Rio Rapid Fire: Day Five Finals
They’re the top two seeds for tomorrow’s final where they’re going to have one last final showdown to cap off one of the best rivalries in swimming.
Oleksiak Leads As Canada Destroys National 4×200 Free Relay Record
Led by a world-class anchor leg from Penny Oleksiak, Canada obliterated its own national record in the women’s 4×200 free relay to earn Olympic bronze.
Rio Twitter Recap Day 5: Ledecky Impresses Yet Again
Katie Ledecky, who has yet to disappoint at these Games, anchored the 4×200 free relay to gold despite going into her leg with almost a full second deficit.
The Ongoing American Dynasty of the Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay
The women from the United States extended their reign in the 4 x 200 freestyle tonight with the all-star line up of Allison Schmitt, Leah Smith, Maya DiRado, and Katie Ledecky taking the gold medal in a time of 7:43.03.
North America: Women’s 200 Breast the “Double Miss” Event for U.S. in 2016
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Chalmers Becomes Australia’s First Men’s 100 Free Champion in 48 years
Kyle Chalmers ended a 48-year drought for the Australian men in the 100 freestyle tonight.
Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List (Day 5 Update)
You can follow Katinka Hosszu on Twitter, along with every other Rio swimming medalist so far.
2016 Olympics: Day 5 Finals Photo Vault
Thanks to photographer Simone Castrovillari for these Olympic swimming photos.
Penny Oleksiak Shatters 100 Free World Junior Record In 52.72
Penny Oleksiak continues to impress in the pool, posting a world junior record on her way to the 2nd seed in tonight’s 100 free finals.
2-for-2: Cate Campbell Breaks Olympic 100 Free Record Again In Semis
Australia’s Cate Campbell continues to look like the class of the field in the women’s sprints, following her Olympic 100 free record from heats with another Olympic record in the semifinals.
Jeanette Ottesen Slips Under Own 100 Free Danish Record
In the first semifinal of the women’s 100 free, Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen posted a new Danish record, besting her own mark.
SwimSwam PSA: Prelim Swimmers Earn Relay Medals
One of Michael Phelps’s 21 gold medals (as of this morning) came from swimming the preliminary heat of the 4×100 medley relay in 2004.
Balandin’s 200 Breast Gold Marks First Swimming Medal Ever For Kazakhstan
Balandin won Kazakhstan’s first ever swimming Olympic medal, and he did it in winning fashion by taking gold in the men’s 200 breast with a 2:07.46.
Watch the Race Videos from Day 3 Finals at 2016 Speedo Juniors
Watch Dakota Luther win the 100 fly, as well as the other race videos from Day 3 finals, at 2016 Speedo U.S. Junior National Championships.
Day 5 Quick Quotes: Dwyer on Cap Drama “We Have Different Sponsors”
Quick quotes from Michael Phelps, Conor Dwyer, Sarah Sjostrom, Lilly King, and Yusra Mardini from after this morning’s prelims.
