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Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 13 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. [ 1] The women's open-water marathon was held on August 15, and the men's open water race on August 16 in Fort Copacabana. [ 2]
Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay. *Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats. The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 12–13 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. [1]
As the most decorated Olympian of all-time, Michael Phelps continued to etch his name into the history records with a first Olympic four-peat in the same individual swimming event. Hanging with some of his career rivals at the final turn, Phelps established a body-length lead over the rest of the field on the freestyle leg to claim his 22nd ...
Summary. Michael Phelps fell short of his attempt to fulfill an Olympic four-peat in the sprint butterfly event, due to a brilliant performance of Joseph Schooling, who became Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medalist. The Singapore National Olympic Council awarded Schooling S$1 million (about US$740,000) under the Multi-Million Dollar Award ...
The American final team (Dwyer, Haas, Lochte, and Phelps), during the medal ceremony. *Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats. The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 9 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. [1]
Time. Record. 8 August. Final. Ryan Murphy. United States. 51.97. OR. Murphy then set a new world record for the 100 m backstroke with a time of 51.85 seconds on August 13 in the lead-off leg as part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay .
The American final team (Adrian, Held, Phelps, and Dressel), celebrating their gold medal victory. *Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats. The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 7 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. [1]
Reuters. Retrieved 4 September 2016. ^ "US swimmer Anthony Ervin wins Olympic gold in men's 50M freestyle; Nathan Adrian takes bronze". New York Post. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016. ^ a b "Anthony Ervin Once Again Claims Olympic 50 Free Gold, Sixteen Years After Original". Swimming World Magazine. 12 August 2016.