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 ...

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

Katie Ledecky continues to prove she's the greatest female swimmer ever whenever she steps foot into a pool. The nine-time ...

Kirsty Coventry, one of the most-decorated athletes in Auburn University history, has been elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee. The 41-year-old Coventry, a native of ...

Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky won another medal on Thursday making her the most-decorated U.S. woman in Olympic history and further solidifying her place in swimming history as one of the Greatest Of ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the 10th president overall of the organization that was founded in 1894. IOC members ...

There are just 30 pools in Afghanistan, only one which welcomes girls -- and it is facing militant threats for doing so. Nevertheless a handful are diving in, pioneers racing to achieve Olympic glory ...

Color photograph of Olympic swimmers Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps wearing their medals from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Katie Ledecky is the most decorated female Olympic swimmer in history with ...

One of the most difficult things about being a swimmer is that the body is on display in a swimsuit. This can lead to uncomfortable moments, and even mental health concerns over body image. Several ...