Katie Ledecky has tied one of swimming’s most impressive records.
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Katie Ledecky wins gold in women’s 1500m freestyle, tied for most medals by female swimmer
Katie Ledecky dominates the 1500 again, her 12th Olympic medal, tied for the most ever by a female swimmer.
POLL: Which is more prestigious— more gold medals or more medals overall?
Day 5 of the Olympics is underway and countries are slowly adding to their medal counts as athletes take the world by storm.
What’s Hot in Paris: Rugby on the rise after U.S. wins first-ever women’s medal
What once was a lesser-known sport, has claimed its territory as a growing sport, potentially signaling a rise in Rugby, after Team USA won bronze in women’s Rugby Sevens on Tuesday in Paris.
U.S. men’s gymnastics team secures bronze for first medal since 2008
PARIS (AP) — Japan surged past its longtime rival China to win gold in the Paris Olympics men’s gymnastics competition, and the Americans earned bronze for their first medal since 2008. Sarasota gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, who’s known as the pommel horse specialist, sealed the deal for Team USA, scoring a 14.866. Fellow Sarasota gymnast Brody […]
Qualifying didn’t go as planned for Sarasota gymnast Brody Malone. Redemption awaits in the final
Brody Malone has spent the last 16 months defying the odds, improbably coming back from a catastrophic right knee injury in the spring of 2023 to reach the Olympics for a second time.
‘The medal is a medal’: Katie Ledecky settles for bronze in Olympic debut
“So I would have been happier with a faster time,” Ledecky told Nexstar’s Matt Barnes after coming out of the water. “But again, the medal is a medal.”
All he does is win gold medals: Caeleb Dressel captures 8th gold as anchor of US relay team
Caeleb Dressel touched the wall and shouted in triumph. He threw his fists to the air and high-fived U.S. fans during a victory lap. Then, finally, he found his family and gave his wife and baby boy celebratory hugs and kisses.
Katie Ledecky starts Olympic swimming with fastest time in 400 free prelims
atie Ledecky fired the first salvo in her duel with Ariarne Titmus, posting the fastest time the preliminaries of the women’s 400-meter freestyle Saturday as the swimming competition began at the Paris Olympics.