Florent Manaudou
Caeleb Dressel, of the United States, right, swims to win the gold medal in the men's 50-meter freestyle final followed by Florent Manaudou, of France, for silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
King Caeleb: Dressel joins elite club with dazzling Olympics

By Paul Newberry Aug. 01, 2021 08:26 AM EDT

Caeleb Dressel, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 50-meter freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Epic swims: Dressel, McKeon take place among Olympic greats

By Paul Newberry Jul. 31, 2021 10:00 PM EDT

Anton Borodachev of the Russian Olympic Committee, left, and Erwann Le Pechoux of France compete in the men's Foil team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Olympics Latest: Belarus runner says team forcing departure

Jul. 31, 2021 09:18 PM EDT

Simone Manuel, top, of the United States, swims alongside Emma Mckeon, of Australia, during heat 10 of the women's 50-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
US star Manuel returns to pool for 50 free after long layoff

By Paul Newberry Jul. 30, 2021 08:37 AM EDT

Michael Andrew, of United States, comes off the pool after swimming in the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Olympics Latest: US mixed relay team reinstated after appeal

Jul. 29, 2021 09:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú practices during a training session, in Naples. It’s different strokes for different folks in swimming. That makes sense for a sport that will hand out medals in a whopping 35 different pool events at the Tokyo Olympics. Hosszú says the Hungarians' medley success can be attributed to work ethic. She adds that "we are very stubborn and very much hard-working and we can just grind it out.” (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
In swimming, it’s different strokes for different folks

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 21, 2021 03:46 AM EDT