The U.S. Olympic Committee has apologised to people of Brazil.
The olympian and fellow US athlete Jimmy Feigen omitted details of their dispute with petrol station staff.
Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps answered the bell for round two of their Olympic bout, both reaching the 200m freestyle semifinals at swimming trials.
South African swim stars Cameron van der Burgh and Gerhard Zandberg joined Shaun Harris and Lize Mari Retief in a morning of fast times at the Fina World Short-Course Championships in Manchester on Saturday. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry broke her third world record of the week.
Croatia’s Duje Draganja edged out home favourite Mark Foster to smash the world 50m freestyle best as records tumbled at the world short-course swimming championships in Manchester on Friday. Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry took the individual honours with her third title of the meet.