Female British Breaststrokers’ World Class Progress
Rachael Solway felt that the coverage of the Rio Olympics swimming, particularly on Swim Swam, inspired her to write articles on the performances of many of her ex-teammates and other British athletes.
Lochte, Feigen Forbidden From Leaving Brazil Until Evidence Lines Up
Both Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen have reportedly been banned from leaving Brazil until evidence makes sense to authorities over their incident on Sunday morning, though Lochte has already left.
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.
Security Footage of Lochte & Co. Returning to Village Post-Robbery
Here, you can see security footage of Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jimmy Feigen, and Jack Conger returning to the Olympic village after Sunday morning’s robbery.
Lochte & Teammates Did Not Initially Tell USOC about Gunpoint Robbery
According to USA TODAY Sports, Ryan Lochte and his U.S. Olympic teammates did not initially inform the U.S. Olympic Committee about this weekend’s gunpoint robbery. Their failure to inform the USOC explains the confusion that ensued with the IOC after the incident.
Lochte, USA Swimmers Didn’t Report Robbery to Rio Police
Local police have been investigating an armed robbery of four Team USA Olympic swimmers that took place in Rio on Sunday morning. However, according to the Rio police, no police report was filed by Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger, or Jimmy Feigen after the incident took place.
6 Reasons to Love SwimSwam Magazine and the College Preview
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Rio Organizers Issue Apology To Lochte & Others In Rio Robbery
“We regret the violence has got so close to the athletes,” says a spokesman for Rio 2016.
Ryan Lochte Says He Refused When Assailants Ordered Him on the Ground
More details are emerging of the harrowing encounter between four Olympic swimmers and armed assailants early in Sunday morning in Rio…
Jimmy Feigen Does Reddit AMA, Says Won’t Try for Tokyo
Jimmy Feigen answered submitted questions earlier this week in a Reddit ‘AMA,’ at one point mentioning that he does not plan to compete in Tokyo.
Bentz, Conger, and Feigen Were With Lochte When He Was Robbed
United States Olympic Committee spokesperson Patrick Sandusky has confirmed the names of the three swimmers who were with Ryan Lochte…
Ryan Lochte Confirms That He and 3 Other Americans Robbed at Gunpoint
Despite the International Olympic Committee (IOC) claiming that they had spoken to both the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and…
Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte Held Up at Gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro
Update: An IOC spokesperson says that the reports from Ben Way are “absolutely not true” according to the Associated Press,…
For the First Time In History, Phelps Appears Content In Defeat
For the first time ever, Michael Phelps seemed content with his swim despite not winning the race.