By David Rieder. When the women’s and men’s 100 backstroke finals went off at the Olympic Aquatic Center late Monday night, the competitors representing United States had some lengthy history
Three days of competition have elapsed at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and talk of doping and lack of leadership by the IOC is on everyone’s tongues. It all came
Heat sheets for the fourth morning of competition are out and it’s another semi-light morning of swimming with just three individual events and one relay. On the docket are the
On night three gold medals were awarded in four events. The American backstroke legacy continued tonight. Ryan Murphy claimed gold in a new Olympic record in tonight’s 100 backstroke. David Plummer also earned a medal,
By Dan D’Addona After hanging with defending Olympic champion Croatia for nearly the entire opening match, the U.S. men’s water polo team faced a different kind of heartbreak in the
Women’s 200 IM Semi-Final: Great Britain’s Siobhan-Marie O’Connor remained smooth throughout the entire first heat of the women’s 200 IM semi-finals, leading wall-to-wall. O’Connor topped Australia’s Alicia Coutts and the USA’s Maya DiRado to
Men’s 200 Fly Semi-Finals: Hungary’s Tamas Kenderesi and the USA’s Michael Phelps went head-to-head in the second heat of the 200 fly semi-finals, finishing a slim .16 seconds apart. Kenderesi snuck ahead
Women’s 100 Breast FINAL: Lilly King of the USA continues her dominance over the 100 breaststroke with a final showdown against Russia’s Yulia Efimova. Efimova entered the pool among clear booing
In tonight’s 100 backstroke final Ryan Murphy pulled away from the field in the final 50 meters to continue the United State’s tradition of elite American backstrokers. He took down American Matt
Women’s 100 Back FINAL: It was a tight battle from the very start of the women’s 100 back with Canada’s Kylie Masse posting the fastest reaction time of the bunch. Just
