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.
Penny Oleksiak Shatters 100 Free World Junior Record In 52.72
Penny Oleksiak continues to impress in the pool, posting a world junior record on her way to the 2nd seed in tonight’s 100 free finals.
2-for-2: Cate Campbell Breaks Olympic 100 Free Record Again In Semis
Australia’s Cate Campbell continues to look like the class of the field in the women’s sprints, following her Olympic 100 free record from heats with another Olympic record in the semifinals.
Jeanette Ottesen Slips Under Own 100 Free Danish Record
In the first semifinal of the women’s 100 free, Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen posted a new Danish record, besting her own mark.
SwimSwam PSA: Prelim Swimmers Earn Relay Medals
One of Michael Phelps’s 21 gold medals (as of this morning) came from swimming the preliminary heat of the 4×100 medley relay in 2004.
Balandin’s 200 Breast Gold Marks First Swimming Medal Ever For Kazakhstan
Balandin won Kazakhstan’s first ever swimming Olympic medal, and he did it in winning fashion by taking gold in the men’s 200 breast with a 2:07.46.
Day 5 Quick Quotes: Dwyer on Cap Drama “We Have Different Sponsors”
Quick quotes from Michael Phelps, Conor Dwyer, Sarah Sjostrom, Lilly King, and Yusra Mardini from after this morning’s prelims.
Poland’s Czerniak Misses Out On 100 Freestyle Due to Federation Error
Konrad Czerniak from Poland was unable to compete in yesterday’s 100m freestyle due to a ‘clerical error’ by his nation’s swimming federation.
Day 5 Relay Lineups: Americans Go With Dirado On 4×200 Free
The Americans have added double IM medalist Maya Dirado to their lineup for the women’s 4×200 free relay tonight.
Cate Campbell “Just Trying to Wake Up” for Prelims
Australian sprint sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell spoke with the media after prelims today, as Cate talked about the late start times for prelims…
Lilly King: “My Parents Raised Me to Say What I Wanted to Say”
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
