Women's swimming
Swimmer Cate Campbell receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, May 10, 2021. The Australian government announced after a special National Cabinet meeting that Olympic participants would be vaccinated under a priority group which includes health-care workers, Indigenous people aged over 55 and people older than 70. (AP Photo/John Pye)
Vaccine a shot in the arm for Campbell's Olympic preparation

By John Pye May. 10, 2021 04:23 AM EDT

A woman with her dog walks past the Olympic rings in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Athlete protests remain banned at Tokyo Olympics, IOC says

Apr. 21, 2021 04:10 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

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...

FILE - In this July 27, 2019, file photo, United States' Simone Manuel starts a heat of the women's 50-meter fresstyle at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Manuel joined with fellow Olympians Sue Bird, Chloe Kim and Alex Morgan to launch TOGETHXR, a media and commerce company aimed at girls and women. It will create content for social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok as well as its own YouTube channel. Billie Jean King cheered its announcement this week. “I can’t wait to share everything we have in store," Manuel tweeted earlier this week. “ (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of pool

By Beth Harris Mar. 05, 2021 03:01 AM EST

File-This July 28, 2019, file photo shows United States gold medalist Simone Manuel posing with her medal following the women's 50m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Katie Ledecky is among several big names diving back in with three months to go until the U.S. Olympic trials. Caeleb Dressel, Manuel, double backstroke world-record holder Regan Smith, and Ryan Lochte will swim over four days in the first single-site American meet since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Ledecky wins easily in 1st major swim meet amid pandemic

By Beth Harris Mar. 03, 2021 02:11 AM EST

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)
US Olympic swim trials split into 2 meets because of COVID

By Paul Newberry Jan. 26, 2021 10:45 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, a statue in honor of former Olympians Tommie Smith, left, and John Carlos is seen on the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes, announcing Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond. It was Rule 50, which prohibits inside-the-lines protests at the games, that most famously led to the ouster of Smith and Carlos from the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City after the sprinters raised their fists on the medals stand to protest racial inequality in the United States. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
Olympics on tight timeline to chart new path on protest

By Eddie Pells Dec. 11, 2020 01:42 AM EST

USA Swimming to start 2021 with meet at 3 sites

Dec. 09, 2020 01:31 PM EST
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The first TYR Pro Swim Series event next year will be held in three cities and include about 600 swimmers, with results from...

FILE In this July 31, 2019, file photo, Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley time trial at the U.S. national swimming championships in Stanford, Calif. Lochte was ticked off about his performances in the pool at the U.S. Open, the first major meet on American soil since the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports in mid-March. Lochte finished third in the 200-meter individual medley with a time 2 minutes, 1.05 seconds Friday — well behind winner Chase Kalisz in 1:59.72. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Swimmer Ryan Lochte miffed at his times in return to racing

By Beth Harris Nov. 14, 2020 01:45 PM EST

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:29 PM EST
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

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