Top 5 Upsets of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
Cate Campbell missing the podium in both the women’s 50 and 100 freestyle events was one of the biggest surprises of the Olympic Games.
Kyle Chalmers Latest Australian Hospitalized Before Leaving Rio
It’s been rough sledding for the Australian Olympic swim team: after a somewhat-disappointing Olympic meet, Cate Campbell announced a hernia surgery, Bronte Barratt and Madison Wilson were hospitalized for pneumonia and now 100 free gold medalist Kyle Chalmers has also been hospitalized.
King Kyle has Some Fun Chatting with the Thorpedo
Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers sits down with Ian Thorpe for two very different interviews…
Mental Preparation Matters: How Australia Can Reinvent Itself
Australia will need to do more than emulate the United States if it wants to thrive in 2020
Scoring the 2016 Olympic Games: Americans Dominated On Both Sides
Scoring the 2016 Olympic Games as if it were an NCAA Championship meet, the Americans blew away the competition amassing nearly 1000 total points.
It’s Good to Be Young: How the Top Juniors Fared in Rio
Teenagers Canadian Penny Oleksiak and Australian Kyle Chalmers both walked away from Rio with a gold around their necks…
Most Dominant Swims of the 2016 Olympic Games Days 7 and 8
Daily Dominance is the best way to describe the swimming competition in Rio.
Top 3 Junior Swimmers in Each Event At The 2016 Rio Olympics
A couple of juniors took the Olympic stage by a storm, including Australia’s 100 free gold medalist Kyle Chalmers, and Canada’s 100 free gold medalist Penny Oleksiak, who won 4 medals in her first Olympic Games.
Aussie Medalists Share the Lessons They Learned at the Games
Australians Kyle Chalmers, Emma McKeon, Mack Horton, Maddie Groves and Mitch Larkin share their thoughts on their Olympic experience…
Chalmers’ Grandparents Reaction to His Win in Rio is Pure Gold
Watch as Australian Kyle Chalmers grandparents witness him win gold in Rio…
Welcome To The New Age Of Swimming
Of those who managed to get on the podium were several first time Olympians who have now established themselves as major players in the sport. Many of them are young, with plenty of progression still to be had as we usher in the new age of swimming.
Breaking New Ground-Heroic Dominance Comes in Many Forms in Days 5/6
The Dominance Series is brought to you by SwimSpray and compiled by Travis Knop, Aimee Schmitt and Andrew Chadeayne.
Aussie Recap: After Gold-Less Final Night In Rio, Team Set To Regroup
The Australian squad didn’t quite have the redemptive Olympics for which it was hoping, leading the coaching staff to already begin discussions on new tactics moving forward.
Great Britain’s Silver Medal 400 Medley Team Sets New British Record
The British men’s silver medal winning medley relay broke 4 x 100 medley British record by well over a second tonight.
Day 8 Relay Lineups: No Major Surprises On Medley Rosters
Cate Campbell has given the freestyle leg on Australia’s medley relay despite fading to 6th in the individual race, getting beaten by her sister Bronte.