Tokyo 2020 Men’s 100 Free Final: Fastest Qualification Times in History
USA’s Caeleb Dressel, the 3rd-fastest performer of all time, will race in the final of a men’s 100 free that took 47.82 to qualify for.
Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 4 Swimming Headlines
Didn’t have time to watch day four finals last night live or today before day five? Read on for the biggest swimming headlines from day four of Tokyo 2020.
China Wins 3rd Diving Gold Medal of Tokyo Olympics; US Repeats at Silver
Michael Hixon paired with Andrew Capobianco to win his second straight Olympic silver medal in the men’s 3-meter synchronized diving event.
11-Year-Old Lia Roggi Posts 1:01.46 100 Freestyle Split at IL Age Groups Champs
At the Illinois Age Group Championships, 11-year-old Lia Roggi split 1:01.46 on the second leg of Academy Bullets’ winning 400 Freestyle Relay.
Erin Gemmell, Summer Smith Highlight Psych Sheets for Richmond Futures Champs
Nation’s Capital’s Erin Gemmell and Bluefish Swim Club’s Summer Smith each hold multiple top seeds at the Futures Championships in Richmond.
Be a (Google Doodle) Olympian! “Champion Island” Includes Artistic Swimming
You, too, can be an Olympian with Google’s Doodle Champion Island game. (Good luck beating me in artistic swimming, though.)
Melanie Margalis on Why It’s So Impressive to Sweep the IMs at the Same Meet
Margalis swim nerds it up, delving into why it is so difficult to have both your 200 IM and 400 IM fire on the same level at the same meet
Tokyo 2020, Africa Day 4: Chad le Clos Misses Olympic 200 Fly Podium Again
South African Chad le Clos, the London 2012 Olympic 200 fly champion, placed outside of the event podium for the second Olympics in a row.
Kozan, Han, Jett Among Top Names to Watch At 2021 Santa Clarita Futures
Wave II Trials finalist Justina Kozan highlights 2021 Santa Clarita Futures along with 13-yr-old prodigy Kayla Han and versatile Gabriel Jett of Clovis.
Yui Ohashi Reveals 2015 Anemia, 2019 Confidence Struggles Before Olympic Golds
In an interview, double Olympic gold medalist Yui Ohashi revealed two major health struggles that have impacted her career: one physical and one mental.
Charlotte Hook, Gretchen Walsh Highlight Huntsville Futures Psych Sheet
Charlotte Hook is seeded first in the 200 fly, 400 free, and 200 IM at the 2021 USA Swimming Futures Championships in Huntsville, AL.
Tokyo 2020 Round-Up: Simone Biles Withdraws From Individual All-Around Final
Four-time Olympic champion has this week pulled out of the team final and individual all-around final in order to ‘focus on her mental health’
#Tokyo2020 Cheat Sheet Day 4: Katie Ledecky Gets Her 1st Gold in Her 3rd Event
Katie Ledecky still didn’t have a day to dream of in Tokyo, but she got her first gold medal of these Olympic Games out of the way.
Gymnast Alvarado Skirts IOC Rules by Incorporating BLM into Tokyo Floor Routine
18-year-old Luciana Alvarado, Costa Rica’s first gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Games, skirted IOC protest rules by adding a BLM tribute to her routine.
WATCH: Michael Andrew, Lilly King, US W 800 FR Relay Win Olympic Prelims Heats
During day 5 prelims, Lilly King (200 breast), Michael Andrew (200 IM), and the US women’s 800 free relay (Sims, Madden, McLaughlin, Forde) won their heats.
