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Ryan Lochte Becomes 2nd Most Decorated Male Olympic Swimmer In History

Ryan Lochte won his 12th career Olympic medal last night, making him the 2nd most decorated male swimmer in Olympic history.

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

Townley Haas (left) was the key for Team USA’s gold in the men’s 4×200 freestyle relay

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North America Recap Day 4: Ledecky Beats Sjostrom In Clash of Stars

Katie Ledecky won the 200 free over fellow superstar Sarah Sjostrom, removing the Swede from contention for swimmer of the meet honors.

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Even Last-Minute Ripped Cap Can’t Stop Michael Phelps From Gold #21

Michael Phelps’s cap ripped in his hands just moments before his final swim of Wednesday night, but the American Olympic hero wore teammate Conor Dwyer’s cap en route to gold medal #21.

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Ledecky Rattles AR, Moves To #3 All-Time In 200 Free With Rio Gold

Katie Ledecky survived her closest shave in an international final yet, winning gold in the 200 free, missing the American record by a tenth and moving up to #3 in history at the Rio Olympics.

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2016 Speedo Juniors: Watch Race Videos From Day 2 Finals

Watch all the race videos from Day 2 finals at 2016 Speedo U.S. Junior Nationals.

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Former Official Dave Reynolds Receives Permanent Ban from USA Swimming

David Reynolds, a former swim official and pastor in Arkansas, has been added to USA Swimming’s list of banned individuals. In…

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2016 Speedo Juniors: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Day 2 finals of 2016 Speedo Junior Nationals in Minneapolis.

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NCAP Girls Successful in Rio & at Home: Break 13-14 200 Medley NAG

While their team headliner was in Rio winning 200 free gold, Phoebe Bacon, Abigail Harter, Jillian Johnson, and Maya Fischer took down the 13-14 NAG record in the 200 medley.

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3 Former Bolles Swimmers Qualify for 100 Free Semifinals in Rio

On day 4 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, former Bolles Sharks teammates Caeleb Dressel, Joseph Schooling, and Santo Condorelli all qualified for the semifinals of the men’s 100 free.

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2016 Speedo Juniors: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Lucie Nordmann is top seed for tonight’s 200 backstroke final on Day 2 of 2016 Speedo U.S. Junior Nationals.

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2016 Speedo Juniors: All the Race Videos From Day 1 Finals

Taylor Ault of La Mirada Armada won the women’s 800 free on the first night of finals at 2016 Speedo U.S. Junior Nationals.

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Rio 2016 Day 4 Scratch/Add List: Morozov in 1FR, Bardach in 2IM

As reported earlier, Russian sprinter Vlad Morozov has been approved to compete in Rio despite initially being banned as a result of being named in the MacLaren report.

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Updating Relay Projections: Americans Now Favored In Both Medleys

Abbey Weitzeil’s huge split on the 4×100 free relay gives a spark of hope to an American medley relay originally projected to take silver.

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