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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The swimmer tied former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for most gold medals by any female Olympian at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 3 Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images Katie Ledecky sure ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Katie Ledecky just swam past her own world record! On Saturday, May 3, the nine-time Olympic gold medalist broke the record for the women's 800-meter freestyle, speeding by a time she set herself ...

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 ...