Rio 2016 Olympic Games

2016 Rio Olympic Games: Multiple World Records At Risk At Day 2 Finals

Multiple world records are expected to go down at night 2 finals, including the 100 fly featuring Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom.

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Kanako Watanabe Reinstated After Morning DQ, Will Swim 100 BR Semis

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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French Portrait Series: Jérémy Stravius (Video)

Meet Jérémy Stravius in this quick video profile, part of a series of portraits the French Federation is putting out to introduce members of their 2016 Olympic team.

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Chinese Men Disqualified in 4×100 Free Relay Prelims

The Chinese men won’t race the 4×100 free relay finals tonight after a DQ in prelims.

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Day 2 Relay Speculation: Top 4 Teams To Make Changes In Men’s 4×100 Fr

We will likely see former Cal teammates Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin contest the 400 free relay final tonight for the U.S.

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Stravius Scratches 200 Freestyle to Focus on 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay

Frenchman Jeremy Stravius has decided to pull out of the semi-finals of the 200 freestyle so he can put all of efforts towards the 4 x 100 freestyle relay…

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Kalisz: “I have no regrets from that race” (Video)

Kalisz managed to swim up to Hagino’s hip, but couldn’t get any farther than that as Hagino held him off in order to win his first Olympic gold medal

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Rio Wind Gusts Tear Panel Off Olympic Aquatic Stadium

High winds are one of the top stories coming out of Rio today and even indoor swimming was indirectly affected.

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Rio Rapid Fire: Day Two Prelims

Seventeen-year-old American Kathleen Baker topped the world this morning in the heats of the 100m backstroke. It appeared as though she even shocked herself with a best time of 58.84. That time throws her into the medal hunt if she’s able to repeat in semifinals and finals.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day One Finals Live Recap

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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Horton: “I said Drug Cheat because he tested positive” (Video)

Horton called Yang out for his previous doping violation, and backed up his talk with a gold medal performance in the 400, dethroning Yang who was the defending Olympic champion.

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Led by Nakamura, Japanese Men Break Nat’l Record in 400 Free Relay

Junya Koga split a 48.68 anchoring Japan’s record-breaking relay this morning during prelims of the men’s 4×100 free relay.

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No Morozov, But Russia Still First In 4×100 Free Relay Heats

Former world champ Vlad Morozov sat out of prelims of the men’s 4×100 free relay, but his Russian team still managed to qualify first overall.

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Brittany Maclean Breaks Canadian Record In 400 Free, Advances To Final

Brittany Maclean broke her own Canadian record in the Olympic heats for the second straight Games en route to qualifying 5th for the final.

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New Zealand Distance Star Lauren Boyle Misses 400 Free Final

New Zealand’s distance star Lauren Boyle has missed out on the Rio 400 free final after placing 14th in prelims.

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