American star Katie Ledecky won her seventh world title in the women’s 800-meter freestyle on Saturday, fending off the challenges of Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh and Australia’s Lani Pallister.

Ledecky, 27, joined Michael Phelps as the only swimmers to ever win Olympic gold four times in the same event. And with nine total gold medals, Ledecky is now tied with swimmer Mark Spitz, track star ...

WASHINGTON -- Olympic swimming champion Katie Ledecky threw out the first pitch at Nationals Park on Wednesday night. The 19-year-old freestyler and D.C.-area native won four golds and a silver during ...

Olympic greatness often inspires future generations. One young Team USA fan will never forget Katie Ledecky's record-setting victory in the 1500 freestyle at the Paris Olympics. Ledecky won her eighth ...

FUKUOKA, Japan, -- Katie Ledecky eased to her 20th gold medal overall at the World Aquatics Championships, powering to a fifth women's 1,500-meter freestyle title after Matthew Richards led a British ...

Katie Ledecky posted the fifth-fastest 1,500-meter freestyle time in history in winning the gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday. Ledecky challenged her own world ...