Australia tied their record gold haul at swimming’s world championships with one day remaining Saturday, while greats Katie Ledecky and Sarah Sjostrom carved their names deeper into the sport’s history. Australia claimed three more gold medals to take their count to 13 in Fukuoka, tying their best-ever tally from 2001 and 2005. It secured their...
Katie Ledecky won a record-extending 20th gold at swimming’s world championships on Tuesday but Romanian sensation David Popovici fell flat, missing out on a medal after an “awful” performance. Ledecky romped home in the women’s 1,500m freestyle in Fukuoka to bolster her credentials as the most decorated woman swimmer in the history of the world...
Katie Ledecky said Saturday that it would be “neat” to cement her place in swimming immortality at this month’s world championships and hinted she may compete at the 2028 Olympics. The American great can become the first swimmer ever to win six world titles in one event if she claims gold in the 800m freestyle...