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.
Twitter Recap Day 3: Lilly King Makes Non-Swimmers Pay Attention
Michael Phelps has long been heralded for bringing attention to the sport of swimming. Ryan Lochte, Katie Ledecky, and Missy Franklin…
Rio Day 3 Medal Table: Dominant Medal Haul for Team USA
Lilly King won a historical battle against Yulia Efimova tonight, adding one more gold to the USA total.
2016 Olympics: Day 3 Finals Photo Vault
Thanks to Simone Castrovillari for these Olympic swimming photos.
Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List (Day 3 Update)
You can follow Katinka Hosszu on Twitter, along with every other Rio swimming medalist so far.
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.
Paul Biedermann beendet letztes Einzelrennen als Sechster
Olympische Spiele 2016 Rio Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien Schwimmen: 6. bis 13. August Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio…
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…
Paul Biedermann im Finale über 200 m Freistil bei Olympia
Olympische Spiele 2016 Rio Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien Schwimmen: 6. bis 13. August Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio…
Rio Twitter Recap Day 2: Lilly King’s Finger Wag Lights Up Twitter
Day two was exhilarating, as three individual world records electrified Rio and the Twitterverse blew up with all of the…
North America Recap Day 2: Phelps Wins 19th Career Olympic Gold
Michael Phelps won his record 19th Olympic gold medal as the Americans regained glory in the men’s 400 free relay.
Rio Rapid Fire: Day Two Finals
Ledecky took almost a two-second chunk off her world record, sporting a 3:56.46 at the touch. Ledecky was over a body-length ahead of the world record line and several body lengths ahead of the remainder of her competitors.
Lilly King Wags Finger At Efimova In 100 Breast Semis
Lilly King called out Russian Yuliya Efimova after the 100 breast semis tonight.
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.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Multiple World Records At Risk At Day 2 Finals
Multiple world records are expected to go down at night 2 finals, including the 100 fly featuring Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom.
