Azevedo Becomes First U.S. Man to Play in 5 Olympic WP Tournaments
Tony Azevedo is heading back to Rio. The U.S. water polo captain was named to his record fifth U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, and this one will be in the city where he was born.
Rio Deploys Extra 3,000 Soldiers for Olympic Security Ahead of Games
There will be an extra 3,000 troops added to the already 18,000 for security and protection during the Games this August.
Swedish Nationals Day 2: Sjostrom Wins 100 Fly Gold in 55.9
Sarah Sjostrom racked up another win at Swedish Nationals, this time winning the women’s 100 fly with a blistering 55.95 to blow away the field.
Michael Phelps Will Not March at Opening Ceremonies in Rio
Michael Phelps admitted on Sunday during his live stream that he will not attend the Opening Ceremonies in Rio this summer.
Great Britain Wins Four Gold on Day 2 of European Junior Championships
British swimmers took four events on the second day of the European Junior Championships in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary…
Diener and Heintz made it into German Olympic roster
German Open 2016, Berlin Tuesday July 5th – Friday July 8th 2016 Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark (SSE), Berlin Competition…
Missouri State’s Kalnins Returns to Olympic Games
Missouri State senior swimmer Uvis Kalnins will return to the Summer Olympic Games this August when he represents his home nation of Latvia in the 200-meter individual medley at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Rio 2016 Paralympic Medals to Feature Technology for Visually Impaired
The Paralympic Medals at this summer’s Olympic Games will feature some slick technology to aid the impaired to know which medal they won.
Scotland’s McLean & Brown Talk Euro Juniors Preparation
2016 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, July 6 – Sunday, July 10, 2016 Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary Prelims 9:30AM / Finals 5:30PM (Local…
Watch Siobhan-Marie O’Connor Rock New British Record In 100 Breast
Versatile British swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor recently broke GBR’s 100m breaststroke National Record while competing at the 2016 Scottish Open National…
Seemanova Breaks National Record and Becomes First Czech Woman Sub 55
Barbora Seemanova broke the Czech National Record and was the first Czech woman to go under 55 in the 100 free at Euro Jrs.
UBC to Send Record-Setting 29 Athletes to Olympics/Paralympics
A record number of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, coaches, and staff were sent off to Rio from UBC Wednesday afternoon and UBC’s incoming President and Vice-Chancellor Santa J. Ono made sure they were sent off in style.
Tony Azevedo, Shelly Ripple Selected for Stanford Hall of Fame
Four-time national collegiate player of the year Tony Azevedo will be inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame in September.
India Names 2 Swimmers to Olympic Team in Universiality Selections
India has annointed Sajan Prakash and Shivani Katariya to their 2016 Olympic squad, with both being entered by way of FINA’s Universality…
Big 5 Conferences Propose Changes to NCAA Sport Hours Requirements
The Big 5 conferences in the NCAA’s Division I – the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC – have proposed some changes to rules regarding how much time college athletes are required to invest in their sports.
