Katie Ledecky Belongs With Bob Beamon and Secretariat
Charles Hartley writes about why Katie Ledecky belongs in the same category as Bob Beamon and Secretariat.
Scoring the 2016 Olympic Games: Americans Dominated On Both Sides
Scoring the 2016 Olympic Games as if it were an NCAA Championship meet, the Americans blew away the competition amassing nearly 1000 total points.
Blueseventy Swim(s) of the Week: Ranking the Rio World Records
The Rio Olympics provided plenty of fodder for our weekly Blueseventy Swim of the Week. So to take advantage, we’re technically counting down 7 swims of the week: ranking each of the world records set in Rio.
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.
Most Dominant Swims of the 2016 Olympic Games Days 7 and 8
Daily Dominance is the best way to describe the swimming competition in Rio.
6 Reasons to Love SwimSwam Magazine and the College Preview
If you subscribe to SwimSwam Magazine, you can instantly view the 2016 Olympic Preview and all back issues as digital magazines. The College Preview ships August 29th.
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Welcome To The New Age Of Swimming
Of those who managed to get on the podium were several first time Olympians who have now established themselves as major players in the sport. Many of them are young, with plenty of progression still to be had as we usher in the new age of swimming.
Breaking New Ground-Heroic Dominance Comes in Many Forms in Days 5/6
The Dominance Series is brought to you by SwimSpray and compiled by Travis Knop, Aimee Schmitt and Andrew Chadeayne.
NCAA Olympics Wrap Part I: The Final Medal Tally
Six of the eight gold medalists in the women’s 4×100 medley relay either competed for, or will be competing for, NCAA programs in 2016.
Though Ratings Down from London, Phelps’s Final Swim Gives NBC a Jump
The time block from 10 pm – 10:15 pm ET yesterday (during the men’s 4 x 100 medley relay) saw the highest spike in viewership for NBC watchers this Olympics.
WATCH: Murphy, Miller, Phelps and Adrian Win Gold in 400 Medley Relay
Led-off by Ryan Murphy, the Americans were out fast. Murphy broke the individual world record in the men’s 100m backstroke on the leadoff, touching first in a time of 51.85.
After Rocky Roads Since London, Canada & the U.S. Delivered In Rio
Both the USA and Canada took rocky roads to get to Rio, but both ultimately delivered better than one could have predicted.
United States Stays Perfect With Olympic Record in 400 Medley Relay
The USA men stayed perfect in the medley relay with an Olympic Record time of 3:27.95 on the final night in the pool in Rio.
Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List (Day 8 Update)
You can follow the men’s 50 free medalists on Twitter, along with many other Olympic swimmers.
Ryan Murphy Breaks Elusive 100 Back World Record On Medley Relay
Ryan Murphy led off the American 400 medley relay in a new world record of 51.85 in the men’s 100 back.
