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Australia's Ariarne Titmus competes in a 400-meter freestyle heat at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Swim showdown: US star Ledecky, Aussie to battle for gold

By Beth Harris Jul. 25, 2021 08:28 AM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

Emma McKeon wins 100 freestyle at Australian Olympic trials

Jun. 16, 2021 07:41 AM EDT
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Emma McKeon backed up her fastest time in the qualifying heats to win the women's 100-meter freestyle Wednesday at the Australian...

FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, Maddie Groves of Australia swims to win silver in the Women's 200m Butterfly final at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre during the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. Cody Simpson was dominating attention ahead of Australia’s Olympic swimming trials, until Groves pulled out of the six-day meet following a series of social media posts condemning “misogynistic perverts” in the sport. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Citing misogyny, Aussie swimmer pulls out of Olympic trials

By John Pye Jun. 11, 2021 12:54 AM EDT