Sarah Sjostrom Takes 200 Free Swedish Record, 5th Fastest All-Time
Sarah Sjostrom swam the 5th-fastest 200 free in history tonight for Olympic silver and a new Swedish record.
Accusations Fly as French Men’s 4×200 Relay Fails to Make Final
There was a good deal of disappointment on deck after France, the 2012 silver medalists in the 4×200 free relay, failed to final in the same event on Tuesday in Rio.
8 Women Score as USA Water Polo Downs Spain, 11-4, in 1st Round Match
Team USA began the quest to defend its title on Tuesday with a dominant 11-4 win over Spain in Group B pool play at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre.
Day 4 Prelim All-Star: Duncan Scott With Two Dynamite Swims
Duncan Scott had an incredible morning, qualifying for the 100 freestyle semi-finals 3rd and posting the fastest split in the 800 free relay.
19-Year-Old Anton Chupkov Lowers Russian 200 Breast Record In Rio Heat
Russian breaststroker Anton Chupkov took six more tenths of a second off his own Russian national 200 breast record, going 2:07.93 in heats of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
2012 Gold Medallist Daniel Gyurta Fails To Advance In 200 BR Heats
Defending gold medallist Daniel Gyurta failed to advance out of the men’s 200 breaststroke prelims this morning, finishing 17th.
Katinka Hosszu A No-Show For Women’s 200 Fly Prelims
Katinka Hosszu was a no-show for the women’s 200 fly prelims this morning.
Duncan Scott Breaks Eight Year-Old British Record In 100 Free
Duncan Scott broke an eight year-old British record in the 100 free this morning to qualify 3rd overall for the final.
Rio 2016 Day 4 Scratch/Add List: Morozov in 1FR, Bardach in 2IM
As reported earlier, Russian sprinter Vlad Morozov has been approved to compete in Rio despite initially being banned as a result of being named in the MacLaren report.
Updating Relay Projections: Americans Now Favored In Both Medleys
Abbey Weitzeil’s huge split on the 4×100 free relay gives a spark of hope to an American medley relay originally projected to take silver.
Rio Roundup: Brazil Men Blow Out Japan On Water Polo Day 2
In men’s water polo, the home team blew out Japan to claim sole possession of the Group A lead on the second day of action.
European Recap Day 3: The Iron Lady Tests Her Metal
Hungarian Katinka Hosszu won her second Olympic gold medal in the women’s 100 backstroke on the first of two nights where she will be swimming multiple events…
Lilly King Breaks Olympic Record, Wins Heated 100 Breast Final
Lilly King came through in an electric 100m breaststroke final.
Katinka Hosszu Posts New Hungarian Record in 100 Back Victory
After smashing the 400 IM world record and the 200 IM Olympic record already at these Games, Katinka Hosszu has managed to take down another mark– her own 100 back Hungarian record.
O’Connor Breaks British Record and Sneaks into All Time Top 5
Siobhan-Marie O’Connor posted a time of 2:07.57 in the semi-finals of the women’s 200 IM breaking her own British record of 2:08.21…