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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace to Join Auburn Staff as Graduate Assistant
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace will return to Auburn University as a graduate assistant.
Schedule Alert: Women’s Water Polo Match Schedule Moved
The quarterfinal matches at the 2016 Olympic women’s water polo tournament have been rearranged on Monday. The Americans will now play the hosts of Brazil in the day’s first match, rather than its last.
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…
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.
2016 Olympics Pickem Contest: Final Results
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
