RIO DE JANEIRO --Katie Ledeckycompleted the sweep. The American won the women's 800-meter freestyle final in 8:04.79, beating her own world-record time by nearly two seconds to become the second woman ...

American star Katie Ledecky won her seventh world title in the women’s 800-meter freestyle on Saturday, fending off the challenges of Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh and Australia’s Lani Pallister.

At the 700-meter mark, when Katie Ledecky is usually padding her lead in a long-distance race, Summer McIntosh hit the wall first, 0.14 seconds ahead. The 18-year-old Canadian star was on the verge of ...

Katie Ledecky showed she is still the gold standard in the 800 meters freestyle after ending Summer McIntosh's bid for five individual titles while fending off Australian surprise package Lani ...

The last time Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky met in a World Championship final, a wildly-hyped three-woman showdown turned into a massive dud. Two years ago in Fukuoka, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus ...

Katie Ledecky is heading to Tokyo as a household name nine years after her first foray into the national spotlight at the 2012 London Olympics. With more than 160,000 followers on Twitter and ...

From Chase Kalisz's dream-realizing 400m IM victory to Caeleb Dressel's history-making fifth gold medal in the men's 4x100m medley relay, the Tokyo Olympic swimming competition delivered from start to ...