Kara Eisenmann Closes Austin Sectionals with 200 Fly Win
The final night of competition at the 2016 Austin Futures Championships concluded amidst the excitement of the Olympics with athletes competing in the 200 fly, 50 free, 200 breast, 100
2016 Olympic Games: Day Two Expert Analysis
Prior to the second evening of finals at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janerio, Swimming World’s David Rieder and SwimVortex’s John Lohn again teamed up, as they did at U.S. Olympic Trials,
Olympic Swimming Day Two Finals Heat Sheets Now Available; Jeremy Stravius Scratches 200 Free Semis
Heat sheets for the second night of semifinals and finals have been released. They are available here. Tonight is among the busiest of the Games, with medals up for grabs
Yannick Agnel Reflects on Frustrating 200 Free and Likely End of Career
By David Rieder While the men’s 200 free semifinals and final will be filled with familiar faces, the man who won the Olympic gold medal four years ago and the
Canadian Women Breaking Out in Rio After First Olympic Medal in 20 Years
By David Rieder It was no strange sight to see traditional powerhouses Australia and the United States on the podium in the women’s 400 free relay. But on the bronze
2016 Rio Olympic Swimming: Day 2 Prelims Photo Gallery and Full Results
Late night action on day one did not seem to slow down the swimmers on day two. Check out the full results from day two prelims here. Katie Ledecky posted a
Olympic Diving Preview: Wu Minxia Seeking Fourth Consecutive Gold
By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern The second day of the Olympic Games will see the first rounds of Diving, women’s synchronized 3m. American divers did not earn a
Russians Swim Fastest 400 Free Prelims Relay; Close Battle Set for Finals
The Russian team of Andrey Grechin (48.58), Aleksandr Popkov (48.18), Danila Izotov (47.65), and Alexander Sukhorukov (47.63) won the first heat of the men’s 400 freestyle relay in 3:12.04 to take the top spot at finals. Swimming in
Katie Ledecky Posts Olympic Record in 400 Freestyle Prelims
Katie Ledecky got out to a quick start in the final heat of this morning’s 400 freestyle and dominated as usual. She’ll head to finals in the top spot with her
Camille Lacourt Tops Tight Men’s 100 Backstroke Prelims in Rio
France’s Camille Lacourt had the fastest men’s 100 backstroke this morning in 52.96. The top four swimmers all touched within a tenth of each other. China’s Jiayu Xu posted the second best time of