Olivia Smoliga

Olivia Smoliga put up a near-PB here to take the silver medal with a 2:09.35. With that swim, Smoliga becomes the 3rd-fastest in the world for 2022. Current photo via Mine Kasapoglu.

Both the Sun Devils and the school's pro group posted numerous lifetime bests at the one-day intrasquad that doubled as the program's senior day. Archive photo via Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto. Arizona State Intrasquad. January 15th, 2021. Mona Plummer Aquatic Center, Tempe, Arizona. Short Course Yard (SCY) Results...

Two-time Olympian Olivia Smoliga has decided to head West. After training in Georgia for the better part of a decade, Smoliga will train at Arizona State with Bob Bowman. Smoliga had trained with Jack Bauerle at Bulldog Aquatics after swimming collegiately at Georgia and leading the Bulldogs to the NCAA championship.

Olivia Smoliga made the move from Athens, Georgia to Tempe, Arizona, where she is training with Bob Bowman at Arizona State. Current photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges, Garrett McCaffrey, and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.

It might not have been the fastest time in the qualifier, but the U.S. women's 4X100 freestyle relay team, which featured Olivia Smoliga of Glenview, earned a spot in the finals ... and then took the bronze medal. The Americans, who revamped their lineup for the final and subbed out...

Another athlete from Glenview has brought home an Olympic medal, and it’s not her first. Olivia Smoliga, who grew up in Glenview and graduated from Glenbrook South in 2013, earned a bronze medal as part of the 4×100 meter freestyle swimming relay team. Team USA took the bronze medal Saturday in the 4×100 meter at the Summer Games in Tokyo.

TOKYO — This is not what Olivia Smoliga expected to be doing here. After helping the United States secure a spot in the women’s 400-meter freestyle relay final, the Glenview, Ill., native was not selected for the medal race Sunday morning, bringing an abrupt end to her Olympic competition. She was replaced by teammate Simone Manuel for the medal race.

This is not what Olivia Smoliga expected to be doing here. Swimming the first leg in the preliminary heat of the women’s 400-meter freestyle relay Saturday night, the Glenview native helped the United States secure a spot in the final. The gold medal race will take place Sunday morning, which means it will be shown Saturday evening in the Midwest starting at 8:30 p.m.

In the past year, the Olympic gold medalist has learned how to overcome adversity and unlock the power of positive thinking using the Restoic App. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Courtesy: Restoic, a SwimSwam partner. Here’s Olympic gold medalist Olivia Smoliga’s secret weapon for swimmers looking to train their...

Glenview's Olivia Smoliga has made the United States Women's 2021 Olympic Swim Team as a member of the 4x100 freestyle relay. The University of Georgia, Smoliga's alma mater, reported she made the team after placing third with a time of 53.63 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 18.

Natalie Hinds and Olivia Smoliga are seemingly inseparable. In practice, they swim together. Both breathe on opposite sides for freestyle, so they spend most training sessions facing each other. That was the case in Friday’s 100 freestyle final as well. After finishing the semifinals in a stunning tie, the duo...

Smoliga is coming off a third-place finish in the 100 back, still looking to make her second Olympic team here in Omaha. Current photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. World Record: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 51.71 (2017) American Record: Simone Manuel – 52.04 (2019) US Open Record: Simone Manuel (USA) –...

With a third-place time of 53.63 in the 100-meter freestyle final, Bulldog alum Olivia Smoliga earned a second-consecutive Olympic berth Friday evening at the United States Olympic Swimming Team Trials at the CHI Health Center Arena. Smoliga will be joined on the 4×100-meter freestyle relay team by fellow Athens Bulldog...