Katinka Hosszu

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“Nobody can argue right now that she’s not the most versatile swimmer in the world, male or female." - Rowdy Gaines

Hosszu Clears Olympic Record in 200 IM Prelims

Winning the final heat this morning, Hosszu took down the Olympic Record with a 2:07.45, which gives her the top seed for tonight’s semifinals.

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Ye Shiwen Rebounds From Poor 400 IM; Advances To 200 IM Semis

After a poor 400 IM showing Ye Shiwen qualified for the 200 IM semi-finals finishing 7th overall in the prelims.

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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.

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Juegos Olimpicos Río 2016: Finales día 2

JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Natación: Agosto 6-13 Estadio Olímpico Acuático, Parque Olímpico de Barra, Río de Janeiro…

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Juegos Olímpicos Río 2016: Finales día 1

JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Natación: Agost o6-13 Estadio Olímpico Acuático, Parque Olímpico de Barra, Río de…

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Day 3 Prelims Preview: Phelps To Debut Individually In 200 Fly Heats

Michael Phelps will make his individual debut in Rio this morning in the 200 fly heats.

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World Record Watch: WRs Fall In First 4 Women’s Finals

The Rio Olympics have featured new world records in 5 events over just 2 days – more than half the number we saw in all of the 2012 Games.

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Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List

You can follow Adam Peaty on Twitter, along with every other Rio swimming medalist so far.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Two Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky will swim her first individual event of these games this morning, taking things out in the heats of the 400m freestyle. The world record holder will be looking to enter her first Olympic final in this event.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day One Finals Live Recap

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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2016 Rio Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Katie Ledecky will take to the pool for her first individual event of the Olympic Games; the 400 free.

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TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympic Games Women’s 400 IM

TritonWear brings you the 2016 Summer Games with daily in-depth race analysis of every final.

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Hosszu and Peaty Both Destroy World Records on Day One in Rio

Hungarian Katinka Hosszu and Adam Peaty of Great Britain both broke world records in an impressive fashion…

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World Records Becoming Commonplace Again in swimming – Damage From Suit Era Over

Following the ban on the rubberized suits at the end of 2009 it seemed as though it would be a long time before world records would become commonplace at world class competitions again.

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2016 Olympic Games: Day 1 Finals Photo Vault

Thanks to photographer Simone Castrovillari for these 2016 Olympic swimming photos.

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