Phelps and Ledecky Make It a Night to Remember in the Olympic Pool

Phelps shared a laugh with his competition on the medals stand, then teared up during the national anthem. The 200-m ...
Reuters

From green pool to missing pontoon, Rio's problems persist

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Olympics organisers battled an array of persistent problems as the Games entered its second week on Saturday, from a lurid green diving pool to competitors taken to the ...
BBC

Rio Olympics 2016: Adam Peaty wins swimming gold, Jazz Carlin silver & day two round-up

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 ...
NPR

Phelps Helps U.S. Men Win Relay Gold In Rio; Manuel Helps Women Snare Gold

Michael Phelps dropped both the hammer and the mic on the Rio Olympics Saturday night, turning in a scorching butterfly leg in the men's 4x100m medley relay that helped his team secure gold and set a ...
London Evening Standard

Rio Olympics 2016: Adam Peaty the Usain Bolt of the pool who was scared of water as a child

It was reminiscent of Usain Bolt in his Beijing pomp, as Adam Peaty left some of the world’s best swimmers trailing in his wake to shatter the world record for the 100 metre breaststroke, win gold and ...

Here Are 60 Athletes to Watch at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Expect the three-time world all-around champion to add more than a few Olympic medals to her impressive collection.Phil Noble ...