On Saturday, May 3, the nine-time Olympic gold medalist broke the record for the women's 800-meter freestyle, speeding by a time she set herself almost a decade ago. During the TYR Pro Swim Series ...

The world record in the women’s 800-meter freestyle has been untouchable for nearly nine years since Katie Ledecky swam it in 8:04.79 at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. No one had come ...

American Katie Ledecky shattered her own 800-meter freestyle world record on Saturday, clocking 8 minutes, 4.12 seconds at the Tyr Pro Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to better the ...

Once again, Katie Ledecky reigns supreme in the 800-meter freestyle. The 28-year-old swimmer broke her own world record in the event Saturday, capping off an excellent week at the Tyr Pro Swim ...

Swimming superstar Katie Ledecky added to her long-list of extraordinary accomplishments Saturday when she broke her own world record in the 800-meter freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Fort ...

Several years ago, Dave Bartlett and Brenda Borgh Bartlett wrote this wonderful article on the men’s 400-meter freestyle from the 1976 United States Olympic Trials. The epic race featured some ...