RIO DE JANEIRO -- Katie Ledecky set an Olympic record Sunday in her preliminary heat of the women's 400-meter freestyle, falling 0.34 seconds shy of her own world record with a time of 3:58.71.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Katie Ledecky was racing nothing but the clock. It was no contest. The unassuming teenager from suburban Washington gave the United States its first swimming gold medal of the Rio ...

In the second article in a series that examines event growth in the sport of swimming, we profile the women’s 400-meter freestyle and the combination of firepower and depth currently seen in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katie Ledecky is heading ...

The 2025 World Aquatics Championships finished Aug. 3 in Singapore, and Stanford students and alumni represented their nations this summer. With 19 NCAA titles (eight men’s and 11 women’s) in the ...