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Gretchen Walsh earns breakthrough swimming world title with second-fastest time in history

Gretchen Walsh won her first individual long course world title by nearly breaking her own 100m butterfly world record. Walsh ...

World Aquatics Championships 2025: Gretchen Walsh wins gold in 100m butterfly to lift illness-ridden U.S. squad

It's been a tough go for Team USA at the World Aquatics Championships, but the team won't leave the event without a gold ...

American team at world swimming battles case of ‘acute gastroenteritis’ that damages performance

The United States team at the swimming world championships in Singapore is battling a case of “acute gastroenteritis” that ...

U.S. swim team dealing with ‘acute gastroenteritis’ at world championships

It was not clear how much the illness had impacted the team, but several swimmers either were pulled from their events or ...

Chinese swimming prodigy makes debut on world stage at just 12 years old

Yu Zidi, of China, made her debut at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday in Singapore, competing in the 200-meter ...

China's Yu Zidi, 12, makes debut at world swim championships

The globe got its first look on Sunday at 12-year-old Chinese prodigy swimmer Yu Zidi, making her debut at the swimming world ...

Teenage swim sensation Summer McIntosh beats Katie Ledecky to take gold in 400m freestyle at World Aquatics Championships

Summer McIntosh beat the field by nearly two seconds to take gold in the 400m freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships ...

Swimming’s world championships have arrived, with a ‘race of the century’

Katie Ledecky vs. Summer McIntosh in the 800-meter freestyle is the highlight of the first major international competition ...