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.
Brittany Maclean Breaks Canadian Record In 400 Free, Advances To Final
Brittany Maclean broke her own Canadian record in the Olympic heats for the second straight Games en route to qualifying 5th for the final.
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.
2016 Olympics Day 1 Twitter Recap: You Need to Follow Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones loves Maya Dirado– though she has referred to her as both “Myra” and “Mia” today.
2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Complete Roster
See the offical roster for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
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.
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.
Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Swim Team: Leah Smith
Meet first-time Olympian and distance freestyle extraordinaire Leah Smith, who will be competing in the 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle, and 4×200 freestyle in Rio
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.
Weitzeil, Vollmer, and Beisel Make Underwater Video at G. Tech Pool
Abby Weizel, along with the help of a few of her fellow female teammates, posted a video on Twitter today that includes underwater footage of the swimmers.
2016 Rio Olympics Preview: American Women on WR Hunt in 800 Free Relay
The American quartet will be chasing gold as well as the Chinese World Record of 7:42.08.
US Men Lead Top-3 Olympic Seeds, Women Narrowly Edge Aussies
The US men and women both lead the Olympic swimming psych sheets for seeds in the top-3, but Australia isn’t too far behind for second in both.
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?
Happy 4th: Meet Your 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Team (PHOTO VAULT)
Katie Ledecky will swim at least four events in Rio, and things are looking pretty golden for the 19-year-old come August.
2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day Eight Roster Update
Jordan Wilimovsky added the 1500 free to his open water marathon swim in Rio.
