North America Recap Day 1: Canada Wins First Relay Medal In 24 Years
The Canadians won their first Olympic relay medal in 24 years today in the women’s 4×100 free.
Rio 2016 Medals Table: AUS Gets Most Golds, USA Gets Highest Total on Day 1
Following the first night of swimming competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Australia leads the gold medal race, becoming the only nation to win multiple golds with their 2 wins in tonight’s finals session.
Night 1 Relay Speculation: U.S. With Multiple Options On Women’s 4×100
The Americans have a decision to make on who will contest the 400 free relay tonight.
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.
Day 1 Relay Lineups: Cate, Bronte To Race 400 Free Relay Prelims
The Australians will use their top two swimmers, Cate and Bronte Campbell, in the prelims of the women’s 400 free relay.
What Swimswam Readers Predict at the Olympics: Pick ‘Em Analysis
Unsurprisingly, Katie Ledeckt is our readers’ favorite in the 400 and 800. Only one race didn’t feature an over-50-percent choice.
Phelps: “It’s Pretty Incredible to Help Kids Go After Their Dreams”
Watch Michael Phelps talk about his influence on the sport in lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Ledecky explains pre race visualization rituals (Video)
As we see the American athletes in press conferences, a majority of them look different.
Ledecky: This is the year we’ve been working towards (Video)
When you own all 10 of the top 10 swims ever recorded in the 800 free, your true opposition is the clock… and yourself.
Katie Ledecky reminisces on 2012 Olympic experience (Video)
At just 19 years old, Ledecky will be swimming in her 2nd Olympics, having won gold in the 800 meter freestyle at the London Olympics.
2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Complete Roster
See the offical roster for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
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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Olympic Talking Points To Impress Your Non-Swimmer Friends
Take your mark, swimming fans, because after enduring countless Super Bowls and March Madnesses, it’s our time to shine.
Ledecky Second Best Athlete In Her Grade School’s History
Charles Hartley makes a very good argument for why Katie Ledecky is the second best athlete to come from her grade school.
