Ledecky Rattles AR, Moves To #3 All-Time In 200 Free With Rio Gold
Katie Ledecky survived her closest shave in an international final yet, winning gold in the 200 free, missing the American record by a tenth and moving up to #3 in history at the Rio Olympics.
Paul Biedermann und sein letztes Rennen
Olympische Spiele 2016 Rio Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien Schwimmen: 6. bis 13. August Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio…
Day 4 Finals Preview: Phelps & Le Clos Set For Epic Battle In 200 Fly
Michael Phelps and Chad Le Clos will do battle tonight in what could be the race of the Games.
Swimmers define Dominance in Rio
Counting finals swims only, Katinka Hosszu’s world-record-smashing 400 IM was by far the most dominant swim of night one.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Three Finals Live Recap
The heated grudge-match between Lilly King and Yulia Efimova will take place last night.
North America Recap Day 3: Ryan Murphy Extends U.S. Streak In 100 Back
Ryan Murphy extended the Americans streak to six consecutive gold medals in the men’s 100 backstroke.
Rio Rapid Fire: Day Three Finals
Repping the stars n’ stripes Ryan Murphy of the USA managed to continue a longstanding tradition of American excellence in the 100m backstroke with a gold medal performance. His 51.97 makes him the fastest textile swimmer of all time in the event and ranks as the second fastest performance ever only behind Aaron Peirsol’s world record.
Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List (Day 3 Update)
You can follow Katinka Hosszu on Twitter, along with every other Rio swimming medalist so far.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Three Prelims Live Recap
Michael Phelps will be competing in the heats of the men’s 200m butterfly shortly after where he’s not exactly the favorite. It looks to be a three man race right now between Phelps and his two rivals: Chad le Clos of South Africa and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary. Both have said their fair share of talk about Phelps making this one of the most anticipated races of the games.
Finals Preview: Women’s 100 Breast, Men’s 100 Back Headline Night 3
World record watch will be on again tonight in the men’s 100 back.
Social Media Olympics: Internet Explodes After Phelps Wins 19th Gold
Michael Phelps has been mentioned across the internet nearly 250,000 times over the last 24 hours.
Ledecky: After 2013 my goal was 3:56 or better (Video)
Ledecky was outstanding, reminiscent of a 2007-2008 Michael Phelps, beating the world record line by over a body length and finishing several body-lengths ahead of second place
2016 Olympics: Day 3 Prelims Photo Vault
Thanks to photographer Simone Castrovillari for these Olympic swimming photos.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Two Finals Live Recap
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
Rio Rapid Fire: Day Three Prelims
His two main rivals, Laszlo Cseh and Chad le Clos, finished second and third overall. Phelps will race le Clos in the same semifinal tonight.