Ledecky Cruises To Olympic Record 8:12 in 800 Free Heats
It wasn’t her best time – wasn’t even within 6 seconds, in fact – but Katie Ledecky still smashed the Olympic record in heats of the 800 free.
SwimSwam Pulse: 55% Favor Ledecky Over Hosszu Through 2 Days
More than half of voters picked Katie Ledecky as the early female swimmer of the meet choice.
Europe Recap Day 5: Belmonte Becomes Oldest Olympic 200 fly Champ
Spain’s Mireia Belmonte Garcia won a thriller of a 200 fly on night 5 in Rio, and her swim breaks a number of landmarks in Olympic history.
Oleksiak Leads As Canada Destroys National 4×200 Free Relay Record
Led by a world-class anchor leg from Penny Oleksiak, Canada obliterated its own national record in the women’s 4×200 free relay to earn Olympic bronze.
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.
Settlement Reached in WKU Hazing Lawsuit
Former Western Kentucky swimmer Collin Craig has reached a settlement in his lawsuit against the school over hazing allegations, The Bowling Green Daily News reports.
Rio Roundup: Blowouts Abound In Opening Women’s Water Polo Rounds
The round robin portion of the women’s water polo tournament kicked off Tuesday, with defending gold medalists Team USA beating 2012 silver medalists Spain. Italy and Australia also won in blowouts.
Hungary Takes 2 Relay DQs For Not Swimming Relay-Only Swimmers
In the first enforcement we’ve seen of FINA’s new rule requiring relay alternates to compete, Hungary has taken a pair of disqualifications in the men’s 4×100 and 4×200 free relays.
17 Athletes Entered In Rio Under Inaccurate Worlds Times, Per Report #BCStheCONVO
Building off of SwimSwam’s prior reporting, British news outlet The Guardian has discovered 17 incorrect entry times on the start lists for the Rio Olympics.
Even Last-Minute Ripped Cap Can’t Stop Michael Phelps From Gold #21
Michael Phelps’s cap ripped in his hands just moments before his final swim of Wednesday night, but the American Olympic hero wore teammate Conor Dwyer’s cap en route to gold medal #21.
Ippei Watanabe Breaks 200 Breast Olympic Record With 2:07.22
Japan’s Ippei Watanabe became the latest 200 breaststroker to rattle the world record, going 2:07.22 in the Rio Olympic semifinals to break the Olympic record and move to #3 all-time.
Ledecky Rattles AR, Moves To #3 All-Time In 200 Free With Rio Gold
Katie Ledecky survived her closest shave in an international final yet, winning gold in the 200 free, missing the American record by a tenth and moving up to #3 in history at the Rio Olympics.
Chen Wins 3rd-Straight Gold, China Remains Undefeated In Women’s 10m Synchro
Chen Ruolin won her 3rd-consecutive gold medal to help China remain 5-for-5 in Olympic women’s 10-meter synchronized diving.
19-Year-Old Anton Chupkov Lowers Russian 200 Breast Record In Rio Heat
Russian breaststroker Anton Chupkov took six more tenths of a second off his own Russian national 200 breast record, going 2:07.93 in heats of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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.