2016 FINA World Cup: Le Clos, Morozov Do 50 FR Battle on Moscow Day 2
Chad Le Clos won the men’s 100 fly in 49.01, about 6 tenths shy of his own World Record. The South African then returned to the pool a few events later to give points leader Vlad Morozov a run for his money in the 50 free.
2016 FINA World Cup: Ottesen Makes Moves With 2 Golds on Moscow Day 1
Danish sprinter Jeanette Ottesen matched her day 1 success from the previous meet in Berlin, pulling in double gold today. Ottesen upstaged the field with a 55.80 in the 100 fly before cracking 24 seconds to win the 50 free in 23.96.
Katinka Hosszu starts in 7 finals at FINA World Cup Moscow, day 1
2016 FINA World Cup Moscow Saturday, September 3 – Sunday, September 4, 2016 Olimpiyskiy Swimming Pool, Moscow, Russia Short course –…
2016 FINA World Cup: Hosszu Wins 4 Events, Medals in 6 on Berlin Day 2
On day 2 of the 2016 FINA World Cup stop in Berlin, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu swam her way to 4 gold and 2 bronze medals in a single finals session.
2016 FINA World Cup: Morozov Sets WR, Wins 13k On Day 1 in Berlin
Morozov once again opened the meet with 2 individual gold medals and a new World Record.
Top 3 Junior Swimmers in Each Event At The 2016 Rio Olympics
A couple of juniors took the Olympic stage by a storm, including Australia’s 100 free gold medalist Kyle Chalmers, and Canada’s 100 free gold medalist Penny Oleksiak, who won 4 medals in her first Olympic Games.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Seven Finals Live Recap
Assuming Michael Phelps isn’t making a comeback down the road, this will be his last individual race ever where he will look to four-peat in this event winning gold number five of these games and 23 all time.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Six Finals Live Recap
2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…
Oleksiak Win Highlights Top Swims From Junior Swimmers on Rio Day 6
A couple of juniors have taken the Olympic stage by a storm, including Canada’s Penny Oleksiak, who has won 4 medals so far in her first Olympic Games.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Six Prelims Live Recap
Finally Michael Phelps is up in the men’s 100m butterfly. This event is arguably the toughest on his schedule for him. He wasn’t remarkably fast at the US Olympic Trials but has shown throughout this meet that he’s much better than he was just a few weeks ago.
Day 6 Prelims Preview: Manaudou’s Time To Shine In Men’s 50 Free
Florent Manaudou finally gets his opportunity to shine individually here in Rio with the men’s 50 free getting underway today.
Rio 2016 Day 6 Scratch Report: France’s Coralie Balmy Out Of 800 Free
Catch the changes to day 6’s line-up in Rio.
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.
SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Felt IOC Decision Was Too Soft On Russia
More than half of respondents said they felt the IOC’s decision didn’t go far enough, and only 17.3% – 172 total votes felt it was too strict a punishment.
Ustinova, Medeiros Both Miss 100 Back Semis After Anti-Doping Hurdles
Eligibility in question after scrapes with anti-doping enforcement this year, both Russia’s Daria Ustinova and Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros competed in the women’s 100 back, but missed the semifinal cut.