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 ...

PARIS — Kate Douglass, understated as ever, glided to the wall, then rose to the surface, and, after a few short seconds, she smiled. She had just won gold in the 200-meter breaststroke here at the ...

You could call it a stroke of swimming genius. U.S. Olympian Katie Ledecky has galloped away with two more gold medals in the 800 meter and 1,500 meter women’s freestyle swimming events at the 2024 ...

The United States enjoyed an abundance of success when it came to the pool on Thursday. American swimmer Kate Douglass captured a gold medal by winning the 200-meter breaststroke final, while teammate ...

Down the road, the day will arrive when Ryan Murphy is inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. An Olympic and world champion on multiple occasions, the former Cal-Berkeley Bear emerged ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics went swimmingly for Team USA. Team USA Swimming raced its way to 28 Olympic medals in the pool at Paris La Défense Arena, bringing in eight gold, 13 silver and seven bronze.

As anyone who's ever watched a swim competition or the Summer Olympics knows, there's more than one way to move across a pool, lake, or ocean — and each stroke demands something different in terms of ...

Many non-swimming athletes struggle to pass military swimming tests, but after practicing techniques, pool skills and conditioning drills, they can become an above-average swimmer with added water ...