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Ryan Lochte Says He Refused When Assailants Ordered Him on the Ground

More details are emerging of the harrowing encounter between four Olympic swimmers and armed assailants early in Sunday morning in Rio…

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Jimmy Feigen Does Reddit AMA, Says Won’t Try for Tokyo

Jimmy Feigen answered submitted questions earlier this week in a Reddit ‘AMA,’ at one point mentioning that he does not plan to compete in Tokyo.

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The World Says “Thank You” to Michael Phelps

Valeu, Phelps! This is the message, Portuguese for “Thank You, Phelps,” that the world is sending to American swimmer Michael Phelps…

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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…

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17 Schools, Including Boise State, Cincinnati, Interested in Big 12

The Boise State Broncos, winners of four conference championships from 2009-2014, are among the teams that have expressed interest in joining the Big 12.

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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.

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Bentz, Conger, and Feigen Were With Lochte When He Was Robbed

United States Olympic Committee spokesperson Patrick Sandusky has confirmed the names of the three swimmers who were with Ryan Lochte…

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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.

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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.

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Ryan Lochte Confirms That He and 3 Other Americans Robbed at Gunpoint

Despite the International Olympic Committee (IOC) claiming that they had spoken to both the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and…

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Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte Held Up at Gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro

Update: An IOC spokesperson says that the reports from Ben Way are “absolutely not true” according to the Associated Press,…

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Watch: Baker, King, Vollmer, & Manuel 4 x 100 Medley Gold (Race Video)

Watch the American women win the 1,000th Summer Olympics gold medal for Team USA.

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After Rocky Roads Since London, Canada & the U.S. Delivered In Rio

Both the USA and Canada took rocky roads to get to Rio, but both ultimately delivered better than one could have predicted.

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Connor Jaeger Becomes 1st American Ever Under 14:40 In Men’s 1500

Connor Jaeger threw down an American record of 14:39.48 to win silver and become the first U.S. athlete ever under 14:40.

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USA 16 Gold Medals in Swimming, Rest of World Wins 17

Michael Phelps won his 24th gold medal, and swam his final race on the Olympic stage tonight.

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