The free routine final of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games was highlighted by a near perfect routine by the Russian synchronized swimming team of Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina, 2012 Olympic defending champions. The
By Katie Willis, SwimmingWorld College Intern From the time of its creation, society had already determined specific gender roles. The socially constructed hierarchy had men placed above women. Men were
By Caitlin Daday, Swimming World College Intern As anyone who has ever swum knows, the general public seems to care about swimming only once every four years when the Olympics rolls
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – University of North Carolina head swimming coach Rich DeSelm has announced Tuesday the addition of 10 recent high school and junior college graduates to the program’s rosters for the
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games featured numerous world records, barriers broken, and Olympic history made. But it was the swim by two underdogs from North America that take this week’s
By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern Today the men’s individual springboard will continue and conclude, with both the semifinals and finals taking place. Semis will take place at 9
The Netherlands’ Ferry Weertman won Olympic gold in the men’s 10k open water after touching out Greece’s Spiros Gianniotis in a furious sprint to the finish Tuesday morning at Copacabana
By David Rieder Last July, Jordan Wilimovsky won gold in the open water 10k race at the World Championships in Kazan. He did more than enough to book his spot
By Bri Groves, Swimming World College Intern As the Rio Games continue to draw billions of viewers toward television screens, it’s no surprise that some of the best moments are
By Dan D’Addona The U.S. women’s water polo team proved once again that it is the team to beat at the 2016 Rio Olympics. It wasn’t the explosive offense that
