Simonas Bilis Breaks Lithuanian Record in 50 Free, Advances to Finals
Simonas Bilis set a new Lithuanian record in the 50 free Thursday evening in Rio.
Africa Recap: Le Clos, Coventry, and Tandy Qualify for Finals
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m…
Joseph Schooling Sets New Asian Record in 100 Fly Semifinals
Joseph Schooling set a new Asian record in the 100 fly tonight to qualify first for tomorrow’s Olympic final
Germany’s Heintz Breaks National Record with 1:57 in 200 IM Final
On day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Germany’s Philip Heintz set the German National Record in the 200 IM with a 1:57.48.
Ben Proud Blasts 21.54 50 Free to Set New British Record in Rio
On day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, British sprinter Ben Proud impressed with a new British Record in the men’s 50 free semifinals. Proud swam the race in 21.54 seconds to qualify 5th for the final.
Andriy Govorov Re-Breaks Ukrainian National Record In 50 Free Semis
Andriy Govorov re-broke his Ukrainian record in the men’s 50 free, qualifying in a tie for 2nd heading into tomorrow’s final.
Kirsty Coventry Racing for One More Olympic Swim on Thursday
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
Chad Le Clos Reportedly Dropping Medley Relay To Focus On 100 Fly
Chad Le Clos has reportedly dropped the medley relay in order to focus on the men’s 100 fly final.
Day 6 Finals Preview: Phelps vs Lochte One More Time
Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will square off for one last dance tonight in the 200 IM final.
USA Women’s Water Polo Takes Down China 12-4 in 2nd Straight Rout
After beating Spain 11 to 4 in their opening Group B match in Rio, the U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team did away with their second opponents in similar fashion, taking down China 12 to 2 to move to 2-0 in pool play.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Six Prelims Live Recap
Finally Michael Phelps is up in the men’s 100m butterfly. This event is arguably the toughest on his schedule for him. He wasn’t remarkably fast at the US Olympic Trials but has shown throughout this meet that he’s much better than he was just a few weeks ago.
Le Clos: 200 Fly Was “The Worst Performance of My Career”
South African butterflyer Chad le Clos called his 4th-place 200 fly finish “the worst performance of my career,” expressing his disappointment while speaking of his respect for gold medalist Michael Phelps.
French Portrait Series: Florent Manaudou (Video)
Meet Florent Manaudou in this quick video profile, part of a series of portraits the French Federation is putting out to introduce members of their 2016 Olympic team.
Aussie 4×200 Women: We tried to pull a Kyle Chalmers (Video)
Seeing teammate Kyle Chalmers win the men’s 100 Free just moments before the women dove in for their relay certainly inspired them in more ways than one
Simon Cusack Talks Coaching The Campbell Sisters (Video)
The coach of Cate and Bronte Campbell discusses his methods for cultivating two of the fastest women in the world.
