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 ...

Hosts: Rio de Janeiro Dates: 5-21 August Rio time: BST -4 Coverage: Watch on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, Red Button and up to 24 HD video streams on mobile, desktop, connected TVs and app, plus follow ...

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 ...

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 ...

The car giant, an automotive sponsor of Rio 2016, has launched Team Nissan, a scheme designed to encourage young athletes to focus on the 2106 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The programme will select ...

If there is one Olympic sport in which Team GB excels it is the cycling and hopes are high for another mammoth medal haul at Rio 2016. At London 2012 British riders won eight of the 18 events, so ...