Swimming

IOC member casts doubt on postponing or moving Tokyo Games

TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold...
17:22 25 February 2022

Swimming authorities worked to protect Sun Yang from ban

GENEVA (AP) — International swimming authorities worked to protect three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang from being banne...
14:33 25 February 2022

Maine swim coach on pool deck despite medical setbacks

BANGOR, Maine — A college swimming coach has endured a quadruple bypass after a heart attack, removal of cancerous tumors from his colon and wrists, a...
13:07 11 January 2022

Swimming reinvents itself with glitz and cash of pro league

LAS VEGAS — In a darkened arena on the Las Vegas Strip, swimming is being reinvented. Some of the sport's biggest names are competing in the grand fin...
0:20 21 December 2021

AP Interview: Dressel a reluctant superstar heading to 2020

ATLANTA — In the post-Michael Phelps world, Caeleb Dressel fits snugly into the successor's slot.
20:42 18 December 2021

Troubled waters: Open water swimming faces do-over of 2016

ATLANTA — Haley Anderson has been through this before.
7:35 6 December 2021

Hot Water: Pressure to move Tokyo Olympics open-water venue

TOKYO — The IOC moved next year’s Tokyo Olympic marathons and race walks out of the Japanese capital to avoid the stifling heat and humidity.
5:48 4 December 2021

Chinese swimming star defends failure to take doping test

MONTREUX, Switzerland — Chinese Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang defended his failure to take a doping test by testifying at a rare public hearing Fr...
17:09 15 November 2021