Day 8 Relay Lineups: No Major Surprises On Medley Rosters
Cate Campbell has given the freestyle leg on Australia’s medley relay despite fading to 6th in the individual race, getting beaten by her sister Bronte.
South America Recap: Host Country Brazil Comes Away Medal-less
Team Brazil comes away from this Olympic Games medal-less, only the second host nation to do so in swimming in this century besides Greece from 2004.
Rio Day 3 Women’s Water Polo Roundup
Here is the quick wrap-up of Day 3 of pool play in the women’s water polo tournament in Rio. With only eight teams, all will pass through to quarterfinals but the teams’ standings will determine their seedings.
USA Women’s Water Polo Remains Undefeated with 11-6 Win Over Hungary
Rachel Fattal and the rest of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team won their third game to lead Group B in the standings and qualify for the quarterfinals in Rio.
Day 8 Finals Preview: Phelps Goes For Gold One More Time
Michael Phelps will go for one last gold medal tonight in his final career Olympic appearance in the men’s 400 medley relay.
Salo Proposes Bringing Foreigners to U.S. to Reduce Doping
Dave Salo, head coach at USC and Trojan Swim Club, proposed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that having international swimmers train in the U.S. and be subject to USADA testing would level the playing field.
Viral Video Shows Ledecky’s Dominance through “One Thousand Miles”
The latest viral video trend (originated by @JimmyDonofrio) demonstrates the length of Katie Ledecky’s 17 second 800 free victory by playing Santana’s “Smooth” and Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” in the between time.
For the First Time In History, Phelps Appears Content In Defeat
For the first time ever, Michael Phelps seemed content with his swim despite not winning the race.
Canadian Olympic Heroes of the Past Talk Penny Oleksiak
Canadian Olympic medalists share their feelings of pride, joy and excitement as they watch Penny Oleksiak perform in Rio…
Boarding Group B and 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…
See Phelps’ Entire 200 IM Gold… From the Underwater Cam
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
Why Michael Phelps’ Silver Is The Perfect Way To End His Last Individual Race Ever
After all, his ultimate goal wasn’t to be the winningest Olympian of all time. His ultimate goal is to change the sport of swimming forever, and in that, he is the undeniable undisputed number one.
Medley Relay Preview: U.S. Women In Command, Men In For Close Battle
Check out a full preview of tonight’s medley relays, with full projections of all 16 finalists based off of their flat start times done here in Rio.
Phelps: “I Am Ready to Spend Some Time with Boomer and Nicole”
Michael Phelps is excited to spend his time post-Rio with his family.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Seven Finals Live Recap
Assuming Michael Phelps isn’t making a comeback down the road, this will be his last individual race ever where he will look to four-peat in this event winning gold number five of these games and 23 all time.
