Marathon swimming
FILE - Simone Manuel of the United States, left, reacts with teammate Katie McLaughlin, right, at the pool during a swimming training session at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo. A cap designed for Black swimmers’ natural hair that was banned from the Tokyo Olympics has been approved for competitive races. Swimming’s governing body FINA says on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, that the Soul Cap was now on its list of approved equipment. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Swim cap for Black hair gets race approval after Olympic ban

Sep. 02, 2022 03:13 PM EDT

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 5-11

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 5 1921 — Radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provide the first broadcast of a major league game as the Pirates beat the Phillies 8-5 at...

The Rainbow Bridge is reflected in the water as swimmers compete during the men's marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Marathon man: Swimmer Mellouli looks ahead to Paris at 40

By Beth Harris Aug. 04, 2021 09:50 PM EDT

France's Jean Patry celebrates a point during a men's volleyball semifinal match against Argentina, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Olympics Latest: China women win table tennis again

Aug. 04, 2021 08:23 PM EDT

Silver medalist Kristof Rasovszky, left, of Hungary, bronze medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri, of Italy, walks out of the water after the men's marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Another planet: Wellbrock romps to win in swimming marathon

By Paul Newberry Aug. 04, 2021 07:59 PM EDT

2 swimmers drop out of hot Olympic marathon swimming

Aug. 04, 2021 07:17 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — David Aubry of France dropped out of the men’s 10-kilometer Olympic marathon swimming in the later stages of the seven-lap race. ...

Sakura Yosozumi of Japan competes in the women's park skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Track records keep falling in fast Tokyo Games

By Jim Vertuno Aug. 04, 2021 06:25 AM EDT

Officials applaud as Souad Nefissa Cherouati, of Algeria, finishes last in the women's marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Column: Some of the best Olympic stories are at the back

By Paul Newberry Aug. 04, 2021 04:46 AM EDT

Alice Dearing, of Britain, exits the water after finishing the women's marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Dearing, who brought swimming diversity debate, loses race

By Paul Newberry Aug. 03, 2021 10:19 PM EDT

Ana Marcela Cunha, of Brazil, poses with her gold medal after winning the women's marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Brazil's Cunha wins women's Olympic marathon swimming

By Beth Harris Aug. 03, 2021 08:18 PM EDT

Wojciech Nowicki, of Poland, competes in the final of the men's hammer throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Olympics Latest: World champ Dutch out in women's handball

Aug. 03, 2021 07:59 PM EDT

Florian Wellbrock, of Germany, swims in the men's 1500-meter freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Heat, humidity pose challenges in Olympic marathon swimming

By Beth Harris Aug. 03, 2021 12:21 AM EDT

Simone Manuel, top, of the United States, swims alongside Emma Mckeon, of Australia, during heat 10 of the women's 50-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Ban on 'Soul Cap' spotlights lack of diversity in swimming

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 31, 2021 06:30 AM EDT

Drones flying over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics is seen from Shibuya Sky observation deck Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony

Jul. 22, 2021 09:51 PM 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

Toyko 2020: Early morning marathon swimming in Tokyo

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2021 12:05 PM EDT
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Sharon van Rouwendaal and Ferry Weertman made it a Dutch sweep of the gold medals competing off hot and sunny Copacabana Beach. ...

FILE - In this Saturday, May 22, 2021 filer photo, I taly's Gregorio Paltrinieri competes during the men's 1500 meters freestyle finals at the European Aquatics Championships in Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary. Italian swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri has contracted mononucleosis, raising questions over whether he’ll be able to defend his gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. “We’re obviously upset because his Olympic preparations were proceeding perfectly,” Italian Swimming Federation president Paolo Barelli said Wednesday. “But Paltrinieri is a phenomenal champion and will battle down to the last meter to win the medals he’s dreaming about for Tokyo.” (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Olympic swimming champion Paltrinieri has mononucleosis

Jun. 23, 2021 10:54 AM EDT

U.S. Olympic swimming team

By The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
The United States swimming team for the Tokyo Olympics, with name, age, hometown and events: WOMEN Haley Anderson, 29,...

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...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:55 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...