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Katie Ledecky of United States celebrates after finishing first in the women's 400m freestyle final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Ledecky reclaims 400 title at swimming worlds, eyeing more

By Ciarán Fahey Jun. 18, 2022 03:37 PM EDT

Athletes exercise during a swimming training session at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Bring the pain: Olympic swimming begins with grueling 400 IM

By Beth Harris Jul. 23, 2021 12:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2018 file photo, Italy's Federico Burdisso poses with his bronze medal after the 200 meters butterfly men final at the European Swimming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. A large portion of the Italian swimming team, 13 elite athletes, including Burdisso, has been locked in their tiny hotel rooms at a high-altitude training camp in the Alps for nearly two weeks with the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, file)
AP Interview: Italian swimmers locked up in Alpine resort

By Andrew Dampf Oct. 30, 2020 08:39 AM EDT

A COVID-19 patient reaches out to touch the respiratory helmet at the intensive care unit of Casal Palocco hospital in Rome Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. The new surge of cases requiring hospitalization is causing worries in the Country that suffered the second highest toll in Europe during the Spring, as 10.874 new cases and 89 victims were registered today. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)
Italian swim team reports 10 more positive cases

By Andrew Dampf Oct. 20, 2020 04:10 PM EDT

A fan wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus waits for the start of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Sweden at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Italy's swim team now in quarantine

By The Associated Press Oct. 20, 2020 03:06 PM EDT