2016 Rio Olympic Swimming: Day 2 Prelims Photo Gallery and Full Results
Late night action on day one did not seem to slow down the swimmers on day two. Check out the full results from day two prelims here. Katie Ledecky posted a
Olympic Diving Preview: Wu Minxia Seeking Fourth Consecutive Gold
By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern The second day of the Olympic Games will see the first rounds of Diving, women’s synchronized 3m. American divers did not earn a
Russians Swim Fastest 400 Free Prelims Relay; Close Battle Set for Finals
The Russian team of Andrey Grechin (48.58), Aleksandr Popkov (48.18), Danila Izotov (47.65), and Alexander Sukhorukov (47.63) won the first heat of the men’s 400 freestyle relay in 3:12.04 to take the top spot at finals. Swimming in
Katie Ledecky Posts Olympic Record in 400 Freestyle Prelims
Katie Ledecky got out to a quick start in the final heat of this morning’s 400 freestyle and dominated as usual. She’ll head to finals in the top spot with her
Camille Lacourt Tops Tight Men’s 100 Backstroke Prelims in Rio
France’s Camille Lacourt had the fastest men’s 100 backstroke this morning in 52.96. The top four swimmers all touched within a tenth of each other. China’s Jiayu Xu posted the second best time of
Lilly King Edges Yulia Efimova by .01 for 100 Breast Semifinal Top Seed
Russia’s Yulia Efimova won heat five of the women’s 100 breaststroke in a 1:05.79. Her finish was greeted by jeers and boos from the crowd. In the very next heat the United States’ Lilly
Sun Yang Takes Top Spot; Defending Gold and Silver Medalists Out of 200 Free
Sun Yang of China rose to the top, after touching second in last night’s 400 freestyle. This morning he clocked a 1:45.75 for the first seed in the men’s 200 freestyle
Kathleen Baker Posts Personal Best to Lead 100 Back Prelims in Rio
Women’s 100 Backstroke Kathleen Baker put together a stunning swim, under world record pace at the halfway mark. The 19 year old touched in 58.84, crushing her lifetime best time of
Russia Banned From Paralympic Games Following McLaren Report
Russian athletes have been banned from competing at the Paralympic Games next month in Rio, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced Sunday. The Paralympic Games run September 7-18 using the
Prelims Lineups for Men’s 400 Free Relay Released; Anthony Ervin Anchors U.S. Squad
The preliminary lineups are out for the men’s 400 free relay. The Americans, swimming in lane one of the second heat after missing the final in the event at last