Rio Rapid Fire: Day One Prelims (Swimming)
Adam Peaty managed to take a huge chunk off his own world record of 57.92 in the 100m breaststroke with a 57.55 performance. The time makes him a remarkable 0.86-seconds faster than any other swimmer in history in the event.
2016 Rio Olympics: Day 1 Prelims Preview
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu will contest the women’s 400 IM this morning, four years after her devastating 4th place finish in London.
Sun Yang Reportedly Antagonizes Rival Mack Horton In Rio Warm-up Pool
Sun Yang has reportedly been involved in another warm-up ‘altercation’.
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.
Rio 2016 Olympics Previews: Paltrinieri-Sun Showdown Leads Men’s 1500
Italy’s 21-year-old dynamic duo of Gabriele Detti (left) and Gregorio Paltrinieri have rocketed up the world distance rankings since 2012
Cochrane Feels Clean Russian Athletes Should Compete in Rio
“I don’t think it’s fair that an entire country can’t go, because there are clean athletes in Russia.”
Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Horton Threatens Sun Repeat In M 400 Free
The men’s 400 freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games looks like it’ll bring a lot more competition than the field in 2012, with 8 men already under 3:45 this year.
Follow the Australian Olympic Swim Team on Twitter and Instagram
Follow the Australian swim team on their social media accounts during their Olympic adventures.
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.
U.S. Trials’ Impact On World’s Top 5 In Each Event: Men’s Edition
Josh Prenot represents America’s only swimmer to hold a top time in the world heading into Rio.
Horton Lucky to Walk Away From Car Accident With Minor Injuries
On the weekend Australian distance star Mack Horton flipped his Land Rover in a single vehicle accident…
Jan Micka Breaks Czech 800 Free Record In European Championship Final
Jan Micka set a new Czech record in the men’s 800 free final, placing 4th.
Mykhailo Romanchuk Gets Second National Record, Bronze Of Europeans
Mykhailo Romanchuk won his second bronze medal of the meet and set his second Ukrainian record in the men’s 800 free.
Watch: Gregorio Paltrinieri Swim 2nd Fastest 1500 of All-Time
Gregorio Paltrinieri swam the second fastest 1500 free of all-time to win the European Championship title in a new European record of 14:34.04.
Gregorio Paltrinieri Swims 2nd-Fastest 1500 Free of All-Time in London
Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri has swum the 2nd-fastest 1500 free in history and broken the European Record in the process.
