Day 6 Finals Preview: Phelps vs Lochte One More Time
Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will square off for one last dance tonight in the 200 IM final.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Six Prelims Live Recap
Finally Michael Phelps is up in the men’s 100m butterfly. This event is arguably the toughest on his schedule for him. He wasn’t remarkably fast at the US Olympic Trials but has shown throughout this meet that he’s much better than he was just a few weeks ago.
Le Clos: 200 Fly Was “The Worst Performance of My Career”
South African butterflyer Chad le Clos called his 4th-place 200 fly finish “the worst performance of my career,” expressing his disappointment while speaking of his respect for gold medalist Michael Phelps.
Phelps Reaffirms Rio Will Be His Last Olympics
Michael Phelps once again reaffirmed that Rio will be his last Olympics, talking to NBC sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya.
Rio Rapid Fire: Day Six Prelims
. Although he wasn’t the leader, his 51.60 moves him through to the next round where he’ll attempt to qualify. If he does, it’ll be his fourth Olympic final in the event, and he’ll have the chance to win his fourth consecutive gold.
Baltimore Ravens To Broadcast Phelps 200 IM Race During Tonight’s Game
Anyone attending tonight’s Raves vs. Panthers exhibition game in Maryland will get an extra treat during a commercial break.
JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016: FINALES DÍA 5
JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Natación: Agosto6-13 Estadio Olímpico Acuático, Parque Olímpico de Barra, Río de Janeiro…
Lochte and Phelps: On 12 years of brilliant rivalry and friendship
The rivalry between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, an era that ends with tonight’s 200 IM final, is a beautiful example of the unique dynamic of what we call “swim friends.”
Day 6 Prelims Preview: Manaudou’s Time To Shine In Men’s 50 Free
Florent Manaudou finally gets his opportunity to shine individually here in Rio with the men’s 50 free getting underway today.
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Five Finals Live Recap
Swimming’s blue ribbon event will give way to a Aussie-American duel with a Canadian somewhere in the middle. Kyle Chalmers and Cameron McEvoy of Australia will be trying to take down both Nathan Adrian and Caeleb Dressel of the United States.
Olympia 2016: Vorläufe mit Köhler,Deibler,Wierling,Beck,Mensing,Graf
Olympische Spiele 2016 Rio Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien Schwimmen: 6. bis 13. August Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio…
Rio Rapid Fire: Day Five Finals
They’re the top two seeds for tomorrow’s final where they’re going to have one last final showdown to cap off one of the best rivalries in swimming.
2016 Olympics: Day 5 Finals Photo Vault
Thanks to photographer Simone Castrovillari for these Olympic swimming photos.
SwimSwam PSA: Prelim Swimmers Earn Relay Medals
One of Michael Phelps’s 21 gold medals (as of this morning) came from swimming the preliminary heat of the 4×100 medley relay in 2004.
Day 5 Quick Quotes: Dwyer on Cap Drama “We Have Different Sponsors”
Quick quotes from Michael Phelps, Conor Dwyer, Sarah Sjostrom, Lilly King, and Yusra Mardini from after this morning’s prelims.