Blueseventy Swim(s) of the Week: Ranking the Rio World Records
The Rio Olympics provided plenty of fodder for our weekly Blueseventy Swim of the Week. So to take advantage, we’re technically counting down 7 swims of the week: ranking each of the world records set in Rio.
As Rio Wraps, Olympic Swimmers Put Back Into Storage Until 2020
With the competitive swimming portion of the 2016 Rio Olympics wrapping up this week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun returning swimmers to their storage unit, where they’ll remain until fans care about swimming again in the year 2020.
Most Dominant Swims of the 2016 Olympic Games Days 7 and 8
Daily Dominance is the best way to describe the swimming competition in Rio.
6 Reasons to Love SwimSwam Magazine and the College Preview
If you subscribe to SwimSwam Magazine, you can instantly view the 2016 Olympic Preview and all back issues as digital magazines. The College Preview ships August 29th.
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Phelps and Ledecky Recreate Autograph Picture From First Time They Met
Ten-years after a young Katie Ledecky got an autograph from Michael Phelps in 2006, the pair of multi-time Olympic gold medallists recreated the photo today in Rio at the Olympic Games.
Breaking New Ground-Heroic Dominance Comes in Many Forms in Days 5/6
The Dominance Series is brought to you by SwimSpray and compiled by Travis Knop, Aimee Schmitt and Andrew Chadeayne.
NCAA Olympics Wrap Part I: The Final Medal Tally
Six of the eight gold medalists in the women’s 4×100 medley relay either competed for, or will be competing for, NCAA programs in 2016.
SwimSwam Rio Olympics Awards: Phelps and Ledecky Swimmers of the Meet
The Olympics are over in the pool. Here are SwimSwam’s award for the swimmers who swam out of their minds…
After Rocky Roads Since London, Canada & the U.S. Delivered In Rio
Both the USA and Canada took rocky roads to get to Rio, but both ultimately delivered better than one could have predicted.
Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List (Day 8 Update)
You can follow the men’s 50 free medalists on Twitter, along with many other Olympic swimmers.
Viral Video Shows Ledecky’s Dominance through “One Thousand Miles”
The latest viral video trend (originated by @JimmyDonofrio) demonstrates the length of Katie Ledecky’s 17 second 800 free victory by playing Santana’s “Smooth” and Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” in the between time.
For the First Time In History, Phelps Appears Content In Defeat
For the first time ever, Michael Phelps seemed content with his swim despite not winning the race.
TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Women’s 800 Freestyle
TritonWear brings you the 2016 Summer Games with daily in-depth race analysis of every final.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Seven Finals Live Recap
Assuming Michael Phelps isn’t making a comeback down the road, this will be his last individual race ever where he will look to four-peat in this event winning gold number five of these games and 23 all time.
Katie Ledecky’s World Record 800 Freestyle Gold (Race Video)
Watch Katie Ledecky’s world record shattering swim in the 800 freestyle.
