Canadian Women Break 4x100m Freestyle Relay National Record
The Canadian women broke the national record in the 4x100m freestyle relay this morning en route to finishing third overall in the heats and putting themselves in a great position to medal tonight.
French Women Break National Record in 4×100 Free Relay in Prelims
Béryl Gastaldello and her teammates lowered the French national record in the 400 free relay by .83 and qualified for finals in Rio.
Michael Phelps’ Wax Statue On Display In DC Through Summer Olympics
Michael Phelps’ stands at a DC Park…or least a statue who looks an awful lot like him does.
Rio Rapid Fire: Day One Prelims (Swimming)
Adam Peaty managed to take a huge chunk off his own world record of 57.92 in the 100m breaststroke with a 57.55 performance. The time makes him a remarkable 0.86-seconds faster than any other swimmer in history in the event.
Australian Women’s 4×100 Free Relay Sets New Olympic Record in Prelims
The Australian women scored a new Olympic record this morning, and the world record is well within reach tonight.
Controlled Explosion at Finish Line of Men’s Road Race in Rio
A suspicious package was destroyed by a bomb squad near the finish line of the men’s road race today on…
Katinka Hosszu Swims 2nd-Fastest 400 IM in History
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
Men’s 400 IM Weapon Kosuke Hagino “In Best Shape Of His Career”
Kosuke Hagino is seeded 3rd after the men’s 400m IM prelims in Rio, but says he is in ‘the best shape of his career.’
Brazilians de Paula, Marcal Advance To Women’s 100 Fly Semi-Finals
Two Brazilians seeded out of the top 16 advanced to the women’s 100 butterfly semi-finals tonight.
2016 Olympic Games: Day One Prelims Photo Vault
Thanks to photographer Simone Castrovillari for these swimming images from the 2016 Olympic Games.
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini Wins First Heat of Women’s 100 Fly
Refugee Team Athlete Yusra Mardini won her heat of the women’s 100 butterfly.
Felipe Franca Breaks Brazilian Record in 100 Breast Prelims
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
Canadian Penny Oleksiak Breaks Jr World Record in First Olympic Sw
Penny Oleksiak has broken the Canadian and and Junior-World Records in the first women’s swimming event of the 2016 Olympic Games.
Defending Olympic Champ Ye Shiwen Misses Rio Final in 400 IM
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
Day 1 Relay Lineups: Cate, Bronte To Race 400 Free Relay Prelims
The Australians will use their top two swimmers, Cate and Bronte Campbell, in the prelims of the women’s 400 free relay.
