Finals Preview: Women’s 100 Breast, Men’s 100 Back Headline Night 3
World record watch will be on again tonight in the men’s 100 back.
Juegos Olimpicos Río 2016: Finales día 2
JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Natación: Agosto 6-13 Estadio Olímpico Acuático, Parque Olímpico de Barra, Río de Janeiro…
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Two Prelims Live Recap
Katie Ledecky will swim her first individual event of these games this morning, taking things out in the heats of the 400m freestyle. The world record holder will be looking to enter her first Olympic final in this event.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Multiple World Records At Risk At Day 2 Finals
Multiple world records are expected to go down at night 2 finals, including the 100 fly featuring Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom.
2016 Rio Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Preview
Katie Ledecky will take to the pool for her first individual event of the Olympic Games; the 400 free.
Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Opposites Collide In Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay
After missing the podium in this race at the 2015 FINA World Championshps, the defending Olympic champions from Team USA will be pushed hard by the Australian in their attempt at 400 medley relay redemption in Rio.
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…
The 5 Quintessential Swimming Storylines For the 2016 Rio Olympics
Has Olympic fever hit yet? Check out this guide to catch up on the 5 biggest stories you need to know to follow all the Olympic swimming action from Rio 2016, beginning Saturday morning.
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.
2016 Rio Olympic Preview: Women’s 200 Back & The Aussie Monopoly
Defending Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Missy Franklin faces off against Aussie duet Emily Seebohm, the 2015 world champion, and Belinda Hocking. Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu and Olympic newcomer Maya DiRado, among others, will add to the drama of this amazing race.
Follow the Australian Olympic Swim Team on Twitter and Instagram
Follow the Australian swim team on their social media accounts during their Olympic adventures.
US Men Lead Top-3 Olympic Seeds, Women Narrowly Edge Aussies
The US men and women both lead the Olympic swimming psych sheets for seeds in the top-3, but Australia isn’t too far behind for second in both.
2016 Rio Olympics Preview: Seebohm’s 100 Back Olympic Redemption
Emily Seebohm is the favorite to win the 100 back and grab the Olympic gold that she missed in 2012.
Nielsen Posts a 59.19 in the 100 Backstroke at the Danish Open
Mie Ø Nielsen’s lead off swim in the women’s 4 x 100 medley relay was the top performance of the final two days of the Danish Open…
Minna Atherton Breaks Own Junior World Record with 59.34 100 Back
Minna Atherton lowered her own Junior World Record in the 100 back today, clocking 59.34 to hold her spot as eighth-fastest swimmer in the world this year.