Block: The starting platform; the area from which a swimmer dives ... especially in the later stages of the race after the swimmers have been swimming together in a pack. 10K: 6.2 miles or 10 ...

For those interested in watching Olympic swimming events begin on July 27 this year. Most events will take place at La Défense Arena's Olympic swimming pool, which, according to NBC Olympics ...

Being in the spotlight as a national trailblazer no longer fazes the Hong Kong, China swimmer. The four-time Olympic ...

For now, here are some of timing, visualization and related technologies being used at the Olympics. In both track and swimming events, starting blocks don’t just give athletes a strong start ...

Fresh from the memory of eight medals won in the pool at the Paris Olympics, 18 Canadian swimmers are in Budapest to compete ...