Lilly King Blasts #2, Kierra Smith #5 All-Time 200 Breast at B1Gs
Lilly King and Kierra Smith both swam top-five all time performances tonight in the 200 yard breaststroke at the Big Ten Conference Championships.
Best Swimming Photos 2016: Above the Surface
We sat down again with SwimSwam photographer Mike Lewis to pick out some of our favorite photographs from 2016. Earlier…
Zoe Bartel Downs Leverenz’s 15-16 NAG Record With 2:07.7 200 Breast
Fort Collins Area Swim Team’s 16-year-old Zoe Bartel took down U.S. Olympian Caitlin Leverenz’s 15-16 National Age Group Record in the 200 breast en route to gold at the 2016 U.S. Winter Junior Championships (West).
Female British Breaststrokers’ World Class Progress
Rachael Solway felt that the coverage of the Rio Olympics swimming, particularly on Swim Swam, inspired her to write articles on the performances of many of her ex-teammates and other British athletes.
2016 Rio Olympics Preview: Hosszu Seeks Gold and WR in Women’s 200 IM
Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu may need to rebrand herself with a new element after the Olympics: could we see the Golden Lady in Rio?
Caitlin Leverenz and Matt Grevers Named Jr Pan Pacs National Team Reps
Caitlin Leverenz (above) and Matt Grevers will be the two USA Swimming National Team representatives that go to Maui, Hawaii for the Jr. Pan Pac Championships.
2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Four Finals Live Recap
Phelps is the top seed and heavy favorite in the 200m butterfly and will be looking to qualify for his fifth Olympic team, something only one other American swimmer (Dara Torres) has done during their career.
2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Three Finals Live Recap
On night three action returns to Omaha where six more roster spots are on the line for swimmers hoping to punch in their tickets to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Olympic Roster: No Defending Champions after Night Three
Olivia Smoliga is the new 100 back Olympian!
2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Three Prelims Live Recap
After an eventful first few days of competition it’s finally time to see Michael Phelps return to Olympic trials action.
2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Day 3 Finals Preview
Event finals tonight will include the the men’s 200 free, the women’s 100 back, the men’s 100 back, and the women’s 100 breast. Semifinals tonight will be the women’s 200 free, the men’s 200 fly, and the women’s 200 IM.
Top 10 (+2) Quotes from Day 3 Prelims (Video)
Hear what the top athletes had to say about their races on Day 3 prelims of the Olympic Trials
2016 US Olympic Trials: Day One Finals Live Recap
Some of the tension of the anticipation of finding out who will represent the United States in the pool in Rio will be relieved tonight. The first six members of the U.S Olympic team will be announced tonight following the finals of the men’s 400m IM, the women’s 400m IM, and the men’s 400m freestyle.
“Lochte Rule” Heavily Enforced in 400 IM Prelims at U.S. Trials
Savanna Faulconer was disqualified this morning for violating the “Lochte Rule” by coming off a freestyle wall toward her back.
2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Schedule
Check out the publication schedule for all 26 of our event-by-event U.S. Olympic Trials previews, plus links to each event page as it goes live.
