Kliment Kolesnikov of the Neutral Athletes won the men’s 50 backstroke in 23.68. Kolesnikov holds the world record (23.55).

The late surge meant that American swimmers had one more gold and nine more medals in total than they did in last year’s championships ...

Katie Ledecky, who won Saturday’s 800m free, is the only other female swimmer to claim four individual golds at a worlds ...

Yu Zidi, 12, became the youngest-ever medalist during her debut at the World Aquatics Championships. But she may face a toxic ...

Katie Ledecky has dominated the women's 800-meter freestyle for more than a decade, winning gold in the event in four ...

Ledecky won the 800 meters on Saturday at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, fending off challenges from ...

The Americans set a world relay record and piled up three gold medals Saturday in what's been an otherwise frustrating ...

Chinese 12-year-old Yu Zidi has the No. 3 qualifying time as she shoots for a medal. She picked up a bronze medal in a relay ...

Katie Ledecky, the undisputed queen of distance swimming, has done it yet again. This time, she snatched another gold in the ...