NCAA Olympics Wrap Part I: The Final Medal Tally
Six of the eight gold medalists in the women’s 4×100 medley relay either competed for, or will be competing for, NCAA programs in 2016.
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.
USA Men’s Water Polo Finishes Rio Pool Play with 10-7 Win Over Italy
The U.S. Olympic Men’s Water Polo Team will not advance to the knockout stages in Rio but they finished with a strong final match, defeating Italy, 10-7.
GBR’s Furniss Links 4th Place Finishes To Sport’s Doping Situation
Fran Halsall’s 4th place finish in the women’s 50m freestyle was just one of 7 endured by the British swimming squad in Rio.
Surplus Food from Olympic Village Being Used to Feed Rio’s Hungry
A group of chefs in Rio de Janeiro have founded an initiative to help feed Rio’s hungry over 5,000 meals per day using surplus food from the Olympics.
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace to Join Auburn Staff as Graduate Assistant
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace will return to Auburn University as a graduate assistant.
SwimSwam Rio Olympics Awards: Phelps and Ledecky Swimmers of the Meet
The Olympics are over in the pool. Here are SwimSwam’s award for the swimmers who swam out of their minds…
WATCH: Paltrinieri Wins Italy’s First Olympic Gold in Men’s 1500 Free
Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy met all expectations in tonight’s 1500m freestyle final, becoming Italy’s first Olympic gold medallist in the event in the history of swimming.
WATCH: Pernille Blume Pull off 50 Free Upset to Win Gold
Pernille Blume of Denmark held on to her top seeds from both the prelims and semifinals in order to claim her first Olympic gold medal, closing fast to touch in at a time of 24.07.
WATCH: Murphy, Miller, Phelps and Adrian Win Gold in 400 Medley Relay
Led-off by Ryan Murphy, the Americans were out fast. Murphy broke the individual world record in the men’s 100m backstroke on the leadoff, touching first in a time of 51.85.
Schooling: “Hopefully It Changes All of Sporting Culture in Singapore”
Joseph Schooling was racing for something bigger than himself in his gold-medal-winning 100 fly.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Eight Finals Live Recap
In the men’s race, it’s the last farewell to Phelps who will be fighting alongside his American teammates to take down the British in an event they have never lost at the Olympic Games
Aussie Recap: After Gold-Less Final Night In Rio, Team Set To Regroup
The Australian squad didn’t quite have the redemptive Olympics for which it was hoping, leading the coaching staff to already begin discussions on new tactics moving forward.
