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On Thursday morning the second biggest, but most amazing sporting event will finally get underway. Despite the poor planning and mismanagement, the 2016 Paralympic…
Ever since glamour couple and reigning world champions Mitch Larkin and Emily Seebohm missed out on medals in their pet events, the Australian media…
Results: Women's 50m freestyle Gold - Pernille Blume - Denmark - 24.07s Silver - Simone Manuel - USA - 24.09s Bronze - Aliaksandra Herasimenia…
The second-last day of swimming at the Rio 2016 Olympics sees gold medal contender Belinda Hocking in the women's 200m backstroke final and the…
It promises to be another enthralling night at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, where Australia's new swimming speedster, Cameron McEvoy, takes to the pool in…
There has been much said over the last year about Australia's poor medal prospects at the 2012 London Olympic Games, especially when it comes…
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh says the need for succession planning, particularly for the coming post-Ponting years, is upon us. Today marks my…
Ervin gets the gold 16 years after his first win in the event! Manaudou second and Adrian 3rd
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Can the local hope Bruno Fratus nab a medal? It’s a real possibility.
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Competitors being introduced for the 2nd last event of the night – the men’s 50m free final. Think Manaudou has this, but don’t rule out just about any of them, especially Adrian, Proud and Govorov.
Men’s 50m Freestyle
1 – Simonas Bilis – Lithuania
2 – Benjamin Proud – Great Britain
3 – Anthony Ervin – United States of America
4 – Florent Manaudou – France
5 – Andriy Govorov – Ukraine
6 – Nathan Adrian – United States of America
7 – Bruno Fratus – Brazil
8 – Brad Tandy – South Africa
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Wonderful emotion on display from Maya Dirado as she does the rounds of the pool after receiving her gold medal from the 200m backstroke
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Coming up is the men’s 50m freestyle final dash, with no Australians in the field
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Gold: Katie Ledecky
Silver: Jazmin Carlin
Bronze: Boglarka Kapas
Jess Ashwood of Australia finishes a good 5th.
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Ledecky takes the gold beating the world record!
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
100m to go for Ledecky. The race is hers and the world record will be. Kapas 2nd and Carlin 3rd. Ashwood 5th
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
200m to go and Ledecky is even further ahead of world record time. Speeding up now but still cruising a bit.
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
more than halfway now at the 500m and Ledecky is 1.68 ahead of world record time
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
We are at the 400m mark and Ledecky about three body lengths ahead of Carlin and Kapas.
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Down to the 300m and the world record line is at Ledecky’s legs. Carlin 2nd and Kapas up to 3rd.
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
At the 200m the technically superior Ledecky leads by a little more than a body-length still over Carlin and Belmonte Garcia. Ashwood of Australia 8th
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Ledecky already over a bodylength in the lead at the 100m, over Belmonte Garcia and Carlin
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Women’s 800m freestyle being introduced here. Jess Ashwood in there for us. But this will be Ledecky’s race.
Women’s 800m Freestyle
1 – Sarah Kohler – Germany
2 – Lotte Friis – Denmark
3 – Jazmin Carlin – Great Britain
4 – Katie Ledecky – United States of America
5 – Boglarka Kapas – Hungary
6 – Leah Smith – United States of America
7 – Jess Ashwood – Australia
8 – Mireia Belmonte Garcia – Spain
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Gold: Joseph Schooling
Silver: Chad le Clos, Laszlo Cseh and Michael Phelps
Wonder if the organisers were ready for that one! Phenomenal. But a dominant win from Schooling. So good to see
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Schooling storms home, leading the whole way, making history for Singapore with their first swimming medal of any colour! And it’s a three-way tie for silver!
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
At the 50m mark it’s Schooling over Sadovnikov
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Will this event be another Phelps gold?
Men’s 100m Butterfly
1 – Alexandr Sadovnikov – Russia
2 – Michael Phelps – United States of America
3 – Li Zhuhao – China
4 – Joseph Schooling – Singapore
5 – Chad le Clos – South Africa
6 – Laszlo Cseh – Hungary
7 – Tom Shields – United States of America
8 – Mehdy Metella – France
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Gold: Maya Dirado
Silver: Katinka Hosszu
Bronze: Hilary Caldwell
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Hosszu loses at the wall to Dirado from the US. Hocking 5th. What a last 50 from Dirado
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Into the final 50 it’s still Hosszu just, with Dirado close
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Hosszu with a fantastic start and at the 50m it’s Hosszu followed by Dirado and Hocking 4th
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog
Men’s 50m Freestyle Final
Gold: Anthony Ervin
Silver: Florent Manaudou
Bronze: Nathan Adrian
Olympics: Swimming Day 7 results - Women's 200m backstroke live blog