SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Split on Reaction To Cielo’s Rio Miss
Voters were very split between three of the options – bemusement, disappointment and sadness. Each earned roughly a quarter of the votes, and were all within about 40 total votes of each other.
Park Tae-Hwan Receives Support from KOC President Kim Jung-haeng
Park Tae-hwan received a vote of confidence from KSOC president Kim Jung-haeng on Tuesday.
Park Tae Hwan Files for Mediation with CAS Over Olympic Suspension
Olympic gold medalist Park Tae-hwan has filed an appeal with the international Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS) over his Olympic…
Banned Park Tae Hwan Set To Make Final Appeal To KOC On May 25th
With Olympian Park Tae Hwan having expectedly been left off the South Korean Olympic roster due to his having served…
Sergio Lopez Says Gary Tan Should Replace Him in Singapore
Read whom Sergio Lopez endorses as the next Head Coach of Singapore once he moves back to America.
JPN’s Hagino Says Luck Will Not Be Involved In Beating Phelps
Japan’s mega-star, Kosuke Hagino, says that ‘mental toughness will be key’ in Rio.
South Korea’s Public In Support Of Park Competing In Rio
Just days after South Korean swimmer Park Tae Hwan got down on his knees in front of the Korean Olympic Committee, begging for an opportunity to race for South Korea at this summer’s Games in Rio, surveys from him home country point to public support of the controversial swimmer.
French Swimming Fed Partners With Japan For Pre-Tokyo Olympic Training
The French Swimming Federation has struck up a deal with Japan to train at a new facility in the city of Kanazawa, with an eye on the 2020 Olympics
Park Suplica de Rodillas por la Oportunidad de Competir en Río
El una vez estrella de la natación de Corea del Sur, Park Tae Hwan, se encuentra suplicando ser incluido en la nómina para los Juegos Olímpicos de Río.
Banned Park Begs His Nation’s Olympic Committee For Chance To Compete
South Korean swimmer Park Tae Hwan is literally begging his nation’s Olympic Committee for a chance to compete in Rio.
Current South Korean Olympic Squad Composed Of 5 Females, 0 Males
Although he won 4 events at his nation’s Olympic Trials, South Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan is unable to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games due to a punitive ban enforced by the Korean Swimming Federation.
Park Wins 100 Freestyle in Gwangju in a time of 48.91
In his final swim of the 2016 Korean Olympic Trials Park Tae Hwan took the men’s 100 freestyle in a time of 48.91…
South Korea Unveils Olympic Uniforms – With Zika Proofing
While the buzz about yesterday’s release of Team USA’s Olympic closing ceremony outfits was mostly fashion-based, South Korea has gone a different direction, tailoring their Olympic uniforms to ward off the Zika virus.
Rio Roll Call: How The Women’s Relays Are Shaping Up 100 Days Out
Let’s take a look at what the women’s Olympic relay landscape looks like now that we’re 100 days away from Rio’s Opening Ceremony.
Park Posts World’s Fourth Fastest 400 Freestyle in Gwangju
Park Tae Hwan won his third gold of the Korean Olympic Trials on Wednesday taking the men’s 400 freestyle in a time of 3:44.26…