Michael Phelps Wins Record 4th Consecutive 200 IM, 22nd Career Gold
American Michael Phelps won his record fourth consecutive title in the men’s 200 IM tonight.
2016 Olympics Pick ‘Em Contest, Day 6 Results
The women’s 100 free was the big surprise of night six. Almost nobody expected Simone Manuel or Penny Oleksiak to come up golden.
TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Women’s 200 Breaststroke
TritonWear brings you the 2016 Summer Games with daily in-depth race analysis of every final.
Oleksiak Becomes Most Decorated Canadian At Any Summer Olympics At 16
Penny Oleksiak became the most decorated Canadian ever at a summer Olympics, winning her fourth medal, a gold, in the 100 freestyle.
Ryan Murphy Wins 200 Back Gold to Defend USA Streak of Backstroke Sweeps
Heading into Rio, the USA streak was under fire, and it looked like the tradition of USA gold in the men’s Olympic backstroke races could have been coming to an end. That was until tonight, When Team USA’s up and comer Ryan Murphy completed his sweep of the backstroke races, winning the race in 1:53.62.
Rio Rapid Fire: Day Six Finals
In a stunning victory Michael Phelps became the first swimmer to win four consecutive gold medals in a single event at the Olympic Games. Phelps was a 1:54.66 at the wall to win the race by almost two full seconds, asserting his dominance as the greatest swimmer of all time.
Oleksiak Wins Canada’s First Gold Medal in Rio
16 year old Penny Oleksiak has become Canada’s first gold medalist of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games…
Manuel, Oleksiak Tie for Olympic Record Victory in 100 Free
American Simone Manuel and Canadian Penny Oleksiak tied to win the women’s 100 freestyle in an Olympic Record time of 52.70 Thursday night in Rio.
Euro Recap: Manaudou Set to Join Popov and Hall Jr as a Repeat Champ
After qualifying for the 50 freestyle final with the fastest time in the semis Frenchman Florent Manaudou is aiming to repeat as the Olympic gold medalist in the event…
Simone Manuel Sets American Record With 52.70 in 100 Free Final
Manuel pulled off a huge upset, tying for gold in the women’s 100 free while becoming the first American woman to break 53 seconds in the process.
Rio Day 6 Medal Table: Surprise Gold for Manuel Big for USA
Simone Manuel co-opted, along with Canadian Penny Oleksiak, the biggest upset of the meet so far in the 100 free
Oleksiak Win Highlights Top Swims From Junior Swimmers on Rio Day 6
A couple of juniors have taken the Olympic stage by a storm, including Canada’s Penny Oleksiak, who has won 4 medals so far in her first Olympic Games.
Penny Oleksiak Breaks World Junior Record In 100 Free Gold Medal Swim
Canadian Penny Oleksiak broke her own world junior record in the women’s 100 free, tying for the gold medal.
Hagino and Wang Become First Asian Men to Medal in the 200 IM
Kosuke Hagino of Japan and Wang Shun of China have become the first two Asian athletes to earn Olympic medals in the men’s 200 IM…
Ryan Lochte To Take A Break After Rio: “I Might Be Back”
Speaking after a disappointing 200 IM run, multi-time world and Olympic champ Ryan Lochte says he will take a break after the Rio Olympics, leaving his future in the sport up in the air.
