At the TYR Pro Swim Series, Caeleb Dressel won the 50-meter freestyle event in 21.84 despite facing a few technical malfunctions. At the beginning of the race, his starting block broke below his feet.

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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 ...

Providence Day's Zetta Grace Bartee, an Auburn commit, leads a team hopeful of toppling Charlotte Country Day from NCISAA ...

With one medal already secured, American swimming star Katie Ledecky goes for her first gold of the 2024 Paris Games as the overwhelming favorite in the 1500-meter freestyle. Ledecky, 27, is ...

Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. A Washington, D.C. native, Steve was previously an editorial producer for the Washington Post, and has also worked in Los Angeles, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Singapore, Singapore - July 29: World Champion Katie Ledecky of USA competing in the Women 1500m Freestyle Final Swimming event on day 19 of the Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships at WCH ...

The guiding principle for Audrey Tirrell in founding Freestyle Swimwear was finding products she wished she could use when she swam. The discomfort and drabness of training suits has been the ...