1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the Berlin Games. The record time of 39.8 seconds lasts for ...

The United States, which had a frustrating swim world championships, ended on a high note with a world record in the women’s ...

Katie Ledecky's sustained brilliance and a late gold-rush by her female teammates added gloss to an underwhelming campaign ...

The 2025 swimming world championships concluded Sunday. Here's what we saw and learned, with an eye toward the 2028 Los ...

The United States finished top of the swimming medal table at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday, overcoming a slow ...

Chinese 12-year-old Yu Zidi has the No. 3 qualifying time as she shoots for a medal. She picked up a bronze medal in a relay ...

Ledecky won the 800 meters on Saturday at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, fending off challenges from ...

The Americans set a world relay record and piled up three gold medals Saturday in what's been an otherwise frustrating ...

Katie Ledecky won her seventh world title in the 800 meter freestyle on Saturday, Aug. 2 at swimming's world championships, ...

Katie Ledecky, the undisputed queen of distance swimming, has done it yet again. This time, she snatched another gold in the ...