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US swim superstar Katie Ledecky was upstaged by Lani Pallister, while Kate Douglass made history twice in 50m freestyle.

The United States took second behind Great Britain in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay to conclude Tuesday's swimming program. Great Britain was out in front of the field from the start as it ...

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Who are the top contenders for the men's 100m freestyle? Not only is this year's 100m freestyle field the fastest in history, with five of the top ten swimmers in history competing at this year's ...

EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired North American rights for sports biopic Vindication Swim. The drama recounts ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Sometimes, ties happen in swimming, especially in sprint events. And it's happened a few times this week at U.S. Olympic swimming trials at Lucas Oil Stadium. Among several semifinals ...

David Popovici's swim to the men's 200-meter freestyle gold medal was closer than many people expected. Popovici edged out Matthew Richards of Great Britain by two-hundredths of a second to win his ...

From Summer McIntosh shattering three world records last month to Gretchen Walsh and Katie Ledecky lowering their own world records in May, the times have only gotten faster since the Paris Olympic ...