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 ...

NANTERRE, France — Bobby Finke swam like he was being chased. Because, in effect, he was. History nipped at Finke’s heels, biting, clawing and trying to pull him back under the water with every stroke ...

Cheers filled the Midlakes pool as former swimmers raced again, some matching times they set more than a decade ago. Nearly 60 alumni returned to Midlakes High School on December 27 for the program’s ...

TOKYO — Say this for the men’s distance freestyle swimming races at these Tokyo Olympic Games: They have been unpredictable. The meet kicked off Sunday with Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui winning the 400, ...

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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 ...

With seven out of the eight finalists from last year’s Paris Olympic Games competing, this race will offer an early glimpse into what the field could look like at the 2028 LA Olympic Games. The 2025 ...

Free State senior Jocelyn Wilson, left, encourages Free State senior Aidyn Guy during the final stretch of the 500-yard freestyle during the Sunflower League tournament at the Shawnee Mission School ...

Many consider Katie Ledecky to be the Michael Phelps of female swimmers with nine Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals to her name, each total accounting for the most in history ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Arushi Sanghi/Daily. Buy this photo. In a casual Friday dual meet against a not-so-formidable foe, ...

The girls' win streak is actually longer. The boys have a championship streak. Thursday evening in the Gloucester Tech pool was no time for one-upsmanship, though. The Mainland boys and girls swim ...