As Rio Wraps, Olympic Swimmers Put Back Into Storage Until 2020
With the competitive swimming portion of the 2016 Rio Olympics wrapping up this week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun returning swimmers to their storage unit, where they’ll remain until fans care about swimming again in the year 2020.
Day 5 Relay Lineups: Americans Go With Dirado On 4×200 Free
The Americans have added double IM medalist Maya Dirado to their lineup for the women’s 4×200 free relay tonight.
Day 5 Relay Speculation: 4th Member Up The In Air For American Women
The fourth member of the American women’s 800 free relay is the burning question in today’s relay speculation post.
Day 5 Relay Lineups: Franklin, Sjostrom In 800 Free Relay Heats
Missy Franklin will look to earn a spot in the 800 free relay final after a disappointing performance in the individual event.
North America Recap Day 4: Ledecky Beats Sjostrom In Clash of Stars
Katie Ledecky won the 200 free over fellow superstar Sarah Sjostrom, removing the Swede from contention for swimmer of the meet honors.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Three Finals Live Recap
The heated grudge-match between Lilly King and Yulia Efimova will take place last night.
North America Recap Day 3: Ryan Murphy Extends U.S. Streak In 100 Back
Ryan Murphy extended the Americans streak to six consecutive gold medals in the men’s 100 backstroke.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Three Prelims Live Recap
Michael Phelps will be competing in the heats of the men’s 200m butterfly shortly after where he’s not exactly the favorite. It looks to be a three man race right now between Phelps and his two rivals: Chad le Clos of South Africa and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary. Both have said their fair share of talk about Phelps making this one of the most anticipated races of the games.
2016 Olympics: Day 3 Prelims Photo Vault
Thanks to photographer Simone Castrovillari for these Olympic swimming photos.
2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Complete Roster
See the offical roster for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
2016 Rio Olympics Preview: Hosszu Seeks Gold and WR in Women’s 200 IM
Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu may need to rebrand herself with a new element after the Olympics: could we see the Golden Lady in Rio?
U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Sings the National Anthem – Underwater
The 2016 United States Olympic Team is better when they’re wetter. Earlier today, we learned that they’re a mixed bag…
Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Team: Melanie Margalis
Meet Melanie Margalis, the St. Petersburg, Fla. native who swam at UGA. When she was just 10, she won the…
SwimSwam Pulse: Jay Litherland is the Biggest Olympic Trials Surprise
SwimSwam Pulse is a recurring feature tracking and analyzing the results of our periodic A3 Performance Polls. You can cast…
Relive The Meet of Tears: Post-Race Emotions of Olympic Trials (Video)
There was so much emotion put into every single swim, and no one saw that more than the support systems of these athletes.
