North America: Women’s 200 Breast the “Double Miss” Event for U.S. in 2016
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
Penny Oleksiak Shatters 100 Free World Junior Record In 52.72
Penny Oleksiak continues to impress in the pool, posting a world junior record on her way to the 2nd seed in tonight’s 100 free finals.
2-for-2: Cate Campbell Breaks Olympic 100 Free Record Again In Semis
Australia’s Cate Campbell continues to look like the class of the field in the women’s sprints, following her Olympic 100 free record from heats with another Olympic record in the semifinals.
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 Finals Preview: Americans, Aussies Collide In Men’s 100 Free
Kyle Chalmers will look to pull off a big upset in the men’s 100 free tonight.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Five Prelims Live Recap
Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte could possibly be setting up their last Olympic showdown of all time in this event. Phelps is the top seed, the three-time defending Olympic champ, Lochte the world record holder, and they’re not alone in the competition.
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.
Olympia 2016: Marco Koch Siebter, Diener, Heintz im Finale
Olympische Spiele 2016 Rio Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien Schwimmen: 6. bis 13. August Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio…
Brittany Maclean Misses Prelim Relay Due To Illness
Brittany Maclean was absent for the 800 free relay preliminary heats, but Canada still managed to make the final qualifying 6th overall.
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.
Day 5 Prelims Preview: Phelps Begins Quest For 4th Consecutive 200 IM
Michael Phelps begins his pursuit for 4 consecutive Olympic titles in the 200 IM this morning.
Canadians Oleksiak, Ruck First Ever Olympic Medalists Born In 2000s
The IOC has confirmed that Canadians Penny Oleksiak and Taylor Ruck are the first two Olympic medalists ever that were born in the 2000s.
Swimmers define Dominance in Rio
Counting finals swims only, Katinka Hosszu’s world-record-smashing 400 IM was by far the most dominant swim of night one.
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.
Penny Oleksiak: 2x Olympic Medallist Or Creator Of The Swimmers Dougie?
Her performances have rocketed here to stardom in Canada over night, although we at SwimSwam still credit her fame to creating the swimmers dougie.
