“There is always a story to each world record that I set,” the Olympian said after notching the record at the TYR Pro Swim Series Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has ...

Caeleb Dressel took two big punches to the gut on Friday. The 27-year-old Florida native finished sixth in the 50-meter freestyle final and then even failed to qualify for the finals in the 100-meter ...

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Sarah Sjöström pulled off her goggles, took a quick glance up at the scoreboard and released every emotion. She pounded the water in triumph, sat up on the lane line and raised ...

At the 700-meter mark, when Katie Ledecky is usually padding her lead in a long-distance race, Summer McIntosh hit the wall first, 0.14 seconds ahead. The 18-year-old Canadian star was on the verge of ...

The United States had a historic day in the pool on Wednesday as Katie Ledecky produced a dominant performance. Ledecky captured the gold medal in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle as she turned in an ...

One of the most decorated swimmers in United States history has done it again, adding a gold medal to her tally in France for the second time in this Olympic cycle. Katie Ledecky can still defend her ...

Katie Ledecky won gold Saturday in the 800-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics, tying her for the most first-place medals won by any female Olympian in history. The first-place finish is Ledecky’s ...

Make that eight-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky. The 27-year-old tied Jenny Thompson for the most Olympic gold medals in women's swimming history after taking home the 1,500-meter on ...

The swimmer tied former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for most gold medals by any female Olympian at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 3 Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images Katie Ledecky sure ...

Katie Ledecky, again, has dominated the women's 1500 meter freestyle. In her fourth Olympic games, Ledecky won her eighth career gold medal – and 12th overall medal – Wednesday at the Paris La Défense ...

After finishing in eighth place on Wednesday in the men's 100-meter freestyle final, Pennsylvania native Chris Guiliano will compete Thursday morning in the men's 50-meter freestyle Heat 10 for Team ...

Katie Ledecky just swam past her own world record! On Saturday, May 3, the nine-time Olympic gold medalist broke the record for the women's 800-meter freestyle, speeding by a time she set herself ...