2016 Olympic Games: Day Eight Expert Analysis
For the final time at the Olympic Games in Rio, Swimming World’s David Rieder and SwimVortex’s John Lohn teamed up to recap the exciting finals sessions from Thursday and Friday and preview the last
Olympic Diving Preview: Women Advance To 3-Meter Springboard Semifinals
By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern Women’s three-meter, the first of the individual diving events will move forward today, as the semifinals are scheduled for 3:00pm ET. heading into
The Top 5 Tattoos of the US Olympic Team
By Jake Renie, Swimming World College Intern You may have learned several facts about each U.S. Olympic athlete by now, but maybe you don’t know exactly how to recognize them.
Why Gold Medalist Manuel Will Not Be Called “Simone the Black Swimmer”
By Annie Grevers, Swimming World Staff Writer Simone Manuel doesn’t want to be known as “Simone the black swimmer”. Not because she is the least bit ashamed of her African American
Judge Dismisses Hosszu Lawsuit Against Swimming World And Casey Barrett
On Friday, August 12th, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona dismissed a defamation action filed by Hungarian Swimmer Katinka Hosszu against Swimming World’s parent company, Sports Publications
Emotional Journey For Katie Ledecky Ends in Rio
By David Rieder. Katie Ledecky had pulled it off. She led wire-to-wire in the final of the women’s 800 free and won the race by more than 11 seconds over
Silver Lining For Michael Phelps And His Rivals
By David Rieder. The 100 fly was supposed to be the perfect cap on Michael Phelps’ career in individual events. The story had already been written—Phelps would come from behind
Diving Recap: Women Compete After Cancelled Training Due To Green Pool
By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern This morning, the diving well was closed for training in an effort to fix the green water. The divers have had a sense
Water Polo Olympic Recap: U.S. falls to Montenegro; unbeatens fall
By Dan D’Addona The U.S. men’s water polo team’s chance of advancing to the quarterfinals at the 2016 Rio Olympics was all but excluded when an exclusion penalty decided its
Splash Through Photo Gallery and Full Results of Night 7 Olympic Swimming Finals
Night seven of Rio Olympic swimming featured four back to back finals, and one semifinal. Maya DiRado got the night off to an exciting start. In the final five yards of