Tokyo 2020 Women’s Water Polo: USA Wins Gold with 14-5 Victory over Spain
In a lopsided Championship match, the firepower of the USA offense was able to keep the typically smothering Spanish defense at bay.
Erica Sullivan Experiences Rising Popularity After 1500 Freestyle Silver Medal
Since winning an Olympic silver medal in the 1500 freestyle, American Erica Sullivan has experienced rising popularity outside of the swimming community.
Breakout Names from the 2016 U.S. Open That Became Tokyo 2020 Olympians
The 2016 U.S. Open was held right before the Rio 2016 Olympics for swimmers that *just* missed the team. Some standout names from that meet are now Olympians.
Reigning World Champ Yang Jian Leads Men’s 10m Platform Diving Prelims In Tokyo
Yang and Chinese teammate Cao Yuan comfortably qualified 1-2 out of the men’s 10m platform diving preliminaries in Tokyo.
Tokyo 2020 Men’s Water Polo Semifinals: Greece and Serbia Advance to Gold Match
Greece and Serbia will meet for the Gold medal match on Sunday, while losing teams Spain and Hungary will play in the Bronze medal match.
Hector Pardoe Withdraws from Men’s OW 10k in Tokyo Following Eye Injury
Great Britain’s Hector Pardoe was forced to withdraw from the men’s open water 10k at the Olympics due to an injury to his eye.
Olympic Results Digest: Cunha, Wellbrock Triumph In Open Water 10k
Germany’s Florian Wellbrock (center) won Olympic gold in the men’s marathon swimming event in Tokyo just days removed from earning a bronze in the pool.
Stanford’s Minakov At Peace With Fourth Place Olympic Finish In 100 Fly
19-year-old Andrei Minakov said of Tokyo, “I did everything I could, and because of this feeling it doesn’t hurt as bad to take fourth place.”
Great Britain’s Alice Dearing Already Eyeing Paris 2024
24-year-old Alice Dearing of Great Britain is taking her 19th place finish in the women’s open water race in Tokyo as a learning experience for Paris 2024.
14-Year-Old Quan Hongchan Flawlessly Wins Olympic Gold In Women’s 10m Platform
Quan received a perfect score on two of her dives, smashing the Olympic Record with a score of 466.20 as China went 1-2.
Summer McIntosh Entered Olympics Without Expectations, Surprised by Performance
14-year-old Summer McIntosh sat down with SwimSwam’s Coleman Hodges to reflect upon her first Olympic Games, where she set multiple Canadian records.
Florian Wellbrock of Germany Dominates the Men’s Open Water 10k in Tokyo
Germany’s Florian Wellbrock dominated the men’s 10k Open Water race, winning his second medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo Silver Medalist Lorenzo Zazzeri Has Olympic Memorabilia Stolen From Car
Zazzeri’s car was broken into while he was at a local pool in Florence celebrating his Olympic performance with the community.
COACH’S EYE: The Late Breath is Key To Schoenmaker’s 200 Breast World Record
Tatjana Schoenmaker waited to initiate her breath until she’d almost completed her entire breaststroke arm-pull – leading to a world-record 200 breast.
Olympic Results Digest: All The Medalists & Records Set In The Pool In Tokyo
Everything you need for a quick refresher on what went down over eight days of swimming in Tokyo’s Olympic Aquatics Centre.
