Caeleb Dressel took two big punches to the gut on Friday. The 27-year-old Florida native finished sixth in the 50-meter freestyle final and then even failed to qualify for the finals in the 100-meter ...

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Sarah Sjöström pulled off her goggles, took a quick glance up at the scoreboard and released every emotion. She pounded the water in triumph, sat up on the lane line and raised ...

“There is always a story to each world record that I set,” the Olympian said after notching the record at the TYR Pro Swim Series Carmen Mandato/Getty Katie Ledecky broke her own world record for the ...

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At the 700-meter mark, when Katie Ledecky is usually padding her lead in a long-distance race, Summer McIntosh hit the wall first, 0.14 seconds ahead. The 18-year-old Canadian star was on the verge of ...

The United States had a historic day in the pool on Wednesday as Katie Ledecky produced a dominant performance. Ledecky captured the gold medal in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle as she turned in an ...

One of the most decorated swimmers in United States history has done it again, adding a gold medal to her tally in France for the second time in this Olympic cycle. Katie Ledecky can still defend her ...

Katie Ledecky did what she does best. The seven-time Olympic gold medalist put on a show Tuesday morning by dominating the 1500-meter freestyle swimming heat with her time of 15:47.43, finishing 17.83 ...

U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky won the women’s 800-meter freestyle in the 2024 Paris Games, earning her ninth Olympic gold medal.

Katie Ledecky continues to define dominance at the Olympics. The four-time Olympic athlete defended her crown in the 1500-meter freestyle on Wednesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics, edging out the entire ...

Ledecky was less than three seconds off her world record from 2018, sending a message as the buildup to the 2028 Olympics ...

Make that eight-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky. The 27-year-old tied Jenny Thompson for the most Olympic gold medals in women's swimming history after taking home the 1,500-meter on ...