Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Canadians Break National Relay Record En Route To Olympic Bronze

For the second time today the Canadian women managed to break the national record in the 4x100m freestyle relay, this time dipping under 3:33 and securing an Olympic medal.

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Adam Peaty Swims 2nd-Fastest 100 Breast Ever In Semi-Finals

Adam Peaty swam the 2nd fastest 100 breast ever to qualify 1st out of the semi-finals.

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African Continental Recap Day 1: Osman, Male Distance Swimmers Impress

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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Katinka Hosszu Shatters Infamous Ye Shiwen 400 IM WR

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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Kosuke Hagino Breaks Asian Record On Way To Gold Medal in 400 IM

Kosuke Hagino put together a fantastic swim on his way to winning the 400 IM in an Asian record 4:06.05.

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Japan’s Teen Phenom Ikee On Cusp Of Sub-57 100 Fly, Lowers JPN Record

16-year-old Rikako Ikee lowers her own Japanese National Record in tonight’s 100 fly.

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Day 1 Relay Lineups: Ledecky, Vollmer To Swim 400 Free Relay Final

Katie Ledecky and Dana Vollmer will both swim in the final of the 400 free relay.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day One Prelims Live Recap

The day has finally arrived, the 2016 Olympic Games will commence in the pool, beginning a week-long mix of triumph and heartbreak depicting the raw emotion of sport displayed exclusively at the Olympics.

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Night 1 Relay Speculation: U.S. With Multiple Options On Women’s 4×100

The Americans have a decision to make on who will contest the 400 free relay tonight.

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Adam Peaty Demolishes 100 Breast World Record In Prelims

Adam Peaty threw down a massive world record in the men’s 100 breast prelims in Rio.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day 1 Finals Preview

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu will look for her first Olympic medal tonight after narrowly missing the wolrd record this morning in the women’s 400 IM.

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WATCH Adam Peaty Break World Record in 100m Breaststroke

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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Mack Horton Calls Out Sun Yang: ‘I don’t have time for drug cheats’

Mack Horton called out Sun Yang after this morning’s 400 free heats.

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Rikako Ikee Blasts New Japanese National Record In Women’s 100 Fly

Rikako Ikee rocketed herself to a new Japanese National Record in the women’s 100m butterfly this afternoon in Rio.

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Day 1 Prelims All-Star: Jorge Mario Murillo Valdes

Jorge Mario Murillo Valdes dropped a huge best time in the 100 breast heats to advance to the semi-finals in 14th place.

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