WATCH: Controversial Silver Medal Finish, DQ In Women’s Olympic 10K
The Netherlands picked up the first open water swimming gold of the Rio Olympic Games on a dominant effort from Sharon van Rouwendaal, but behind her, controversy raged with a hotly-contested silver medal finish that led to a disqualification.
Aurélie Muller DQ’ed After Winning Silver Medal in Women’s 10KM Swim
French swimmer Aurélie Muller has been disqualified from the women’s open water 10km race after touching the pad 2nd.
French Portrait Series: Aurélie Muller (Video)
Meet open water swimmer Aurélie Muller in this video produced by the French Federation to introduce the members of its 2016 Olympic team.
China Goes 1-2 In Women’s 3m Springboard for 8th Straight Gold
China kept one of the longest aquatic Olympic gold streaks going with a gold-silver sweep of the women’s 3-meter springboard diving event, courtesy of Shi Tingmao and He Zi, who got a special surprise on the awards podium.
Russia’s Anastasiia Krapivina Reinstated into Women’s 10k Open Water
Russia’s Anastasiia Krapivina will swim the 10k Marathon Swim at the Rio Olympic Games tomorrow.
Olympic Open Water Swimming Starts Monday (PREVIEW)
American Jordan Wilimovsky has a breakout 2015 that included the World title in the open water 10k. Now he’ll try and do it again for Olympic gold.
EUROPE: Britain Leaves Rio With Seven Fourth Place Finishes
Great Britain doubled the number of medals they won in 2012, but were only one place away from seven more…
Danish Women Take Down European Record in 4×100 Medley Relay
2016 Rio Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
Coventry and Salnikov Make Strange Bedfellows in Olympic Awards Ceremony
Coventry, an athlete representative for WADA and the IOC who competed for Zimbabwe at these Games, was paired with Vladimir Salnikov, head of the Russian Swimming Federation and member of FINA, in tonight’s medal ceremony.
Great Britain’s Silver Medal 400 Medley Team Sets New British Record
The British men’s silver medal winning medley relay broke 4 x 100 medley British record by well over a second tonight.
Peaty Swims a Historic 56.59 Breaststroke Split
Great Britain’s Adam Peaty put up the fastest breaststroke split in history posting a 56.59 in the men’s 4 x 100 medley relay…
Herasimenia Lowers Own 50 Free Belarusian National Record
Aliaksandra Herasimenia (right) lowered her own Belarusian National Record en route to nabbing bronze in the women’s 50m freestyle.
Paltrinieri and Detti Win Italy’s First Medals in the 1500 Freestyle
Gregorio Paltrinieri and Gabriele Detti have collected the first two medals that Italy has ever won in the men’s 1500 freestyle at an Olympic Games…
Pernille Blume Breaks Danish Record In Upset Gold Medal Win In 50 Free
Pernille Blume won an upset gold medal in the women’s 50 free, Denmark’s first swimming medal since 2008.
TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Women’s 800 Freestyle
TritonWear brings you the 2016 Summer Games with daily in-depth race analysis of every final.
