Michael Phelps went out in fine fashion if this was indeed his last Olympics.

Phelps won gold in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay along with relay mates Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen and Nathan Adrian.

This was Phelps 22 medal and 18th gold medal. » Continue reading “Saturday Evening Swimming Results”

Team USA Swimmers won gold in 3 out of the 4 events they participated in last night.

Women’s 200 M Backstroke

Missy Franklin took gold and Elizabeth Beisel took bronze in this event. Franklin set a world record with a time of 2:04.06.

Men’s 100 M Butterfly

Michael Phelps wins gold in this race. The is Michael Phelps 20th medal and he is the most decorated Olympian in history.

Women’s 800 M Freestyle

15 year old Katie Ledecky won gold in this race and set an American record, breaking Janet Evan’s 23 year-old record.

Men’s 50 M Freestyle

Cullen Jones took silver in this race. He also has another silver medal from the men’s 4×100 m freestyle relay.

In case you missed it, Nathan Adrian won gold in the men’s 100m freestyle event Wednesday evening. The women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team, Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland, and Allison Schmitt, also won gold last night.

Now for the early morning qualifiers.

Men’s 50 M Freestyle

Cullen Jones and Anthony Ervin both qualified for the semifinals which will take plance later today.

Women’s 800 M Freestyle

Katie Ledecky is the only Team USA member to qualify for this event. Kate Ziegler finished 21.

Men’s 100 M Butterfly

Michael Phelps and Tyler McGill both qualified for this event. The semifinal is later today.

Women’s 200 M Backstroke

Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Biesel both move on to the semifinals later today.

Nathan Adrian

Team USA’s Nathan Adrian won gold in the men’s 100m freestyle event Wednesday evening. Adrian won with a time of 47:52. The silver medal was awarded to Australian James Magnussen. He had a time of 47:53. Bronze was awarded to Canadian Brent Hayden. He had a time of 47:80.

Team USA also won gold in the women’s 4X200m Freestyle Relay. The relay team consisted of Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland and Allison Schmitt. The ladies set an Olympic record with a time of 7:42:92.

It was a big day for swimmer Michael Phelps yesterday. He became the most decorated Olympian in history with 19 medals.

The swimming events are far from over. Here are you early morning swimming results.

Women’s 100 M Freestyle

Missy Franklin and Jessica Hardy both qualified for the semifinals later today. Both will have to post much better times to qualify for the medal round tomorrow.

» Continue reading “Wednesday Morning Swimming Results”

Missy Franklin won gold in the women’s 100m backstroke.

Team USA’s Missy Franklin won gold Monday in the women’s 100m backstroke. Franklin won with an American record time of 58:33.

» Continue reading “Monday Evening Swimming Results”

Yes, we have a few early morning swimming results today. There will be a lot more swimming this afternoon including many medal races.

Women’s 200 M Freestyle

Allison Schmitt and Missy Franklin both qualified to move onto the finals in this event. The semifinals will take place later this afternoon.

Men’s 200 M Butterfly

Tyler Clary and Michael Phelps both qualified for this event. The semifinals will be this afternoon.

Women’s 200 M Individual Medley

Caitlin Leverenz and Ariana Kukors both move onto the semifinals in this event which will take place later today.

That’s it for your early morning swimming results. Stay tuned for more!

Here we are at day two of the Olympic games. We had lots of early morning swimming heats. Here are the results.

Women’s 100 M Backstroke

Missy Franklin and Rachel Bootsma both qualified to move onto the semifinals. This is the second race for Franklin after she was part of the silver medal relay team that swam yesterday. The semifinals will be later today with the finals taking place tomorrow.

» Continue reading “Early Morning Swimming Results- Sunday Edition”

The Olympics are here! This is your guide to all things swimming over the next few weeks. All times are EST.

Swimming Schedule (via NBCOlympics.com)

Saturday, July 28

TV Coverage

1:30-2:30 p.m. ET: Qualifying heats

8 p.m.-12 a.m. ET: Finals, men’s and women’s 400-meter individual medley

Live Stream

4:55 a.m. ET: Preliminary heats: Includes men’s 400-meter IM, women’s 100-meter butterfly

2:25 p.m. ET: Finals: Includes men’s 400-meter IM, women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay

» Continue reading “Your Guide to USA Olympic Swimming”