Panama At Tokyo 2020
Santos will race the women’s 100 breaststroke and Christianson is entered to race both the men’s 200 breaststroke and 200 IM.
Team USA Opening Ceremonies Uniforms Revealed
Nathan Adrian (above) is one of the ambassadors for the Ralph Lauren Olympic activation. Here, he features in the newly-unveiled opening ceremony uniform.
Brush Up On British Olympic Entry Changes
Not a surprise per se, but the Olympic entries confirm that British swimmer James Guy will not be swimming the 200 fly in Tokyo.
Initial Olympic Swimming Entries Published On Official Website
Things are getting real, as there are fewer than ten days away until the start of the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo, Japan.
Taylor Ruck Drops 100 Free at Olympics; Sanchez Takes Spot
With Ruck out of the 100 freestyle, there will be 3 women from the 2019 World Championships final absent from the event in Tokyo.
IOC President Bach Says Cancelling Olympics Never “Really An Option”
Thomas Bach told Kyodo News that cancelling the Olympic Games was never an option for the IOC, despite it being the much more difficult and expensive route.
BVI and Honduras Set to have swimmers as flag bearers
BVI will have sprinter Elinah Phillip be their flag bearer, and Honduras will have breaststroker Julio Horrego as their flag bearer.
