By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern On August 25, at 2:15pm ET twenty nine men will compete for eighteen semifinal spots in Men’s individual springboard. Americans Michael Hixon and
This week of Olympic swimming caught the attention of swimming and non-swimming fans alike as people around the world witnessed one of the most memorable Games of recent memory. As
The Netherlands’ Sharon van Rouwendaal won Olympic gold in the women’s 10k open water Monday morning at Copacabana Beach in Rio. Van Rouwendaal won the race by more than 16
By Dan D’Addona The Australian men’s water polo team needed a win and needed some help to reach the quarterfinals at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The Aussies got the
By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern China’s Shi Tingmao is walking away from women’s individual three meter with a gold medal, China’s fourth diving gold from Rio. Her teammate He
By Chuck Kroll – Swimming World Historian. On this day eighty years ago,18 year old Adolph Kiefer won the gold medal in the 100 meter Backstroke at the 1936 Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO – Adding difficulty to their routine and executing it on the highest stage helped the U.S. duet of Anita Alvarez and Mariya Koroleva place ninth Sunday in
By David Rieder. One year ago, the United States capped off a shaky performance at the World Championships in Kazan with a fourth-place finish in the women’s 400 medley relay.
A statement from United States Olympic Committee spokesperson Patrick Sandusky confirmed that Ryan Lochte and three other members of the U.S. Olympic swim team were robbed at gunpoint in the wee
USA Today has reported that earlier on Sunday morning Olympic veteran Ryan Lochte and at least one other U.S. teammate were held at gunpoint. The news was provided to USA Today by
