The United States, which had a frustrating swim world championships, ended on a high note Sunday with a world record in the women’s 4x100 medley in the last event of the eight-day championships.
The gold medals were spread around Friday at the swimming world championships, thanks to the absence of stars Léon Marchand of France and Canadian Summer McIntosh from any finals on Day 6 in Singapore.
Léon Marchand of France has won gold in the 200-meter individual medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore and it had a Texas flavor to it.
Léon Marchand has broken the world record in the 200-meter individual medley at the world championships in Singapore, clocking 1 minute, 52.69 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by American Ryan Lochte.
Summer McIntosh is set to compete in five individual events at the world swimming championships in Singapore.
Shohei Ohtani has been named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time.
The Paris Paralympics flame has been lit in the British village of Stoke Mandeville, widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
Simone Biles stole the show at the Paris Olympics with a captivating comeback that had everyone watching everything she did both in and out of the gymnasium.
During the 2024 Olympics, crowds from Paris to Tahiti have surprised even themselves with their enthusiasm for two and a half weeks of sports.
In the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down on his support for tougher sanctions — including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive.
The Paris Olympics at the halfway mark have brought the world “The Pommel Horse Guy,” a rugby star and social media sensation who wants to be on on reality show “Love Island” and “The Real John Wick” in the form of a 51-year-old Turkish shooter.
In another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel has been eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle.
Katie Ledecky got started on what she hopes will be her first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, fastest in the heats of the 1,500-meter freestyle.
Bob Bowman knows dominance, but even he couldn't quite believe what he witnessed with his latest Olympic pupil pulling off a dominant victory in the 400-meter individual medley.
