The 5 Quintessential Swimming Storylines For the 2016 Rio Olympics
Has Olympic fever hit yet? Check out this guide to catch up on the 5 biggest stories you need to know to follow all the Olympic swimming action from Rio 2016, beginning Saturday morning.
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.
2016 Rio Olympic Preview: Women’s 200 Back & The Aussie Monopoly
Defending Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Missy Franklin faces off against Aussie duet Emily Seebohm, the 2015 world champion, and Belinda Hocking. Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu and Olympic newcomer Maya DiRado, among others, will add to the drama of this amazing race.
Follow the Australian Olympic Swim Team on Twitter and Instagram
Follow the Australian swim team on their social media accounts during their Olympic adventures.
US Men Lead Top-3 Olympic Seeds, Women Narrowly Edge Aussies
The US men and women both lead the Olympic swimming psych sheets for seeds in the top-3, but Australia isn’t too far behind for second in both.
2016 Rio Olympics Preview: Seebohm’s 100 Back Olympic Redemption
Emily Seebohm is the favorite to win the 100 back and grab the Olympic gold that she missed in 2012.
Nielsen Posts a 59.19 in the 100 Backstroke at the Danish Open
Mie Ø Nielsen’s lead off swim in the women’s 4 x 100 medley relay was the top performance of the final two days of the Danish Open…
Minna Atherton Breaks Own Junior World Record with 59.34 100 Back
Minna Atherton lowered her own Junior World Record in the 100 back today, clocking 59.34 to hold her spot as eighth-fastest swimmer in the world this year.
Campbell One of Several Strong Performances at Australian Grand Prix
Cate Campbell stole the spotlight at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday evening breaking the world record in the women’s 100 freestyle…
Ranking The World Records Heading Into Rio: Women’s Edition
Katinka Hosszu will take on one of the toughest world records on the books in Rio: the women’s 400 IM.
The Top 6 From Indy, Santa Clara, and Austin (Combined Results)
We’ve put together a list of the top 6 swimmers in each race across all of last weekend’s big meets to compare where the swimmers are at as they head towards Trials and this summer’s Olympic Games.
2016 Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara: Day 3 Finals Race Videos
Find all race videos from the day 3 finals at the PSS in Santa Clara.
5 Big Things From Day 3 of Arena Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara
This weekend in Santa Clara, Team USA’s Ryan Murphy and Australia’s Mitch Larkin gave us a preview of a potential rivalry in the backstroke events in Rio.
Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara Day 3 Final Photo Vault
If the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara is a harbinger for what’s left to come this summer then undoubtedly…
2016 Arena Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Ryan Murphy defeated Aussie backstroke rival Mitch Larkin in the 100 back last night, and this morning they’ll jockey for finals positions in the 200 back.
