Rio Day 3 Water Polo Roundup: Brazil Men Upset Gold-Favored Serbia
Two big upsets marked Day 3 competition in men’s water polo: Brazil edged Serbia and Croatia lost to Spain.
Kazan vs. Rio: Comparing the 800 Free Relay
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
Rio 2016 Day 6 Scratch Report: France’s Coralie Balmy Out Of 800 Free
Catch the changes to day 6’s line-up in Rio.
Europe Recap Day 5: Belmonte Becomes Oldest Olympic 200 fly Champ
Spain’s Mireia Belmonte Garcia won a thriller of a 200 fly on night 5 in Rio, and her swim breaks a number of landmarks in Olympic history.
ASIA: All of Kazakhstan Will Be Drinking Tonight
Dmitriy Balandin of Kazakhstan was asked how he thought his home country would celebrate, he gave a very honest answer, “I think all of Kazakhstan will be drinking tonight.”
South America Day 5 Recap: Thiago Pereira and the 200 IM Focus
While swimmers like Phelps, Lochte, and Hagino have to keep on eye on several events at once, Pereira has had the edge of focusing on a single event.
McKeown Keeps Australia In The Women’s 200 Breaststroke Hunt
Taylor McKeown from Australia leads the women’s 200m breaststrokers into Thursday night’s final.
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
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
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.
