Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896, athletes have redefined limits in pursuit of the Olympic ideal: 'Faster, ...

By definition, freestyle events permit athletes to use any style of swimming they choose. However, one technique, the front ...

Summer McIntosh delivers a breathtaking performance in the 400m freestyle, recording the world's fastest time and showcasing ...

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

Bartlett swam in an Olympic Games overshadowed by controversy. Brenda Bartlett at Suburban Seahawks Club in Newtown Square.

Sprint king Kyle Chalmers has urged new 50m freestyle world record holder Cameron McEvoy to rejoin Australia's relay team in a bid to upstage the United States at the 2028 Olympics. McEvoy, 31, was ...

Australia has never had a woman aged 31 or older swim at the Olympics, though Emma McKeon won one gold, one silver and one ...

Australia’s Sam Short made quick work of the only two men who have won Olympic gold medals in the 800 freestyle. Racing against Bobby Finke and Daniel Wiffen, Short was ahead by 1.61 seconds at the ...

China's Pan Zhanle poses for a photo during the medal ceremony for the swimming men's 100m freestyle final at the Paris ...

This innovation is particularly helpful to backstrokers, who used to go "sun blind" while swimming outdoors. Gravity wave: ...

American Kate Douglass broke Olympic champion Sarah Sjostrom's women's 50 metres freestyle world record on Friday at a U.S.

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