The world record in the women’s 800-meter freestyle has been untouchable for nearly nine years since Katie Ledecky swam it in 8:04.79 at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. No one had come ...

Team USA, led by two-time Olympic medalist Jack Alexy, dominated the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay to win gold and break the world record on the first day of the short-course swimming world ...

Torri Huske touches the wall just ahead of China in the mixed 4×100 swimming relay on August 3, 2024. REUTERS “We got the world record, we got number one, we’re on the podium with our golds ...

Regan Smith, Lilly King and Gretchen Walsh of Team United States celebrate after winning gold in a world record time in the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris ...

Walsh was more than a half-second under world-record pace at the turn and finished strong to eclipse the mark of 55.48 set by Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

United States' women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team pose with their silver medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Nanterre, France.

Ledecky actually is swimming faster now than she was two years ago at the Tokyo Games. A comparison: In 2021, she won the Olympic gold medal in the 800 with a time of eight minutes 12.57 seconds ...

Eighteen gold medals are up for grabs at the Paris Games tomorrow. USA gymnast Simone Biles will compete in the Women’s Individual All-Around, and a USA swimming team that includes Katie Ledecky ...