USOPC Announces Historic 613 Person Roster for 2020 Olympic Games
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced a roster of 613 athletes who will be representing the US at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: McKeown Staking Claim in Women’s 200 Back
In the absence of world record holder Regan Smith, Australian Kaylee McKeown will be in a league of her own in the women’s 200 backstroke in Tokyo.
Olympians Michael Andrew vs Michael Phelps in The 200 IM, Swim Data Dive
The Men’s 200 IM at U.S. 2021 Trials was one of the fascinating races to watch. How does Michael Andrew compare to the GOAT Michael Phelps?
Two Russian Olympic Swimmers Provisionally Suspended for Doping Violations
Aleksandr Kudashev was scheduled to swim the 200 fly and Veronika Andrusenko (above) was set to swim the 200 free at the Tokyo Olympics in less than two weeks
Flora Molnar Announces Pregnancy, Move To Hungary; Will Put Swimming “On Hold”
The 2021 NCAA champion told SwimSwam she’s putting swimming “on hold” after announcing that she’s expecting a baby girl in November 2021.
Emily Santos and Tyler Christianson To Represent Panama At Tokyo 2020
Santos will race the women’s 100 breaststroke and Christianson is entered to race both the men’s 200 breaststroke and 200 IM.
Breaking The Super-Suited Records: A 2021 Redux
Having taken out the men’s 100 fly world record in 2019, Caeleb Dressel is now eyeing Cesar Cielo’s super-suited world records in the 50 and 100 freestyle.
Team USA Opening Ceremonies Uniforms Revealed
Nathan Adrian (above) is one of the ambassadors for the Ralph Lauren Olympic activation. Here, he features in the newly-unveiled opening ceremony uniform.
Brush Up On British Olympic Entry Changes
Not a surprise per se, but the Olympic entries confirm that British swimmer James Guy will not be swimming the 200 fly in Tokyo.
AAU Opens Applications For National Team, Will Compete in Serbia and China
The Amateur Athletic Union has opened applications for their U.S. National Team which will compete in Serbia and China in the fall. The deadline is July 28.
Initial Olympic Swimming Entries Published On Official Website
Things are getting real, as there are fewer than ten days away until the start of the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo, Japan.
Taylor Ruck Drops 100 Free at Olympics; Sanchez Takes Spot
With Ruck out of the 100 freestyle, there will be 3 women from the 2019 World Championships final absent from the event in Tokyo.
IOC President Bach Says Cancelling Olympics Never “Really An Option”
Thomas Bach told Kyodo News that cancelling the Olympic Games was never an option for the IOC, despite it being the much more difficult and expensive route.
BVI and Honduras Set to have swimmers as flag bearers
BVI will have sprinter Elinah Phillip be their flag bearer, and Honduras will have breaststroker Julio Horrego as their flag bearer.
Long-Range Forecasts Show Rain, Below-Average Temperatures for Tokyo Olympics
A lot of rain in the forecast during the Olympic Games will help keep temperatures substantially lower in Tokyo than it was during last summer’s heat wave.
