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Merrill Moses Retires from International Water Polo

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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Watch: Phelps, Schooling, Cseh, Le Clos 100 Fly Press Conference

Not only was the textile record finally broken, but a new age of the 100m butterfly has been ushered in on the hands of Schooling.

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Bem-Vindo to the Olympics Street Art Boulevard

Bem-Vindo, Welcome, to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games’ “Street Art Boulevard.” This project is a Bohemian paradise that includes a…

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French Portrait Series: Aurélie Muller (Video)

Meet open water swimmer Aurélie Muller in this video produced by the French Federation to introduce the members of its 2016 Olympic team.

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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.

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Though Ratings Down from London, Phelps’s Final Swim Gives NBC a Jump

The time block from 10 pm – 10:15 pm ET yesterday (during the men’s 4 x 100 medley relay) saw the highest spike in viewership for NBC watchers this Olympics.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace to Join Auburn Staff as Graduate Assistant

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace will return to Auburn University as a graduate assistant.

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