Ryan Lochte appeared on the "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Aug. 16 and the Olympic swimmer's spotlight was taken not by the gold medals he wore, but by the show's other guest, Kristen Bell.
Michael Phelps has announced what his plans will be when he returns from the London Games. The gold medalist will jump to the small screen. The Olympic swimmer will team up with Tiger Woods' ex-coach Hank Haney for his golf reality show, "Haney Project," according to Reuters.
A video has resurfaced featuring Team Great Britain divers lip-syncing and dancing to the club hit "Sexy" by LMFAO. Diver Tom Daley and his teammates Jack Laugher, Max Brick, Tonia Couch, Sarah Barrow, Nic Robinson-Baker and Chris Mears lip sync the words to the tune with the catchy chorus "I'm Sexy And I Know It." The group perform several choreographed dance sequences on the beach and even strip from their swim trunks to their Speedos.
Olympic men's 100-meter breaststroke winner Cameron van der Burgh admitted to cheating during his victory at the London Games, which ironically also set a new world-record time, reported by NBC on Aug. 7.
Missy Franklin will swim in the 200-Meter Backstroke at the 2012 Olympics on August 3 for a chance at breaking another record and possibly making history. Franklin will swim in her speciality event at 2:30PM EST.
Michael Phelps entered the 2012 London Olympics schedule with a slow start compared to his 8 gold medals wins in Beijing 4 years ago. However, after winning his 20th medal, Phelps also managed to finish first in the 100-Meter Butterfly Semi-Finals on Thursday. The US Olympian has 2 more swimming events left on the schedule for a possible advance to his record-breaking career.
Michael Phelps managed to finish first in the 100-Meter Butterfly Semi-Finals on Thursday. Phelps clocked in at 50.86 seconds, beating Chad de Clos, who won the second heat. The amazing swim for the 100 Fly Final can be seen tomorrow on NBC Olympics live coverage.
Michael Phelps swam his way to victory for his 20th Olympic medal. The Olympics swimmer earned gold in the 200-Meter Individual Medley for the third time.
US Olympic swimmer, Rebecca Soni is the latest talked about swimmer for her record-breaking race during the August 1 games. Her boyfriend, Ricky Berens, is also an Olympic swimmer on the US team and won his second gold in London during a relay with Michael Phelps.
The 2012 Olympic Swimming schedule features several more events with gold-winning swimmers, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. Both American Olympic athletes have had their share of disappointing races in London. However, Phelps and Lochte will be able to redeem their skills another time in the 200-Meter Individual Medley showdown.