Swimmer's Daily

  • Australian swimmers Cameron McEvoy, Emily Seebohm and Cate Campbell speak about the rivalry and friendship between the United States’ and Australian swim teams.

  • Jim Williams, a staple of the Rockville swim community is retiring after nearly 50 years of coaching athletes at the Rockville Swim Center.

  • Twenty-five percent of the residents of Rio de Janeiro live in informal communities called favelas. Not fully slums but not fully integrated into the city either, these favelas are home to both horrific gang violence and some of the most creative and resourceful people in Rio.

  • Meet Nathan Adrian, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Nathan will compete in the 50m and 100m freestyle.

  • Meet Ryan Held, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Ryan will compete in the 400m freestyle relay.

  • Meet Hali Flickinger, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Hali will compete in the 200m butterfly.

  • The Australian Swim Team touched down in Rio a couple of days ago and they’re primed to perform in Rio. Hear from Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren, and swimmers Cameron McEvoy, Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell, Mitch Larkin and Emily Seebohm.

    https://youtu.be/ZlbZNtWVQdw

  • Meet Simone Manuel, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Simone will compete in the 50m and 100m freestyle.

  • Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was selected as Team USA’s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games, the United States Olympic Committee announced today. The Opening Ceremony will be held Aug. 5 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Phelps, who is the first American male swimmer to qualify for a fifth Olympic Games, was chosen by a vote of fellow Team USA members.

    Phelps made history at the Beijing Games in 2008 when he won gold medals in eight events and added to his legacy in 2012 when he became the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 career medals, including 18 golds. Set to compete in three individual events in Rio, Phelps, will look to add to his historic Olympic medal haul in 2016.

    “I’m honored to be chosen, proud to represent the U.S., and humbled by the significance of carrying the flag and all it stands for,” Phelps said. “For Sydney, I just wanted to make the team. For Athens, I wanted to win gold for my country. For Beijing, I wanted to do something nobody else had done. In London, I wanted to make history. And now, I want to walk in the Opening Ceremony, take it all in, represent America in the best possible way and make my family proud. This time around, it’s about so much more than medals.”

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    Note – Swimmming will be well represented in the 2016 Parade of Nations, with at least 13 flag bearers: Anastasija Bogdanovski (MKD), Vahan Mkhitaryan (ARM), Nada Al-Bedwawi (UAE), Michael Phelps (USA), Stephanie Au (HKG), Federica Pellegrini (ITA), Aminath Shajan (MDV), Andrew Chetcuti (MLT), Ryan Pini (PNG), Adzo Kpossi (TOG), Oussama Mellouli (TUN), Kirsty Coventry (ZIM), Yusra Mardini (ROA)