KATIE LEDECKY

Anthony Nesty has made more history with his selection to lead the U.S. men’s swimming team at the Paris Olympics.

American swimmer Katie Ledecky's legacy keeps growing.

Katie Ledecky has won the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle with ease at the swimming world championships on a day that saw fellow American Ryan Murphy triumph in the men’s 100 backstroke.

American freestyler Katie Ledecky has almost never gone home with anything other than a gold or silver medal in the Olympics or world championships dating from the 2012 London Games.

Chase Kalisz has become the seventh American swimmer to make six world championship teams.

In a sport still struggling to diversify, Anthony Nesty is a significant presence on the pool deck at the U.S. national championships.

Katie Ledecky will concede that a few things have changed over her long career at the top of swimming.

Katie Ledecky has joined an elite club, earning her sixth trip to the world championships with a dominating victory in the 800-meter freestyle at the U.S. nationals.

A change of scenery worked out just fine for Katie Ledecky.

Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner was front and center at The ESPYS.

Katie Ledecky has extended her record haul of medals from the world swimming championships to 22 with her latest 800-meter freestyle win.

Italy’s Thomas Ceccon has set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke and Katie Ledecky has claimed yet another gold at the swimming world championships in Budapest.

Katie Ledecky has started the United States’ medal collection at the world swimming championships with a gold by reclaiming her title in the women’s 400 meters.

President Joe Biden praised Team USA for bringing a bit of unity to a pandemic weary nation as he hosted a White House celebration Wednesday with about 600 athletes from this year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing and the coronavirus-delayed Summer Games held in 2021 in Tokyo.

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Svetlana Romashina wins seventh gold with Russian Olympic Committee in artistic swimming team final.

Katie Ledecky gave all the details on what Team USA swimmers have been eating in Tokyo, how she managed to stay on top of an unpredictable bus schedule and the feeling of swimming next to Katie Grimes.

In The Village podcast host Elizabeth Beisel asks her former teammate Katie Ledecky to take us off the pool deck and into the dining room at the Athlete’s Village to learn what fuels her athletic achievements.

As the swimming events at the Tokyo Olympics conclude with fewer medals and a lot fewer golds for the United States, what comes next?

American star Caeleb Dressel still has a shot at five gold medals.

Caeleb Dressel set a world record and Katie Ledecky won her third straight 800m freestyle gold Saturday at the Tokyo Olympics.

Katie Ledecky made more history for the U.S. in the pool.

While they cannot be in person at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, supporters of Team USA swimmers send their love from afar.

The willingness of athletes, led by Simone Biles, to talk about the pressures they face as elite athletes on the Olympics stage, has forced a look at how NBC presents the Games to the public.

"You never take anything for granted," said Ledecky after expressing intent to compete in 2024. "You never know if you're going to be at the next Olympics."

Caeleb Dressel has won his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a world record in the 100-meter butterfly.

Katie Ledecky won the women's 800-meter freestyle on Saturday in Tokyo, her final event of the Olympic Games

Get primed for swimming on Day 8 of the Tokyo Olympics with the top storylines to follow from each event.

Get primed for swimming on Day 8 of the Tokyo Olympics with the top storylines to follow from each event.

Tatjana Schoenmaker knocked off the first individual world record in swimming at the Tokyo Olympics.

Caeleb Dressel is expected to be the star of Day 7 at the Tokyo Games as he seeks his third gold medal in Friday night coverage of the Olympics.

Katie Ledecky and 15-year-old teammate Katie Grimes went 1-2 in their 800m freestyle heat, setting up a potential podium moment in the final.

China wins the 4x200m freestyle relay, but Katie Ledecky shines as the U.S. takes silver. All three medalists broke the world record.

Caeleb Dressel got his first individual gold medal, the Chinese women put together a record-setting relay and American Sunisa Lee won the women’s all-around gymnastics gold.

Zhang Yufei had a much busier morning than she was expecting at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

Caeleb Dressel lived up to the hype in an Olympics where many of the U.S. favorites have faltered.

The U.S. women's swimming team is pocketing plenty of medals at the Olympic pool.

Katie Ledecky will be the first to concede that her standards are almost impossible to meet, especially at this stage of her stellar swimming career.

The Australian swimmer known as the Terminator who took down Katie Ledecky at the Olympics has done it again.

Katie Ledecky got her first gold medal of these Olympics, while Simone Biles pulled out of another event she came into the Games favored to win.

Day 5 Olympics roundup: After another defeat, Katie Ledecky bounced back to reassert her dominance, while Dutch athletes excelled in several sports.

After a fifth-place finish in her first race of the night, Katie Ledecky didn't have much time to recalibrate. After adding a gold to her collection, Ledecky battled emotion to explain exactly how she did it.

Finally, a gold medal in Tokyo for Katie Ledecky.

Katie Ledecky picked up a long-awaited gold medal in the first women's 1500m freestyle final in Olympic history.

Catch up on the action from the Tokyo Aquatics Center on Day 5 of swimming at the Olympics.

Ariarne Titmus won the women's 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Day 5 of the Tokyo Games features another busy day at the Aquatics Centre with five swimming finals and the men’s diving synchronized springboard final.

Get primed for swimming on Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics with the top storylines to follow from each event.

Alaska, of all places, has an Olympic champion at the pool.

Catch up on the action from the Tokyo Aquatics Center on Day 4 of swimming at the Olympics.

It's official. The two fastest women in the pool, Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus, will square off again in the 200 meter freestyle final.

Three of Team USA’s brightest swimming stars chase gold medals on the fourth day of competition from the Tokyo Aquatics Center

Simone Biles and Team USA seek their third consecutive gold medal in women's gymnastics in Tuesday's team final.

Katie Ledecky shined as the women's 1500m freestyle made its Olympic debut during Monday's prelims.

Races often end in a blur for Canada’s Maggie MacNeil because she wears glasses outside the pool but doesn’t use contacts or prescription goggles when swimming.

Australia’s Ariarne Titmus ran down Katie Ledecky in the 400-meter freestyle, handing Ledecky her first-ever Olympic silver in an individual event.

Katie Ledecky strolled onto the deck first, which meant she was headed to the second spot on the medal podium.

Katie Ledecky left it all in the pool in the 400m freestyle. She stood in an unfamiliar position on the podium afterward, but you'd never be able to tell.

Ariarne Titmus and Luka Doncic made memorable Olympic debuts.

Ariarne Titmus of Australia became the first woman to beat Katie Ledecky in an individual event at the Olympics.

Caeleb Dressel got started on his quest for six gold medals in swimming, while Katie Ledecky found herself in a very unusual position: Second place.

Follow along as we round up the action from Day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics swimming competition.

Look ahead to this evening's swimming finals.

In this first episode of On Her Turf, hosts Lindsay Czarniak and M.J. Acosta-Ruiz introduce American shooter Mary Tucker, who reflects on her journey to the Games and how it felt to be among the first athletes to compete in Tokyo. Later, the hosts welcome U.S. softball legends Jessica Mendoza and Lisa Fernandez to discuss the state of diversity in softball and the future of the sport.

Katie Ledecky opened her Olympic program as the top qualifier in the 400-meter freestyle, setting up a showdown with Ariarne Titmus of Australia.

Chen Lijun kept China’s perfect record in weightlifting intact with victory in the men’s 67-kilogram class at the Tokyo Olympics.

Katie Ledecky has proven her prowess in the Olympic pool. But this year in Tokyo, she has a chance to join an elite and historic group thanks to her ability to dominate both sprints and distance races.

Two of America's biggest stars begin their Tokyo Games on Sunday.

Chase Kalisz knows what’s coming: Pain, and lots of it in the 400-meter individual medley that gets swimming underway at the Tokyo Olympics.

A debate is brewing between former gold medalist Maya DiRado and some American swimmers over U.S. medal threat Michael Andrew’s decision not to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus on the eve of competition at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Tokyo Games have arrived at last, after a yearlong delay.

Find out where to watch every heat of the Tokyo Olympics swimming program.

There won’t be any reaction shots of excited, shocked or crying family members in the stands at the Tokyo Olympics.

Katie Ledecky, Andy Murray and Lisa Carrington are a few of the athletes vying for a third straight gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The Tokyo Games are almost here. We look back at 25 Olympic memories during the 25-day leadup.

We lost a lot last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of those things was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The Tokyo Olympics Swim Team roster is finalized and includes stars such as Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel, plus many new faces.

Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel, Michael Andrew and more provided unforgettable moments at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.

The stars shine brightly on the next-to-last night of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha.

Caeleb Dressel will be on world record watch as he attempts to qualify for his signature event, the 100m butterfly, on Night 7 at U.S. Swimming Trials.

Katie Ledecky wins the women's 800m freestyle at U.S. Trials, setting up a potential distance sweep at this summer's Olympics.

Olympic gold medalist Allison Schmitt is headed to her fourth Olympics after holding off Paige Madden by one-hundredth of a second for the runner-up spot behind Katie Ledecky in the 200-meter freestyle Wednesday.

Katie Ledecky’s most grueling night at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials resulted in two more victories.

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Allison Schmitt is headed to a fourth Olympic Games.

The Lilly King Show is headed to Tokyo.

Katie Ledecky overcame a tough schedule to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in both the 200 and 1500-meter freestyles.

Katie Ledecky attempts to pull off a grueling double on Night 4 at the U.S. Swimming Trials, while Caeleb Dressel and Nathan Adrian take the pool in the men's 100m semifinals.

Lilly King always seems to back up her big talk.

Katie Ledecky touched the wall far ahead of everyone else at the U.S. swimming trials.

Katie Ledecky won the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Pro Swim Series meet with the world’s fastest time this year.

Katie Ledecky won the 200-meter freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet with the world’s fastest time this year.

Outside of it, the Olympic champion is pushing herself in a new endeavor to boost the profile of women’s sports. AdShe’s aiming to defend her 100 free title at the Tokyo Olympics, delayed for a year by the coronavirus pandemic. When Stanford closed its facilities last March, Manuel and training partner Katie Ledecky found a backyard pool to work out in. He failed to make it out of the preliminaries, finishing 32nd in the 100 free and 25th in the 100 breaststroke. Blake Pieroni won the men’s 100 free in 49.19 seconds.

In six months, after a one year delay, the greatest athletes in the world will gather for the Tokyo Olympics. Here’s nice video to get you in the summer games mood:Your browser does not support iframes. Saturday, Jan. 23 marks six months until the Tokyo Olympic Games, which were postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. And with the pandemic still creating uncertainty about the summer games, three-time Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Peter Vanderkaay said that the athletes should still focus on training. Vanderkaay is hopeful the postponed summer Olympics will still take place amid the pandemic, even without spectators.

Saturday, Jan. 23 marks six months until the Tokyo Olympic Games, which were postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE: Japan minister says “anything can happen” with Tokyo GamesAthletes have had to be resourceful with training since many competitions have been cancelled or postponed. Vanderkaay is hopeful the postponed summer Olympics will still take place amid the pandemic, even without spectators. Tokyo Olympics Q&A: 6 months out and murmurs of cancellationThe Tokyo Olympics are to open in six months on July 23, and organizers have no public program planned to mark the milestone. Should they take place during a spreading pandemic — vaccine or no vaccine?

Irvine is hosting about 240 swimmers — a mix of national team members, collegians and high schoolers — competing outdoors under strict safety guidelines at a time when COVID-19 is surging again in many parts of the country. Ryan Lochte, seeking to make his fifth Olympic team at age 36, is competing at the U.S. Open site in Sarasota, Florida. Swimmers enter the complex through a designated spot and follow a progression from the warm-up pool, competition pool, warm-down pool and exit. The number of swimmers who can be in the same lane training at the same time is limited to a maximum of four. Multiple sessions are being staged to keep the number of swimmers at the complex at one time lower.

U.S. milk sales have been in freefall for decades as choices grew and consumers turned to soda, juices and plant-based alternatives like soy milk. But then came the coronavirus pandemic, and milk sales saw a sharp rise. During the same period last year, milk sales were down 2.3%. Milk sales saw their biggest year-over-year jump of 21% in March, when buyers were stocking up their pantries. Almond milk, coconut milk and rice milk also saw gains.

Adam Peaty of Great Britain celebrates after breaking a World Record 56.88 in the Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinal on day one of the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships at Nambu International Aquatics Centre on July 21, 2019 in Gwangju,A couple of milliseconds make a world record of a difference. Swimming phenom Adam Peaty beat his own record time for the men's 100-meter breaststroke early Sunday, becoming the first man to finish the race in under 57 seconds. The 24-year-old Brit clocked in at 56.88, nearly two seconds ahead of his opponents, in the event's semifinals at the 2019 World Aquatic Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. He is scheduled to compete in the final round of the men's 100-meter breaststroke Monday. "I've come here to win a world title, and that's tomorrow, and that's still my main focus," he said.