Cameron van der Burgh

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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2016 Rio Olympics: Day 1 Prelims Preview

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu will contest the women’s 400 IM this morning, four years after her devastating 4th place finish in London.

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Get in the Olympic Mood with a Flashback to London 2012

To get excited for Rio, dive into the SwimSwam archives and revisit the London 2012 Olympics.

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2016 Rio Olympic Preview: U.S. Men Overpowering In Medley Relay

The Americans come in as the favorites in the medley relay with lots of talent and depth on all four legs.

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The Official SwimSwam Rio 2016 Olympics Preview Schedule

Don’t miss a second of our pre-Olympic coverage with this handy central bookmark post, where we’ll link out to our event-by-event previews as they drop and track our medalist predictions as we make them.

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Ein Tag Olympiavorbereitung mit Calvyn Justus & Team Südafrika

Rocket launches, body surfing, Pokemon, and more: spend a day with South African Olympic team members at their training camp in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

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Video: A Day at Olympic Camp w/ Calvyn Justus & the South African Team

Rocket launches, body surfing, Pokemon, and more: spend a day with South African Olympic team members at their training camp in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Peaty Smashing Records In Men’s 100 Breast

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty will be chasing Olympic gold after setting the 100 breast World Record with a herculean 57.92 in 2015.

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Meet The 2016 South African Olympic Aquatics Team

Cameron van der Burgh will represent South Africa in Rio and will be joined by both veterans and newcomers alike.

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Chad Le Clos Records Two Wins on Second Day of Treviso Cup

On the second day of the Treviso Swim Cup Chad Le Clos won both the 100 fly and 200 free.

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Govorov Puts Up World’s Top Time in the 50 Butterfly at French Open

Andrii Govorov posted a 22.69 in the 50 butterfly at the French Open, which is the fastest textile swim in history…

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NCAA Champ Dylan Bosch Wins 200 Fly on First Day of Treviso Swim Cup

Dylan Bosch captured the 200 fly, his best event, on the first day of the Treviso Swim Cup, held in Italy.

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Hosszu, Peaty and Hoshi Just a Few of the Stars to Compete in Vichy

World Championship gold medalists Katinka Hosszu, Adam Peaty, Natsumi Hoshi, Florent Manaudou and Camille Lacourt headline a star studded field for this year’s French Open in Vichy…

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Pellegrini Breaks Her Own National Record in the 100 Freestyle

Federica Pellegrini broke her own Italian record of 53.55 in the women’s 100 freestyle posting a time of 53.18 at the Settecolli Trophy…

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Settecolli Trophy: Day One Finals Recap

Several stars will be competing in the Settecolli Trophy including Italians Gregorio Paltrinieri and Gabriele Detti who rank first and third in the world in the men’s 1500 freestyle…

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