For Simone Manuel and Penny Oleksiak, A Shared Gold and Intertwined History
By David Rieder. The women’s 100 free had it all: a heavy favorite coming up short, the first women’s swimming gold medalist from one country in 32 years, a racial
Heat Sheets Available for Day 7 Prelims of Olympic Swimming
Heat sheets are now available for the final morning of prelim swimming in Rio. Check them out here. Scheduled Events: Women’s 50 Freestyle Men’s 1500 Freestyle Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay Men’s
Splash Through Full Results and Photo Gallery of Night Six of Olympic Swimming
On night six of Olympic swimming in Rio, Michael Phelps earned a historic fourth straight Olympic gold in the men’s 200 IM. He did not stop there though, returning to the pool
Joseph Schooling Posts World Leading Time In 100 Fly Semi-Finals
Men’s 100 Fly Semi-Finals: Leading the charge into tomorrow night’s final will be Singapore’s Joseph Schooling, who turned in the only sub-51 second time of the evening with a 50.83 finish
Simone Manuel, Penny Oleksiak Tie For Gold In Historic 100 Free Final
Women’s 100 Free FINAL: In what can only be described as an absolute upset from the predicted results, the women’s 100 free final proved to be a record-breaking event in
Michael Phelps Collects 22nd Gold Medal; Becomes First Swimmer Ever To Fourpeat An Event
Men’s 200 IM FINAL: Michael Phelps of the USA continued to etch his name into history with his 22nd Olympic gold medal and becomes the first man or woman to
Katinka Hosszu Soars Ahead Of 200 Back Semi-Finals Field
Women’s 200 Back Semi-Finals: The “Iron Lady” of Hungary, Katinka Hosszu, continued on her route to a fourth Olympic medal with a dominating swim in semi-finals of the 200 back. Hosszu
Ryan Murphy Continues American Dominance With Gold Medal Performance In 200 Back
Men’s 200 Back FINAL: The newest King of American backstroke continued his dominance in finals of the men’s 200 backstroke with his second individual gold medal of the Olympic Games. Ryan
Rie Kaneto Powers To First In 200 Breast Final
Women’s 200 Breast FINAL: The women’s 200 breaststroke held close together for much of the race, being highlighted by a close field of athletes. Australia’s Taylor Mckeown jumped to an early lead,
Chinese Olympic Swimmer Chen Xinyi Allegedly Tests Positive for Drugs; Placed 4th in 100 Fly
China’s Chen Xinyi has reportedly failed a doping test. Chen finished fourth earlier in the week in the 100 fly in 56.72, just nine one-hundredths behind bronze medalist Dana Vollmer.