June 19 (Reuters) - American Kate Douglass broke Olympic champion Sarah Sjostrom's women's 50 metres freestyle world record ...

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From Summer McIntosh shattering three world records last month to Gretchen Walsh and Katie Ledecky lowering their own world records in May, the times have only gotten faster since the Paris Olympic ...

David Popovici's swim to the men's 200-meter freestyle gold medal was closer than many people expected. Popovici edged out Matthew Richards of Great Britain by two-hundredths of a second to win his ...

PARIS, July 31 (Reuters) - Evergreen Swede Sarah Sjostrom's late decision to enter the women's 100 metres freestyle at the Paris Olympics paid off in spades as she trumped a top-quality field to ...

Full coverage | Live basketball | Live soccer | Medal table | How to follow GO FURTHER Katie Ledecky cruises in 1500-meter freestyle to win gold, set Olympic record Not a bad haul from your home ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Sometimes, ties happen in swimming, especially in sprint events. And it's happened a few times this week at U.S. Olympic swimming trials at Lucas Oil Stadium. Among several semifinals ...

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The United States took second behind Great Britain in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay to conclude Tuesday's swimming program. Great Britain was out in front of the field from the start as it ...