Canada’s Summer McIntosh led from the start and never flinched en route to a gold medal in the women’s 400-meter freestyle on Sunday at swimming’s world championships, rolling to victory in her first ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Katie Ledecky set an Olympic record Sunday in her preliminary heat of the women's 400-meter freestyle, falling 0.34 seconds shy of her own world record with a time of 3:58.71.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Katie Ledecky was racing nothing but the clock. It was no contest. The unassuming teenager from suburban Washington gave the United States its first swimming gold medal of the Rio ...

In the second article in a series that examines event growth in the sport of swimming, we profile the women’s 400-meter freestyle and the combination of firepower and depth currently seen in the ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 28: Katie Ledecky of Team United States celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Women's 1500m Freestyle Final on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics ...