The Powerlist

Lochte and Phelps: On 12 years of brilliant rivalry and friendship

The rivalry between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, an era that ends with tonight’s 200 IM final, is a beautiful example of the unique dynamic of what we call “swim friends.”

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Day 6 Prelims Preview: Manaudou’s Time To Shine In Men’s 50 Free

Florent Manaudou finally gets his opportunity to shine individually here in Rio with the men’s 50 free getting underway today.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Five Finals Live Recap

Swimming’s blue ribbon event will give way to a Aussie-American duel with a Canadian somewhere in the middle. Kyle Chalmers and Cameron McEvoy of Australia will be trying to take down both Nathan Adrian and Caeleb Dressel of the United States.

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Bundestrainer Lambertz spricht klare Worte

Wie die BILD Zeitung heute berichtet, hat sich Cheftrainer Henning Lambertz zum Abschneiden der deutschen Schwimmer bisher geäußert und die…

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Why Cool Down Exercises and Recovery are So Important for Swimmers

Part of a total performance swimming plan is recovery and the cool down exercises that you do after working out. Let’s focus on a few reasons why this step is critical to maintaining optimal performance.

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Shouts From the Stands: Nothing’s Changed

Jennie Mack explains how nothing has changed from Rio 1990, to Rio 2016 – as shown in the above picture of the diving competition pool that has turned green.

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Olympia 2016: Vorläufe mit Köhler,Deibler,Wierling,Beck,Mensing,Graf

Olympische Spiele 2016 Rio Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien Schwimmen: 6. bis 13. August Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio…

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Honoring Seven Baltimore Paralympians That Will Compete in Rio

Seven Baltimore Paralympians who will represent Team USA in Rio in September are being honored by the Mayor.

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Dwyer/Haas Full Press Conference post 800 Free Relay (Video)

The most dominant swim of Olympic night four was a classic.

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Relay Roundup: Women’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay Split Breakdown

The U.S. women reversed their fortunes to top Australia in the 4×200 freestyle relay last night.

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TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Men’s 100 Freestyle

TritonWear brings you the 2016 Summer Games with daily in-depth race analysis of every final.

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TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Men’s 200 Breaststroke

TritonWear brings you the 2016 Summer Games with daily in-depth race analysis of every final.

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NCSA Summer Champs Day 2: Kukurugya, Drabot Break Meet Records

Hannah Kukurugya (above), and Katie Drabot broke meet records en route to winning the 200 fly and 200 free, respectively, on Day 2 of NCSA Summer Championships.

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Rio Day 5 Medal Table: Relay Gold Helps USA Lead In All-Sports Table

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…

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Top 3 Junior Swimmers in Each Event Through Rio Day 5

While swimmers like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte continue to add to their Olympic medal career totals, the Rio Olympic Games serve as a first chance for many young swimmers to represent their respective nations on the Olympic stage.

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