Five-time Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown has made even more history, breaking the 200m backstroke world record.

The 1984 U.S. Olympic swim team needed less than one minute to pick up its first two gold medals. In the 100-meter freestyle – the first swimming event of the Los Angeles Games – American teammates ...

What have you been up to so far in the summer? Exploring the world? Learning a new language? Taking in the sights and sounds of music festivals? How about rewriting the history books to become your ...

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When Pamela Anderson auditioned for the role of C.J. Parker in Baywatch in the 90’s, she probably didn’t imagine that the role would give her a place in the history of swimming itself. But now that ...

When a group of white and African American integrationists entered a St. Augustine, Fla. segregated hotel pool in 1964, the hotel manager poured acid into it. AP Photo Summers often bring a wave of ...

NANTERRE, France — It wasn’t the medal Katie Ledecky would’ve preferred. Still, it was good enough for the record books. On a night when Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh romped to another victory and ...