Nov. 19, 2022 16:47 PM EST
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Shuffling along in her slides and cozy Stanford Basketball parka, Tara VanDerveer offers a reminder of her one rule when it comes to swimming: If she's going to get wet, she absolutely must stay in for at least 45 minutes to make it worthwhile.
The Hall of...
Nov. 07, 2022 10:01 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katie Ledecky swam to a world record of 7 minutes, 57.42 seconds in the 800-meter freestyle in a World Cup meet Saturday night.
The previous record of 7:59.34 by Spain’s Mireia Belmonte had stood since 2013.
Indianapolis is one of three stops on...
Nov. 03, 2022 17:55 PM EDT
It only took a few seconds for Rachel Kennedy to grab her phone after she left the checkout line at the sporting-goods store, where she had just finished buying a new glove, pants, belt, cleats and the rest of the equipment for her son, Liam's, upcoming baseball season.
“I texted...
Oct. 29, 2022 21:48 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Katie Ledecky is having a great time in her first competitive event of the season at this week’s FINA Swimming World Cup.
Ledecky set a world record in the 1,500-meter freestyle on Saturday night at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
“I knew that...