Swimming New Zealand Hit with Drastic Funding Reduction
Swimming New Zealand was hit with a drastic funding reduction, dropping its annual budget from $1.5 million in 2014 to $900,000…
Day 6 Prelims Preview: Manaudou’s Time To Shine In Men’s 50 Free
Florent Manaudou finally gets his opportunity to shine individually here in Rio with the men’s 50 free getting underway today.
Youth Reigns For Oceanic Olympians On Day 2 In Rio
Australian sprinter Kyle Chalmers helped lead the youth’s charge into Rio for Oceanic Olympians on Day 2.
New Zealand Distance Star Lauren Boyle Misses 400 Free Final
New Zealand’s distance star Lauren Boyle has missed out on the Rio 400 free final after placing 14th in prelims.
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 Olympics Preview: 800 Free to Feature Ledecky vs. Herself
Katie Ledecky is so far ahead of the rest of the world’s best, the 800 free has become a race between Ledecky and her personal best times.
Rio 2016 Olympics Preview: Ledecky Not Alone Under 4 in the 4
Leah Smith is the favorite for silver– is she also the favorite to join Ledecky under 4:00 in Rio?
Campbell and Magnussen Post Impressive Times at Aussie Grand Prix
Cate Campbell recorded a 24.04 in the 50 freestyle and went on to post a 23.59 relay split while Jame Magnussen swam his fastest 100 freestyle since having shoulder surgery last June…
New Zealand Anoints 8-Swimmer Olympic Squad for Rio
Lauren Boyle (above) and Glenn Snyders become the 3rd and 4th New Zealand swimmers to qualify for 3 Olympic Games.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #1 Agnel’s Clear 2nd Place Finish
See the controversial 200 free finish at French Elite Nationals down below.
Lauren Boyle Named 2016 New Zealand Swimmer Of The Year
Lauren Boyle, Kane Radford, and Sophie Pascoe were among the honorees at yesterday’s Swimming New Zealand Awards.
Ashby Earns 200 IM Rio Qualifying Mark, Downs NZ National Record
On day 3 in Auckland, 20-year-old Bradlee Ashby raked in an Olympic-qualifying time in the men’s 200m IM, taking the event in a time of 1:59.76.
Boyle Kicks Off Day 1 Of New Zealand Trials With 800 Free Victory
Right off the bat on day 1 of New Zealand’s Olympic Trials, Kiwi stand-out Lauren Boyle nailed a qualifying time for Rio by racing her way to an 800m freestyle victory.
2016 NSW Open C’ships Preview: Maggie, McEvoy, Campbell, Seebohm
Stacked talent awaits in Sydney at the 2016 NSW Open Championships starting Thursday.
Why Are There No Old(er) Distance Swimmers?
Every Olympic cycle brings more stories of aged sprinters, but where are they in the long races?
