It’s Good to Be Young: How the Top Juniors Fared in Rio
Teenagers Canadian Penny Oleksiak and Australian Kyle Chalmers both walked away from Rio with a gold around their necks…
Female British Breaststrokers’ World Class Progress
Rachael Solway felt that the coverage of the Rio Olympics swimming, particularly on Swim Swam, inspired her to write articles on the performances of many of her ex-teammates and other British athletes.
Brazilian Police Arrest IOC Executive Board Member in Rio
Authorities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil have issued an arrest warrant for International Olympic Committee Executive Patrick Hickey, who has been…
Russian Committee Appeals Against IPC’s Paralympic Games Ban
Nearly a week after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) banned Russia from competing in the Rio Games, the Russian Paralympic…
Battling Back: How Injured Swimmers Fared At 2016 Olympic Games
Kosuke Hagino (left) had to sit out last year’s World Championships due to a broken elbow. How did he and other injured athletes fare in Rio at the 2016 Olympic Games?
Top 3 Junior Swimmers in Each Event At The 2016 Rio Olympics
A couple of juniors took the Olympic stage by a storm, including Australia’s 100 free gold medalist Kyle Chalmers, and Canada’s 100 free gold medalist Penny Oleksiak, who won 4 medals in her first Olympic Games.
Jack Burnell Calls Referees “Clueless” After 10K Disqualification
RIO 2016 OLYMPIC OPEN WATER SWIMMING August 15th-16th, 2016 9AM Local Time (8AM U.S. East Coast Time) 10Km Race Fort…
Team Great Britain Swimming Heroes – Where Are They From?
Scott Taylor breaks down the Great Britain swim team.
Russia’s Zakharov Hits Board On 1st Dive But Sneaks Through To 3m Semis
Defending Olympic champ Ilia Zakharov of Russia smacked his foot on the board during his first dive, but recovered in time to just sneak into the semifinal.
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.
