The Rio 2016 swimming test is due to begin in the freshly opened Rio 2016 Aquatics Centre ©Rio City Government The venue in the main Olympic Park in Barra de Tijuca was officially opened last week in ...

The swimmers of Team USA claimed 33 medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, matching their highest-ever total since the 2000 Sydney Games. So many great moments contributed to this total, including Michael ...

With this month’s Olympic Swimming Trials now upon us, Swimming World takes a back-to-the-future approach to revisit some training done by superstar Katie Ledecky prior to the 2016 U.S. team ...

The action in the Rio swimming pool has been stellar during the 2016 Olympics so far--especially for Team USA, which has emerged very, very golden. Michael Phelps is the latest to grab another gold in ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Plans to hold late night swimming finals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics are "outrageous", says England swimming's head coach Jon Rudd, joining a growing campaign opposing the ...

Pernille Blume has announced she is retiring after a career in which the Danish swimmer reached the Olympic pinnacle in the 50 free at Rio 2016. The 28-year-old leaves the pool with three Olympic and ...

Belarus’ Ihar Boki dominated the men’s 100m backstroke S13 final on the last night of swimming competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games ©Getty Images The 22-year-old secured victory in 56.68sec to ...

MONACO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee has defended Rio de Janeiro Olympics organizers' plans to have late night swimming finals at the 2016 Games, saying on Friday the competition ...

Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic gold last night. No medals tonight but he can set a marker down for number 20 here. Looks super focused. Laszlo Cseh wins his semi in 1:55.18, with Japanese duo ...

The semi-finals of the women's 50m freestyle were delayed in odd circumstances, with several competitors having been driven the wrong way. British swimmer Fran Halsall revealed a delay to the women's ...