Tag: Swimming
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...
Paralympic champion swimmer wins prestigious Spanish prize
MADRID — Paralympic champion swimmer Teresa Perales has won Spain’s annual Princess of Asturias award for sports.
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AP Sportlight
May 28
1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a...
AP Sportlight
May 28
1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a...
Swim star Sun Yang’s 3-day retrial at sports court next week
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The retrial in three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang's doping case will be held over three days next week, the Court...
Russian swimmer Kolesnikov lowers 50 back world record again
BUDAPEST, Hungary — For the second consecutive day, Russian swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov improved his own world record in the 50-meter backstroke.
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Russian swimmer Kolesnikov improves 50 back world record
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Russian swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov improved his own world record in the 50-meter backstroke Monday.
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