The Final Showdown Between Phelps and Lochte—This One With Spoilers
By David Rieder. For a few years early in his career, the 200 IM was the event that Michael Phelps dominated more than any other. At the 2003 World Championships,
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day 6 Prelims Photo Gallery and Full Results
Morning number six of Olympic swimming began with the men’s splash and dash. Ukraine’s Andril Govorov got to the wall in the fastest time of the morning with a 21.49. American teammates Nathan
Katinka Hosszu Leads 200 Backstroke Prelims with Personal Best Time
Katinka Hosszu finished in 2:06.09 to top the heats of the women’s 200 backstroke this morning. The Iron Lady continued to crush this week with a new personal best time. She
Joseph Schooling Tops 100 Butterfly Prelims in Rio
Joseph Schooling of Singapore held off Michael Phelps in the final heat to post the fastest time of the morning in 51.41. He was followed by Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh, who qualified second in 51.52.
Katie Ledecky Swims a Relaxed Olympic Record Time in 800 Freestyle Prelims
Katie Ledecky held back her legs this morning in prelims of the 800 freestyle. While she never neared her own world record of 8:06.68, Ledecky did take down the Olympic record with
Andrii Govorov Qualifies First for 50 Freestyle Semifinals
Ukraine’s Andrii Govorov led the way by just over a tenth this morning, blasting his way to a 21.49 in prelims of the 50 freestyle. American record holder Nathan Adrian swam a 21.61 this
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap
Everything you need to follow along live with day six prelims of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Competition begins at 1 p.m. local time (12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST) Hit
2016 Junior Nationals: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Everything you need to follow along with prelims of day three of the 2016 Speedo Junior National Championships. Schedule of Events: Women’s 200 Free Men’s 200 Free Women’s 200 breast Men’s
Morning Splash: What We Know So Far About the Women’s Medley Relay
By David Rieder. All summer, everyone pretended to know what would happen in the medley relay events at the Olympics—just add up the top times this year from all the
5 Questions with Newly Retired UT Associate Head Coach Kris Kubik
By Remedy Rule, Swimming World College Intern Kris Kubik announced his retirement as Texas associate head coach after 34 seasons paired with head coach Eddie Reese. The duo led the team to 12 NCAA