2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Swimming: August 6-13
- Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro
- Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m PST/EST (1:00 p.m local), Finals – 6:00 p.m/9:00 p.m PST/EST (10:00 p.m local)
- SwimSwam previews
- Schedule & Results
- Live Stream (NBC)
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, the flambouyant and entertaining former Olympic figure skaters who are in Rio reporting on culture for NBC, turned their hotel bathtub into an Olympic swimming pool to compete for gold.
As they prepare for the big race, one can’t help but notice their Very Impressive Wardrobe in the background. Those rumors of five suitcases for Weir alone look to be based on fact.
Meanwhile, Lipinski stretches, Weir does his best impression of a Phelps arm-flap, and they’re off!
Weir furiously splashes his way through a 4-meter freestyle, while Lipinski gracefully churns through a backstroke race. And the winner is….?
Click below to find out:
is that all they have to do in their spare time ?
well, that a waste of time.
First the Kentucky Derby, now swimming. Great to see johnny weir make a mockery of yet another sport
Love watching them in the winter olympics and now the summer olympics too!
Johnny Weir is such a crack up.