American Katie Ledecky shattered her own 800-meter freestyle world record on Saturday, clocking 8 minutes, 4.12 seconds at the Tyr Pro Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to better the previous ...

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For the first time since December of 2009, there is a new fastest man in swimming history. Australian Cameron McEvoy broke the 50m freestyle world record, shaving 0.03 off of Cesar Cielo's old mark.

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Katie Ledecky has never been daunted by history or precedent or even what’s possible. At an age when most swimmers are embarking on new careers or perhaps hitting the speaker circuit, Ledecky, the ...

It’s going to be a busy — and possibly record-setting — CIF state championship meet for Torrey Pines High School swimming star Aya Ferguson. The junior holds the second seed in the 200-yard freestyle ...

David Popovici has downed his European 100m freestyle record in 46.71 at the European Aquatics U23 Championships in Samorin. The Olympic bronze medallist came home in the second-fastest time in ...

BRISBANE, Australia — Ariarne Titmus set a world record in the women’s 200-meter freestyle on Wednesday at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials. Titmus finished in 1 minute, 52.23 seconds in the final, ...