The world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle still belongs to a former University of Virginia swimmer. It's just a different one this time. On Sunday, Gr ...

Katie Ledecky went to sleep late the night before her 800-meter freestyle final, waiting on roommate and fellow gold medal-winner Simone Manuel to get back to their room so Ledecky could congratulate ...

The Latest on the Olympics ahead of the Rio Games (all times local to Rio de Janeiro): 10:40 p.m. Abbey Weitzeil is heading to the final as the fastest qualifier in the 50-meter freestyle at the U.S.

Marrit Steenbergen threatened her own world record in the 100-meter freestyle during Day Three of the Dutch Championships.

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

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 ...

Katie Ledecky, again, has dominated the women's 1500 meter freestyle. In her fourth Olympic games, Ledecky won her eighth career gold medal – and 12th overall medal – Wednesday at the Paris La Défense ...

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 ...

Gretchen Walsh has broken the 50-meter freestyle world record, becoming the fastest female sprinter in the history of swimming. Less than two weeks after Kate Douglass stunned the swimming world with ...