Van den Hoogenband still faced a gauntlet in the 100 freestyle, specifically the tandem of Russia’s Alexander Popov and Australian Michael Klim. Popov was the two-time defending champion, having ...

What van Almsick delivered in Barcelona was just the start of an international reign of spectacular proportions. At the 1993 European Championships in Sheffield, the German walked away with seven ...

Port Angeles maintained its edge in the relays, taking the 200 freestyle relay in convincing fashion as the squad of Ross, Jones, Medgin and Thompson finished a full seven seconds ahead of Kingston.

This season, he set Weedsport pool records in the 50-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle. Van Kersbergen, meanwhile, qualified in the 100-meter butterfly and the 100-meter backstroke.

That isn't the only piece of history that Ledecky set in the event, as her 8:05.62 posted time was the fourth fastest 800m freestyle ever. Noted by NBC Sports on X (formerly Twitter), Ledecky ...