Video: Emily Overholt Overcomes Injury On Road To Rio
Canadian swimmer Emily Overholt was forced to overcome a hamstring injury that occurred right after she qualified for the Olympic team in the 400m IM as she trained for the upcoming Games.
Video: Ben Titley Says Canadian Team Is Looking Fabulous
Canadian Olympic head coach Ben Titley discussed the state of the Canadian team with SwimSwam as they prepare for the Rio Olympic Games.
USA Women Finish Three Game Sweep Of Russia With 16-7 Victory
The ‘Rumble To Rio’ was a fitting name for the final match of a three game set between the U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team and Russia as Team USA capped a rumble through the series with a 16-7 victory and a clean sweep.
Drop All Olympic Events Except Swimming, Men’s Marathon and Ping Pong
In a time where the Olympic movement seems to be falling apart from disease, corruption, doping, and every other imaginable flaw of sports, Charles Hartley envisions a different version of the Olympics, one where the focus is on just 3 Olympic events.
Missouri State’s Collins Named Latvian Olympic Swim Coach
Missouri State University swimming and diving head coach Dave Collins will serve as the Latvian men’s swimming coach for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games, the Latvian Olympic Committee announced recently.
Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Swimming Team: Conor Dwyer
Meet 2016 US Olympian Conor Dwyer, from Winnetka, Illinois, who this summer is on his way to a 2nd Olympic Games…
Meet The 2016 USA Olympic Team: Jacob Pebley
Watch first-Olympian Jacob Pebley recall how he first got into the swimming world.
Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Team: Melanie Margalis
Meet Melanie Margalis, the St. Petersburg, Fla. native who swam at UGA. When she was just 10, she won the…
Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Team: Kevin Cordes
Meet Kevin Cordes, the Naperville, Ill. native and American record holder who will be competing at his first Olympic Games. Cordes…
Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Team: Maya Dirado
Meet Maya Dirado, the first-time Olympian who swam at Stanford University collegiately. She recalls how seriously she took warmup and the…
FINA Releases What They Say to Be “Final” Entry Lists for Rio
After numerous invitational mishaps, confusion on the Olympic qualification process, and the Russian doping scandal, FINA has released the “final”…
Shouts from the Stands: Goodbye Club Swimming
As August approaches and myself and other seniors time as club swimmers dwindles down I cannot help but look back and cherish the moments this part of my life has brought myself and so many more.
Vlad Morozov to Appeal Rio Ban to CAS, According to Salnikov
Vladimir Salnikov, president of the Russian Swimming Federation, announced in a press conference that Russian sprinter and gold medal contender Vlad…
Putin Says Fewer Russian Athletes Competing Means Medals ‘Devalued’
Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the Russian Olympic punishment as a ‘double standard.’
GBR’s Fran Halsall Has Bad Aquatic Barbie Memories
Guess GBR sprinter Fran Halsall’s favorite animal and see if you’re right.
