Swimming is one of the marquee Olympic sports, and it comes with a long list of rules. Between individual events, relays and medleys, there are a bevy of swimming races. Add in varying distances and ...

The gold medal won by Katie Ledecky in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was the race that started ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NANTERRE, France (AP) — Katie Ledecky got ...

The unexpected news will reverberate throughout the sport, with many swimmers surely adjusting their long-range training plans and even career plans. The 50-meter events of butterfly, backstroke and ...

Three German swimmers became ill after competing in the open water races at the 2024 Paris Olympics, though it was not immediately clear if the long-polluted Seine River was responsible for their ...

If you’re curious about the average pace for professional triathletes finishing the Ironman swim, here are the stats. The ...

Olympic swimming, while thrilling, is marked by disqualifications and doping scandals that have shaken the sport. Swimmers ...

Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps and his longtime US teammate Ryan Lochte took a swipe at the US team's performance at the World Championships in Singapore on Friday with social media posts ...