Ryan Lochte
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2021 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 6 1958 — Glen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a world record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 49.2 in Budapest, Hungary. ...

Laszlo Cseh, of Hungary, swims in a men's 200-meter individual medley semifinal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Hungary's László Cseh closes Olympic career without gold

By Beth Harris Jul. 30, 2021 03:58 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 30 1870 — Monmouth Park opens with a five-day meet. 1930 — Host Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer’s first...

Tom Dean of Britain celebrates after winning the final of the men's 200-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
British swimmers make relay history; US doesn't even medal

By Paul Newberry Jul. 28, 2021 03:46 AM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 28 1913 — The United States wins its first Davis Cup since 1902 by beating Britain three matches to two. 1928 —...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 26 1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928...

FILE - In this April 10, 2021, file photo, Caeleb Dressel, left, and his wife, Meghan Dressel, look at a phone in the stands before the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet in Mission Viejo, Calif. For a man tabbed as swimming’s next superstar, Dressel could not be more disinterested. Of course, he cares about being fast in the pool. He just is not into anyone else’s expectations or comparisons. Fame is not his thing, either. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Spotlight beckons Caeleb Dressel, swimming's reluctant star

By Beth Harris Jul. 18, 2021 01:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 filer, Sweden's Therese Alshammar rests after a women's 50-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Therese Alshammar’s attempt to become the first swimmer to compete in seven Olympics ended Saturday with less than a month to go until the Tokyo Games. The Swedish great missed out on qualifying for a spot on her country’s 4x100 freestyle relay team when she was beaten by an Indian swimmer less than half her age in a two-woman heat at the Seven Hills meet in Rome. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
Sweden’s Alshammar won’t swim in record 7th Olympics

By Andrew Dampf Jun. 26, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

Caeleb Dressel reacts after winning the men's 50 freestyle during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Dressel, Ledecky lead powerful US swim team headed to Tokyo

By Beth Harris Jun. 21, 2021 02:50 AM EDT

Zach Harting reacts after winning the men's 200 butterfly during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
One down, one to go: Ledecky starts busy night with win

By Paul Newberry Jun. 16, 2021 09:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 11, 2021, file photo, Katie Ledecky competes in the women's 1500-meter freestyle final at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet in Mission Viejo, Calif. Ledecky finished first. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Dressel, Ledecky lead chase for Olympic berths at US trials

By Beth Harris Jun. 12, 2021 03:07 PM EDT

A bird rests with a backdrop of the Olympic rings floating in the water in the Odaiba section Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Tokyo. Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday, April 15, 2021, said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went as far to suggest they still could be canceled, and the other that even if they proceed, it might be without any fans. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only

By Paul Newberry Apr. 16, 2021 04:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 27, 2019, file photo, United States' Simone Manuel starts a heat of the women's 50-meter fresstyle at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Manuel joined with fellow Olympians Sue Bird, Chloe Kim and Alex Morgan to launch TOGETHXR, a media and commerce company aimed at girls and women. It will create content for social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok as well as its own YouTube channel. Billie Jean King cheered its announcement this week. “I can’t wait to share everything we have in store," Manuel tweeted earlier this week. “ (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of pool

By Beth Harris Mar. 05, 2021 03:01 AM EST

FILE In this July 31, 2019, file photo, Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley time trial at the U.S. national swimming championships in Stanford, Calif. Lochte was ticked off about his performances in the pool at the U.S. Open, the first major meet on American soil since the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports in mid-March. Lochte finished third in the 200-meter individual medley with a time 2 minutes, 1.05 seconds Friday — well behind winner Chase Kalisz in 1:59.72. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Swimmer Ryan Lochte miffed at his times in return to racing

By Beth Harris Nov. 14, 2020 01:45 PM EST

Jordan Wilimovsky competes in the men's 800 freestyle at the U.S. Open swimming championships Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
With COVID-19 surging, swimmers return to racing in the US

By Beth Harris Nov. 13, 2020 07:09 PM EST

FILE - In this July 31, 2019, file photo Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley time trial at the U.S. national swimming championships in Stanford, Calif. Lochte is launching his bid to make a fifth Olympic team in the first major U.S. meet since the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports in mid-March. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Lochte to compete in 1st major US meet since pandemic began

Nov. 06, 2020 03:58 PM EST