Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Aussie Training Change-up: Fraser-Holmes Joins McEvoy At Bond

Thomas Fraser-Holmes moves under Richard Scarce at Bond University, the home swimming club of speedster Cameron McEvoy.

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Katie Ledecky at Stanford: The team environment is amazing (Video)

In case you couldn’t tell from last weeks performances, Katie Ledecky is thriving in the new environment that Palo Alto and the Stanford campus have given her

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Missy on writing her book: It’s been an incredible journey (Video)

At the Golden Goggles, we got to hear the inside scoop about the journey of Missy and her family writing and publishing their first book together

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Watch: 2016 Golden Goggles Awards Presentations & Acceptance Speeches

Katie Ledecky accepts the Female Athlete of the Year Award from Debbie Meyer and Katie Couric at the 206 Golden Goggle Awards in New York City.

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Phelps on Career Impact: “It’ll take years to fully process” (Video)

As Phelps took a visit to the Water Cube in Beijing for the first time since 2010 recently, he started to reflect on just how big an impact his momentous career has had

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Live From The Red Carpet: Watch all Golden Goggles Interviews HERE

See what all of your favorite swimmers and olympians have to say about life since Rio.

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Kyle Chalmers Named Swimming Australia’s Olympic Swimmer of the Year

18-year-old Olympic gold medalist Kyle Chalmers came away with the top honors at Swimming Australia’s Gala Dinner in Brisbane this weekend….

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TASS Reports Russia Will Pay 42 Athletes up to $62,000 for Rio DQs

The Russian Olympic Committee will allocate a total of $620,000 to track and field athletes banned from competing in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, including three $62,000 prizes to athletes who would have had gold medal potential.

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Kromowidjojo Pre-Rio Injury Worse Than Let On, “She Could Barely Walk”

Although an MRI confirmed no hernia, Dutch sprinter Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s pre-Rio injury was worse than originally revealed.

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WADA Rio Report: Less Than 50% Of Athletes Reported Whereabouts

‘It was only due to the enormous resourcefulness and goodwill of some key doping control personnel working at the Games that the process did not break down entirely,’ reads the WADA Independent Observers’ Report.

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Rio 2016 Organizers Facing Unpaid Vendor Bills

Plagued by budget problems throughout the lead-up to this past summer’s Olympic Games, Rio 2016 organizers are still facing monetary issues.

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Righting the [Sportsman]ship: What Sets Swimming Apart

If swimming had its own State of the Union Address, how would we rate the level of sportsmanship post-Rio 2016?

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Brazilian Judge Denies Request To Dismiss Case Against Ryan Lochte

Months after leaving Rio, U.S. Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte’s troubles with the Rio gas station incident aren’t over quite yet.

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Brazilian Olympian Ana Marcela to Undergo Surgery

Brazilian Olympic open water swimmer Ana Marcela Cunha will be forced to take time out of her training schedule at the…

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Leadership Culture Partly To Blame For Lack Of Dutch Medals In Pool

After claiming 4 swimming medals at the 2012 Olympic Games, the Netherlands squad wound up without hardware in Rio, save for its two open water athletes.

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