Olympics Swimming

Michael Phelps will be back for Rio Olympics, says Ryan Lochte

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2013

Lochte, winner of 11 Olympic medals and holder of three world records in the individual medley, told media it's not a question of if the 27-year-old Phelps will return but when, reports Xinhua.

Swimming: New bosses for Australia after Olympic flop

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 9, 2013

Mark Anderson becomes chief executive, replacing Kevin Neil who quit in the fallout from last summer's Games, with the swim team's performance marred by ill-discipline, drug use and drunkenness.

Phelps rules out return at 2016 Rio Games

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 12, 2013

Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals, retired from swimming after bagging four golds and two silvers at last year's London Olympics.

Michael Phelps gives swimming classes to kids in Brazil slum

Indo-Asian News Servicei | Wednesday October 31, 2012

US Olympian Michael Phelps gave a swimming class on Tuesday to Brazilian kids in a rough Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood that until two years ago was occupied by drug-trafficking gangs.

Swimming: James Magnussen admits London mistakes

Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 21, 2012

Australian world champion James Magnussen admitted on Sunday he had made mistakes at this year's London Olympics but added that his failure to win a gold medal had made him stronger.

Britain's Tom Daley 'pleads' to be on TV

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 19, 2012

Britain's Olympic medallist diver Tom Daley has issued a "come and get me" plea to television producers and film directors.

Swimming: Australian officials probe Olympic prank claims

Agence France Presse | Sunday September 16, 2012

Australian swimming boss Kevin Neil vowed an investigation Sunday into reports of pranks, ill-discipline, and an initiation ritual involving sedatives among the London Games squad.

When Prince Harry challenged Lochte, and lost

Associated Press | Thursday August 23, 2012

The London Olympics may be over, but Britain's Prince Harry isn't letting the US get away with the swimming gold that easily.

Michael Phelps will not be stripped of Olympic medals

Associated Press | Tuesday August 21, 2012

Michael Phelps retired from swimming with more medals than any other Olympian. Don't expect him to lose any of them because of an ad campaign for Louis Vuitton.

Man accused of spying on Chinese Olympic swimmers

Associated Press | Tuesday August 14, 2012

A man has appeared in a British court for sentencing after admitting spying on members of the Chinese Olympic swimming team in a women's changing room.

London 2012: Mellouli goes 'through Hell' in landmark swim win

Agence France Presse | Saturday August 11, 2012

Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli shrugged off the after-effects of illness to become the first person to win Olympic swimming titles in pool and open water with victory in the 10km marathon on Friday.

Olympic swimming: Hungary's Risztov powers to gold in marathon

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 9, 2012

Hungarian swimmer Eva Risztov had the stamina to beat the field in the women's 10-kilometre open water swimming on Thursday after a close finish in Hyde Park in London at the Olympics.

London 2012 Swimming: Michael Phelps admits to peeing in the pool

Agence-France Presse | Tuesday August 7, 2012

Olympic great Michael Phelps admits to a different sort of gold run -- his habit of peeing in the pool.

London 2012 synchronized swimming: 2nd Google doodle of its kind

NDTV Correspondent | Sunday August 5, 2012

The first synchronized swimming related Google doodle was posted during the 2004 Olympics held at Athens.

Google's new Doodle on synchronised swimming

NDTVSports | Sunday August 5, 2012

Google has a new Doodle. It is one which represents a sport that is perhaps, more beautiful than any other. Synchronised swimming made its Olympic debut in 1984 and has since been a highly anticipated event in the Games.