Tag: Rio 2016
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Reliving Rio: Chad le Clos ‘swimming silvers champion’
Chad le Clos became a swimming superstar overnight with his gold and silver medals at the London Olympics, a lot was expected of the Durban-born le Clos in Rio de Janeiro where he came away with 2 silver medals to make the 24-year-old South Africa’s most decorated Olympic swimmer.
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Kylie Masse, Maggie MacNeil & Brent Hayden || #SwimChat || Episode 6
This week’s episode of #SwimChat features World Champions Kylie Masse, Maggie MacNeil and Brent Hayden. They discuss how they dealt with the COVID-19 shutdown, the importance of adapting, and what it means to be a “world champion.â€
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Artistic Swimming: Team Tech | Rio 2016 Replays
Relive the full Team Technical competition in Artistic Swimming of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro! Russian superstars Natalia Ishchenko, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Svetlana Romashina, and their team were the hot favorite for the title. The teams of China and Japan made it to the top 3 as well. Enjoy watching and find…
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Women’s 10km Marathon Swimming | Rio 2016 Replays
Relive the full Women’s 10km Marathon Swimming (Open Water) of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro! Sharon van Rouwendaal from the Netherlands, Rachele Bruni from Italy, and Poliana Okimoto from Brazil all made it to the top 3. Stay tuned to find out who won gold!
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Artistic Swimming Duet Technical | Rio 2016 Replays
Relive the full Women’s Duet Technical in Artistic Swimming of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro! Yukiko Inui and Risako Mitsui from Japan, Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyan from China, and Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina from Russia all made it to the top 3. Enjoy watching and find out which duet…
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Mesmerising Artistic Swimming Routine to an African Medley at Rio 2016 | Music Monday
This Music Monday, we feature the very experimental performance in Artistic Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics Games by the French duet Laura Auge and Margaux Chretien to an African Medley – Enjoy watching!
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Former Olympian sisters now in jobs focused on COVID-19
Former Olympic swimmers Heather and Brittany MacLean are now in new careers. Heather is a front-line worker at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Brittany is on the Canadian Olympic Committee, working on a COVID-19 awareness campaign.
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Italy’s Artistic Swimming Duet performs to “Sweet Dreams” at Rio 2016 | Music Monday
This Music Monday we feature the fantastic appearance of Italy’s Artistic Swimming duet at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Linda Cerruti and Constanza Ferro have chosen the “Sweet Dreams” version by Emily Browning from the Sucker Punch soundtrack for their Free Routine. Enjoy watching their terrific performance to this special song!
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Women’s Water Polo Final – Highlights – Rio Replays
Enjoy the highlights of the Women’s Water Polo Final between USA and Italy and the Olympic Summer Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and find out who claimed the gold medal!