Updating Relay Projections: Americans Now Favored In Both Medleys
Abbey Weitzeil’s huge split on the 4×100 free relay gives a spark of hope to an American medley relay originally projected to take silver.
Day 4 Prelims Preview: Loaded Men’s 100 Freestyle Gets Underway
The men’s 100 freestyle headlines four events at day 4 prelims in Rio.
Chinese Men Disqualified in 4×100 Free Relay Prelims
The Chinese men won’t race the 4×100 free relay finals tonight after a DQ in prelims.
Matt Brown Discusses the Preparation of World Champion Ning Zetao
Matt Brown shares some of the details of World Champion Ning Zetao’s preparation for the Rio Olympics…
2016 Rio Olympic Preview: U.S. Men Overpowering In Medley Relay
The Americans come in as the favorites in the medley relay with lots of talent and depth on all four legs.
Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Men’s 100 Free & The Chase For A 46
With the defending Olympic Champion, 2015 World Champion, and current fastest man of 2016 all throwing their hats into the ring in the men’s 100 freestyle, we could see them push the boundaries of the 47-barrier.
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.
Chinese Olympians Must Sign No-Cheat Pledge Before Arriving In Rio
Sun Yang is one of 416 Chinese athletes who reportedly must sign a no-cheat pledge and also score a passing grade on a banned substances test before he can arrive in Rio.
China Announces Rio Olympic Roster: Ye in 400 IM, Wang and Qiu Out
China has announced its Olympic roster for the 2016 Rio Olympics, with two notable absences: junior world record-holding breaststroker Wang Lizhuo and top-10 world ranked 200 freestyler Qiu Yuhan.
Ning Zetao Denies Being Cut From Chinese Olympic Team, Is Rio Ready
Despite rumors of having been cut from the Chinese Olympic squad, sprinter Ning Zetao assures fans that he is indeed ready to go for gold in Rio.
Li Zhuhao Ties Chinese Record in 100 Fly in 51.24
China’s Li Zhuhao is the fastest 100 butterflier in the world in 2016, but
Ning Zetao Scratches Final of 100 Free, Yu Wins at 2016 Chinese Trials
China’s Ning Zetao swam a 47.9 in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 free and scratched the final on Thursday in Foshan.
Ye Shiwen Rebounds to Win 200 IM at Chinese Nationals
Ye Shiwen bounced back to win the 200 IM on Wednesday at the Chinese Olympic Trials after placing just 7th in the 400 IM.
Sergio Lopez Confirms Joseph Schooling’s Event Line-up For Rio
Joseph Schooling and Singapore Head Coach Sergio Lopez have confirmed the young gun’s schedule for Rio, saying he will compete in two events, of which one is certain and the other is still to be determined.
