swimming

How Paralympic swimmer Ali Truwit recovered from a shark attack

Ali Truwit gathers her gear as she stands on the deck of a boat floating off Turks and Caicos

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This all-girls high school has more swimming medals than most countries

The official medals table doesn’t show this, but a small all-girls Catholic school from Bethesda, Md., has bagged more hardware…

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U.S. women’s relay swim team wins Olympic gold, smashes world record

The U.S. women powered to a dominant lead early in the 4-by-100 meter medley relay on Sunday

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Katie Ledecky swims into history with 800 freestyle victory at the Paris Olympics

Every year on Aug. 3, Katie Ledecky is reminded of her first Olympic gold medal.

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Katie Ledecky becomes most decorated American woman in Olympic history

Katie Ledecky is now the most decorated American woman in Olympic history.

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Katie Ledecky, one of the oldest U.S. swimmers, has a golden senior moment

Down and back she went — 50 meters at a time, 30 times in all.

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Kaylee McKeown still rules the Olympic backstroke, beating Regan Smith in women’s 100 meters

When it’s time to race, Kaylee McKeown is sure hard to beat.

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Olympics commentator dropped over sexist comments about women’s swim team

Olympics commentator Bob Ballard was dropped from Eurosport, the European pay TV company, on Monday after the veteran sportscaster made sexist…

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Katie Ledecky has a new book, new digs and a new perspective on the road to Paris Olympics

n an exclusive interview with NBC Olympics, Katie Ledecky dives deep on her mindset heading toward the Paris Olympics

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2024 Olympics are only 100 days away: Here’s how Team USA is shaping up for Paris.

From Simone Biles to Katie Ledecky, here's an early look at Team USA for the 2024 Olympics and when trials…

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