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He Zhen Tao's remarkable feat of 21.71 seconds in the Men's 50m Freestyle is not just a personal best but a new benchmark for Hong Kong swimming. This time eclipses the previous record and highlights ...

A semifinal swimming triumph for a White Plains native turned into a “creepy moment” for some watching the 2024 Olympics. It was no fault of Claire Weinstein, who finished first in her 200m freestyle ...

American swimming star Katie Ledecky won yet another 1,500-meter freestyle world title in Singapore, her sixth victory in the event. The dominant performance on Tuesday marked Ledecky’s 22nd gold ...

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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 ...

Katie Ledecky swam the 13th-fastest time ever in the 800-meter freestyle, only she wasn’t racing the 800. She still had 700 meters to go. The American swimming star challenged her own unmatchable ...

Australia swimming ace Mollie O’Callaghan has stunned the World Cup in Westmont, becoming the first woman to swim a sub 1:50 ...

It was one of the most anticipated races in the pool, billed as the "race of the century"—the women’s 400-m freestyle, featuring American Katie Ledecky, who already owns 10 Olympic medals, racing ...

Heading into the state swimming and diving championships, Kodiak’s Cody Hubert anticipated a battle for the top spot on the ...

The Olympics isn’t the first time Daniel Wiffen has been on a big stage. The Irish swimmer, who took home the gold in the men’s 800-meter freestyle and the bronze in the 1500-meter freestyle at the ...

There’s nothing out of the ordinary for a record or two to fall at a championship swimming meet. Sometimes, you can see it coming, like when Lancaster Catholic’s Addison Elliott reset her league and ...