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Americans have more depth than anyone at the pool, but gold medals harder and harder to come by
NANTERRE, France (AP) — No one can match America's depth at the pool. That said, claiming the top step on the Olympic medal podium is no longer a given for U.S. swimmers. Nine days of thrilling competition at La Defense Arena wrapped up Sunday night with the...
Torri Huske claims a starring role for U.S. team at Paris Olympics
NANTERRE, Australia (AP) — While some of the biggest names in American swimming have faltered, Torri Huske has claimed a starring role at the Paris Olympics. The 21-year-old Virginian picked up her second gold of the Summer Games, anchoring the U.S. team to a world record in the...
US swimmer Alex Walsh loses a bronze because of a DQ, less than an hour before her sister won a gold
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Less than an hour after American swimmer Alex Walsh was disqualified and lost a bronze medal, her younger sister Gretchen won gold and helped the U.S. relay team set a world record. Talk about the highest of highs and lowest of lows on the Olympic stage for...
Paris Olympics Day 8: Biles and Ledecky win more gold, Sha'carri Richardson settles for silver
PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky led a strong showing for the United States at the Paris Olympics as both Americans added to their gold-medal collection on Saturday on Day 8 of the Games. Biles nailed her eponymous Yurchenko double pike vault to win the gold medal, the...
Simone Manuel flops in the 50 free, fails to advance out of the heats in Olympic swimming
NANTERRE, France (AP) — In another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel was eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Manuel posted the 18th-fastest time in the hectic sprint covering one length of the pool, not...
American star Ryan Murphy fails to advance to Olympic final in 200 backstroke
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Ryan Murphy came to the Paris Olympics hoping to reclaim his backstroke crowns. He'll have to settle for a single bronze medal. The 29-year-old Floridian was surprisingly eliminated in the semifinals of the 200-meter backstroke on Wednesday night. His time...
Swimming’s next generation, from all over the globe, claims the spotlight at Paris Olympics
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Swimming’s next generation of stars claimed the spotlight at the Paris Olympics on Monday night, a brash group that comes from all over the globe. Summer McIntosh, the 17-year-old phenom from Canada. David Popovici, a 19-year-old from...
'It's a girl' -- American swimmer Ryan Murphy finds out his child's gender after winning a bronze
NANTERRE, France (AP) — It's a girl. That's the surprise message that American swimmer Ryan Murphy got from the pool deck as he looked up at his wife, Bridget Konttinen, in the stands on Monday night at the Paris Olympics. Murphy won a bronze on Monday in the...
American swimmers grabbed plenty of hardware Monday at the Olympics, but no gold
NANTERRE, France (AP) — American swimmers added plenty to the U.S. medal count Monday night, just not the ones they most wanted. Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant stood side by side on the Paris podium. Ryan Murphy picked up the seventh medal of his illustrious career. And Luke Hobson...
Destination Paris: Swimmer Ryan Murphy longs to reclaim top spot on medal podium at the Olympics
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — (Editor's note: Olympic athletes competing in the marquee sports of gymnastics, swimming and track and field train for one shot at gold every four years with little margin for error. The Associated Press followed several of those athletes during their preparations for the...
