Stats, facts and more on the athletes to watch for this year. — -- More than 11,000 athletes will be competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Here are stats, facts and more on 28 athletes ...

Simone Manuel made history at the Rio 2016 Olympics as the first Black woman to win an individual swimming gold for the U.S.

Volleyball and gymnastics are among the events that people most want to see at the Rio Olympic Games. But there are lesser-known sports and athletic events that you can watch at the global competition ...

Photo by Peter H. Bick JACKSONVILLE, Florida, September 17. THE wait is over, and now the work begins. USA Swimming released the qualifying times for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials today, ...

(Reuters) - Australian Olympic officials say they will oppose plans to stage the 2016 Rio Olympics swimming finals late at night. Although the final schedule for the Rio Games has not been completed, ...

Caeleb Dressel is ready to make a splash at the Olympics. With the retirement of the legendary Michael Phelps following the 2016 Rio Olympics, Dressel has emerged as the face and co-captain of a ...

Sean Gunn came out later in life. Now for the first time he publicly shares his story as a gay Olympian who competed at the NCAA level. The post Coming Out: For gay Olympic swimmer, ‘I was lucky that ...

Beach volleyball from the 2016 Rio Olympics signed by members of Team USA Beach Volleyball is yellow, blue and white and marked Mikasa FIVB Approved [/] Beach Champ [/] Official Game Ball. Autographed ...

The outing was several hours after Olympic swimming ended Saturday night at the Rio Games. Traveling with Lochte were Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen. Lochte swam in two events at the Rio ...