Here is more background from the Associated Press on Gretchen Walsh’s new world record: Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the women’s 100-meter butterfly Saturday night, posting a time of 55.18 ...

Here’s some of the latest Olympic swimming news, courtesy of the Associated Press: PARIS (AP) — Eurosport has dropped an Olympic swimming commentator from its Paris coverage for an “inappropriate” ...

Here’s a recent story on the Olympics, via the Associated Press: PARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American This summer's Olympic games in London feature ...