Europe

Manaudou is Rested and Focused for a Repeat in the 50 Freestyle

After posting the fourth fastest prelims time of 21.72 in the 50 freestyle 2012 Olympic champion Florent Manaudou is heading into tonight’s semi-finals with a lot of confidence…

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Boglarka Kapas Breaks Hungarian Record in the 800 Free

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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Govorov Breaks Ukrainian Record In 50 Free, Sits 1st Heading To Semis

Andriy Govorov put up the top time of the prelims in the men’s 50 free, breaking his own Ukrainian record.

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Relay Roundup: Women’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay Split Breakdown

The U.S. women reversed their fortunes to top Australia in the 4×200 freestyle relay last night.

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TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Men’s 100 Freestyle

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TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Men’s 200 Breaststroke

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Europe Recap Day 5: Belmonte Becomes Oldest Olympic 200 fly Champ

Spain’s Mireia Belmonte Garcia won a thriller of a 200 fly on night 5 in Rio, and her swim breaks a number of landmarks in Olympic history.

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Jeanette Ottesen Slips Under Own 100 Free Danish Record

In the first semifinal of the women’s 100 free, Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen posted a new Danish record, besting her own mark.

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Poland’s Czerniak Misses Out On 100 Freestyle Due to Federation Error

Konrad Czerniak from Poland was unable to compete in yesterday’s 100m freestyle due to a ‘clerical error’ by his nation’s swimming federation.

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Hungary Takes 2 Relay DQs For Not Swimming Relay-Only Swimmers

In the first enforcement we’ve seen of FINA’s new rule requiring relay alternates to compete, Hungary has taken a pair of disqualifications in the men’s 4×100 and 4×200 free relays.

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Federica Pellegrini Absent from 100 Free Prelims

Italian freestyle star Federica Pellegrini was a no-show today during the 100 freestyle preliminaries.

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Rio 2016 Day 5 Scratch/Add List: Refugee Swimmer Mardini, Russia’s Efimova Added In

The Refugee Olympic Team’s Yusra Mardini will be looking for another heat win in the women’s 100 free after taking 1st in her heat of the women’s 100 fly on day 1.

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TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Women’s 200 IM

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Bruce Hayes vs. The Albatross and the 800 Relay Glory of 1984

Before Lezak’s heroics in Beijing there was Bruce Hayes and his epic relay leg against the most dominant swimmer of the 1984 Olympics, West Germany’s Michael Gross.

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