Old-timers day: 30-somethings hanging on at US swim trials
OMAHA, Neb. — Amanda Weir just can't bring herself to say the word “retirement.”
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Mack Horton won’t defend 400-meter gold medal in Tokyo
ADELAIDE, Australia — Mack Horton won’t defend his Olympic 400-meter freestyle title in Tokyo after failing to make the Australian team for the event.
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Dressel, Ledecky lead chase for Olympic berths at US trials
OMAHA, Neb. — Caeleb Dressel wants to command the Olympics the way he’s done at worlds. Katie Ledecky is seeking to extend her dominance....
Lochte, chastened by misdeeds, takes aim at 5th Olympics
OMAHA, Neb. — Ryan Lochte knows what people think of him. He’s eager to make them forget the worst.
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Swimmer controversially withdraws before Olympic trials
Singer Cody Simpson was dominating attention ahead of Australia’s Olympic swimming trials until Maddie Groves withdrew from the six-day meet following a series of...
Column: Phelps is gone, but others ready to fill the void
OMAHA, Neb. — Not long after rolling into town, Michael Phelps would dutifully pop into the interview room to muse on his outlandish accomplishments...
Unbeatable backstrokers: Murphy looks to extend US dominance
ATLANTA — The last time the American men lost a backstroke race at the Olympics, 25-year-old Ryan Murphy wasn't even born.
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Matt Biondi picks up where he left off nearly 3 decades ago
Matt Biondi has picked up where he left off nearly three decades ago.
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Swimming federation to elect leader in shadow of FIFA case
GENEVA — A new president will take over the governing body of swimming on Saturday with a FIFA bribery case casting a shadow on...
Sponsors hail Naomi Osaka’s ‘courage’ on mental health
NEW YORK — A few years ago, a star athlete dropping out of a major tennis tournament over mental health issues might have been...