Swimming

Seiko Hashimoto, the head of the Tokyo Olympics speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Friday, April 16, 2021. Tokyo Olympic organizers are again being forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months despite surging COVID-19 cases in Japan.(Kyodo News via AP)

Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only

By Paul Newberry Apr. 16, 2021 04:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 30, 1984, file photo Alex Baumann of Canada celebrates after winning the 400 Meter Individual Medley Swimming event, setting a new World Record time of 4:17.41 at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Two-time Canadian Olympic gold medalist Baumann has been named chief executive of Swimming Australia, moving up from his current position as chief strategist at the sport's governing body Down Under. (AP Photo/Pete Leabo, File)

Former Canadian Olympic champion to lead Australian swimming

Apr. 14, 2021 07:22 PM EDT

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus ride bicycles near the Japan National Stadium, where opening ceremony and many other events are planned for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Tokyo. Many preparations are still up in the air as organizers try to figure out how to hold the postponed games in the middle of a pandemic. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

AP Photos: Things starting to stir at Tokyo Olympic venues

By Stephen Wade Apr. 12, 2021 10:05 PM EDT

Katie Ledecky competes in the women's 1500-meter freestyle final at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Mission Viejo, Calif. Ledecky finished first. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ledecky dominates 1,500 freestyle at California meet

Apr. 11, 2021 01:56 PM EDT

Caeleb Dressel looks at the results after competing in the men's 50-meter freestyle final at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Mission Viejo, Calif. Dressel finished second. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ledecky dips under 4 minutes to win 400 free in California

Apr. 10, 2021 08:36 PM EDT

Leah Smith competes in the women's 200-meter final at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet Friday, April 9, 2021, in Mission Viejo, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Chasing Ledecky: Leah Smith keeps coming after US star

By Beth Harris Apr. 10, 2021 02:49 AM EDT

Katie Ledecky competes in the women's 200-meter final at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet Friday, April 9, 2021, in Mission Viejo, Calif. Ledecky won the final. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Katie Ledecky wins 200 free with world's fastest time

Apr. 09, 2021 01:45 PM EDT

The Latest: US Olympic swim trials to allow 50% capacity

By The Associated Press Apr. 06, 2021 10:02 AM EDT
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The U.S. Olympic swimming trials...

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Japan’s national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Ikee on Sunday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics just two years after the was diagnosed with leukemia. (Kyodo News via AP)

Rikako Ikee qualifies for Tokyo Olympic after leukemia

By Stephen Wade Apr. 04, 2021 06:06 AM EDT

1948 Olympic swimmer, masters multiple record holder, dies

By Mark Pratt Apr. 02, 2021 04:11 PM EDT
Clara Lamore Walker, who swam for the U.S. at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, won three national championships, and later in life set hundreds of national...

CAS to hear retrial of Sun Yang's doping case in May

By Graham Dunbar Apr. 01, 2021 05:19 PM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — The retrial of Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang will be held by sport's highest court next month after his initial eight-year ban for alleged...

Local team players compete in a curling competition during a test event for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at National Aquatic Center, also known as the "Water Cube" in Beijing, Thursday, April 1, 2021. Chinese capital hold a 10 days test events for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in five different venues from April 1-10, becomes the first city to hold both the Winter and Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Beijing begins to test venues for 2022 Winter Olympics

Apr. 01, 2021 07:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2020, file photo, Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, speaks during the joint press conference between IOC and Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) in Tokyo, Japan. The International Olympic Committee is pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled and will not open on July 23. The Tokyo Games were postponed 10 months ago at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and now their future appears threatened again.(Du Xiaoyi/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Thomas Bach re-elected as IOC president until 2025

By Graham Dunbar Mar. 10, 2021 10:20 AM EST

Ledecky wins 800 free, finishes 4-for-4 in Texas meet

Mar. 06, 2021 10:40 PM EST
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Katie Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle in Texas on Saturday night for her fourth title in her first national competition in a year...

FILE - In this July 1, 2016, file photo, Elizabeth Beisel, left, and Missy Franklin start the women's 200-meter backstroke semifinal at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. The U.S. Olympic swimming trials will be split into two meets, a radical change that is designed to provide safer conditions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. USA Swimming announced Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, that a Wave I meet, comprised of lower-ranked swimmers qualifying for the trials, will be held on June 4-7. The top finishers will advance to the main Wave II meet on June 13-20 to determine who represents the U.S at the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Former Olympic great Missy Franklin is going to be a mom

By The Associated Press Mar. 06, 2021 03:55 PM EST

Ledecky wins 3rd title in Texas; Lochte reaches 1st final

Mar. 05, 2021 10:13 PM EST
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Katie Ledecky led all the way in winning the 200-meter freestyle Friday at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet, earning her third title in three...