Rio 2016 Day 3 Scratch Report: Coventry Scratches 200 IM Prelims
Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry has opted out of the 200 IM today, where she was entered with a 2:12.29. Coventry, a former World Record holder, placed 6th in this race at the last Olympic Games in London.
Olympic Talking Points To Impress Your Non-Swimmer Friends
Take your mark, swimming fans, because after enduring countless Super Bowls and March Madnesses, it’s our time to shine.
Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Phelps Chasing 4-Straight In Men’s 100 Fly
The 2016 Rio Olympics has set the stage for an epic men’s 100 fly showdown, with the defending Olympic champion and World Record holder, reigning world champion, Junior World Record holder, and several other international stars.
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.
Two-Time NCAA Champion Joseph Schooling Drops 200 Fly in Rio
Double defending NCAA champion and U.S. Open recordholder in short course yards, Joseph Schooling has opted to drop the 200 meter butterfly at the Rio Olympics.
Rio 2016 Olympic Preview: Phelps Out For Redemption In Men’s 200 Fly
Michael Phelps’ performances last year at US Nationals in San Antonio set up an epic battle that will take place in Rio next week with him, Chad Le Clos and Laszlo Cseh all vying for Olympic gold in the 200 fly.
Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Swimming Team: Caeleb Dressel (Video)
Meet 2016 US Olympian Caeleb Dressel.
Why the Late Breath in Butterfly is Better
Two of the fastest butterflyers in the world today, Joseph Schooling of Singapore and Chad Le Clos of South Africa, have a delayed front breath, though they achieve it in slightly different ways.
Schooling “Leaning Towards” Dropping 200 Fly For 100 Free In Rio
Although Schooling has earned FINA “A” cuts across 4 events, he’s only entered in 3 for Rio. Of those, he and his surrogate Singaporean coach Eddie Reese are still working out the plan.
Singapore’s 3-Person Olympic Roster Smallest In 30 Years
Despite being led by Joseph Schooling, the most successful Singaporean swimmer of all-time, the nation will only bring 3 swimmers to Rio.
Joseph Schooling Named Sportsman Of The Year For Third Time
For the second consecutive year, national swimmer Joseph Schooling earned Sportsman of the Year honors at the Singapore Sports Awards this week.
2016 US Olympic Trials: Ranking Phelps’ +1 In the Men’s 100 Fly
After looking through results form US Nationals, Arena Pro Swim Series, NCAA’s, and even Sectionals and various club invitationals, the following list has been compiled with my predictions for how the race in Omaha will shake out.
The Top 6 From Indy, Santa Clara, and Austin (Combined Results)
We’ve put together a list of the top 6 swimmers in each race across all of last weekend’s big meets to compare where the swimmers are at as they head towards Trials and this summer’s Olympic Games.
2016 Longhorn Elite Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Tonight will see several Olympians and Olympic hopefuls compete. Joseph Schooling, Jack Conger, and Chase Kalisz will battle in the 200 fly, and Will Licon will go head-to-head with Andrew Wilson in the 100 breast.
5 Big Things from Day 3 of the 2016 Longhorn Elite Invite
David Nolan cranked out a new best time of 1:59.40 to beat out Will Licon in the men’s 200 IM final. That’s a new best time for Nolan, and his first time under 2:00.