Simone Manuel Coming Down from the Podium—Plus DiRado’s Finale and Dressel’s Reflections
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
Olympic Swimming Heat Sheets Available For Night Seven Of Competition
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
Olympic Diving Preview: Women Kick Off Individual Events
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
2016 Rio Olympic Swimming: Day 7 Prelims Photo Gallery And Full Results
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
Adam Peaty Leads British Men to First Seed for 4×100 Medley Relay Finals
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
Katie Meili’s Split Leads Americans to Dominant Top Seed in 4×100 Medley Relay
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 Leads 1500 Prelims; Sun Yang Misses Finals
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 Posts Fastest 50 Freestyle Prelims Time
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
4 Learning Moments from Rio
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
Women’s Medley Relay Prelims Lineups Released; USA Medalists David Plummer and Katie Meili Competing
The lineups for the women’s and men’s 400 medley relays in this afternoon’s prelims session at the Rio Olympics have been released, and the American squads feature two athletes who