Commentary by Chuck Warner and Taylor Brien There’s no argument that Michael Phelps has been having a spectacular final showing at the Olympic Games. The GOAT continues to cement his name in
By David Rieder. It’s hard to blame Simone Manuel for being a little tired when she got back on the blocks for the prelims of the women’s 50 at about
Full heat sheets for the seventh night of semifinals and finals action are available here. Check out Swimming World’s predictions here. The seventh night of competition will get off to a quick start with
By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern The women’s individual 3-meter preliminaries will take place on August 12. Twenty-nine women will go into the competition, and only sixteen will advance
On he final morning of swimming at the 2016 Olympic Games the only individual events were the women’s 50 freestyle and the men’s 1500. Prelims of the men’s and women’s
Chris Walker-Hebborn (53.68), Adam Peaty (57.49), James Guy (51.48), and Duncan Scott (47.82) led the way for Great Britain in this afternoon’s prelims of the men’s 4×100 medley relay with a 3:30.47. The British are expected to be
The United States dominated the competition this morning and took the top seed for finals in the women’s 4×100 medley relay. Olivia Smoliga posted a 59.57 on the backstroke leg. Katie Meili had a very
Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy, the owner of the fastest time in the world this year at 14:34.04 and the reigning World Champion in the evnet, was also the fastest in this
Pernille Blume of Denmark put together the fastest 50 freestyle this morning in 24.23. Francesca Halsall qualified second for tonight’s 50 freestyle semifinal in 24.26, and Belarus’ Aliksandra Herasimenia stopped the clock in 24.42 this
By Allison Pierce, Swimming World College Intern The Olympics present a unique opportunity for swimmers to watch and learn from the best in the world. Here are four moments from Rio
