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Six Lochte medals put up for auction for charity
All of Ryan Lochte's Olympic silver and bronze medals are up for auction, with the proceeds going to Jorge Nation Foundation, a charity benefiting children with terminal illnesses.
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Olympic Sports
Ledecky pads worlds record with 800 free title
Katie Ledecky extended her record haul of medals from the world swimming championships to 22 with her latest 800-meter freestyle win.
Olympic Sports
U.S swimmer rescued after fainting in pool
American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was in danger of drowning after losing consciousness in the pool at the world championship in Budapest on Wednesday before being rescued by her coach, Andrea Fuentes.
Olympic Sports
Ledecky's record medal haul at worlds now at 21
Swimmer Katie Ledecky has extended her record haul of medals at the world championships to 21 after capturing gold in the women's 4x200 freestyle relay.
Olympic Sports
USA's Dressel withdraws from swimming worlds
American star Caeleb Dressel has withdrawn from the rest of the world swimming championships in Budapest for unspecified medical reasons.
News
Milak sets world record in men's 200 butterfly
Hungary's Kristof Milak set a world record in the men's 200 butterfly at the swimming world championships on Tuesday.
News
Dressel withdraws from 100 freestyle at worlds
Reigning world champion Caeleb Dressel will not defend his title in the men's 100 freestyle at the swimming world championship after withdrawing from Tuesday's semifinals.
Olympic Sports
Ledecky wins record-extending 17th swim title
Katie Ledecky led an American one-two and won her fourth 1,500-meter freestyle title at the world swimming championships and record-extending 17th overall.
Olympic Sports
USA swimmers win three more golds at worlds
Torri Huske, Caeleb Dressel and Alex Walsh claimed more gold medals for the United States at the world swimming championships on Sunday.
Swimming
Lia Thomas: I didn't transition to gain an advantage
Lia Thomas says her decision to transition was rooted in happiness, not a desire to gain a competitive advantage in swimming.
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Swimming
Lia Thomas: Didn't transition to gain advantage
In an exclusive ABC News/ESPN interview, former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas responded to critics who say transgender women threaten women's sports.
Olympic Sports
U.S. swim trials for '24 Olympics to run in June
The U.S. swim trials for the 2024 Olympic games will be held June 15-23 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, announced USA Swimming on Monday.
Olympic Sports
Titmus breaks Ledecky's 400 free world record
Olympic gold medalist Ariarne Titmus broke the women's 400-meter freestyle world record at the Australian swimming championships on Sunday.
News
Australia replaces Russia as swim worlds host
Australia replaced Russia as host of swimming's short-course world championships in December, the sport's governing body FINA said Friday.
News
Aussie swimmer sets record in 200 breaststroke
Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook set a world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Australian swimming championships.
Swimming
'I will always want to beat Phelps' - Chad le Clos
South African swimmer Chad le Clos says he's never had a problem with swimming legend Michael Phelps, and that sport is not personal to him. He just wants to win, even against his friends.
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News
Armstrong sets world record in 50m backstroke
American Hunter Armstrong has set a swimming world record in the men's 50-meter backstroke.
News
FINA won't punish banned swimmer for racing
Swimming's world governing body says it won't seek any extra punishment for a Russian swimmer who competed at the national championships while serving a ban for appearing at a rally in support of President Vladimir Putin and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
News
Banned Russian swimmer investigated for racing
An investigation is underway after Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov, banned nine-months from competition for appearing at a rally in support of Vladimir Putin and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, swam in the Russian national championships over the weekend.
News
U.S., Aussie swimmers to face off in Duel meet
The United States and Australia will contest a Duel in the Pool competition in August, the first time the world swimming powers will compete against each other in a match-race situation since 2007.
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NFL
U.S. swim trials go from Omaha to Indy for '24
Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium will host the 2024 U.S. Olympic swimming trials ahead of the Paris Games. Omaha had hosted the event since 2008.
News
Russian, Belarusian swimmers banned at worlds
FINA has banned Russian and Belarusian swimmers from competing at the world championships because of the war in Ukraine.
News
Swiss may skip swim worlds if Russians compete
Citing "safety and fairness," the Swiss swimming federation threatened Tuesday to boycott the world championships if FINA allows Russian and Belarusian athletes.
Olympic Sports
Suni Lee: Confidence an issue after gold in Tokyo
U.S. gymnast Suni Lee emerged as a star at the Tokyo Games, taking home gold in the all-around. Now at Auburn, Lee says she has battled a lack of confidence in her first year with the Tigers.
Olympic Sports
Italy helps Ukrainian synchro team reach Rome
Most members of the Ukrainian women's synchronized swim team have arrived in Rome after fleeing the war in their homeland.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113
USA - 88
CHN - 71
ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 39 |
 CHN | 38 |
 JPN | 27 |
Silver
| USA | 41 |
| CHN | 32 |
 ROC | 28 |
Bronze
| USA | 33 |
| ROC | 23 |
 GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7
McKeon - 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Dressel | 5 |
 McKeon | 4 |
| McKeown | 3 |
Silver
| Scott | 3 |
| Ledecky | 2 |
| Yufei | 2 |
Bronze
| McKeon | 3 |
 Melnikova | 2 |
| Nagornyy | 2 |
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Neeraj Chopra headlines India's 37-member contingent for athletics in 2022 Commonwealth Games
High jump national record holder Tejaswin Shankar and Federation Cup long jump gold medallist Jeswin Aldrin have been excluded from the squad
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Fabio Jakobsen takes Stage 2 at Tour de France; Wout van Aert dons yellow jersey
Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen captured Stage 2 at the Tour de France on Saturday, while Wout van Aert donned the yellow jersey for the overall race lead.
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Alejandro Valverde and another cyclist struck by car while training in southern Spain
Professional cyclist Alejandro Valverde and another rider were struck by a car while training in southern Spain.
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Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe among recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom
Gymnast Simone Biles and U.S. women's national team star Megan Rapinoe will be presented with the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by Joe Biden in a ceremony next week, the White House announced.
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Police conduct raids across Europe, seize evidence from Bahrain cycling team suspected of doping
Police conducted numerous raids across Europe this week, one of which resulted in the seizure of more than 450 capsules of unidentified substances from a Bahrani cycling team suspected of doping.
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Jeswin Aldrin offered trial, day after being left out of India's World Championships squad
The long jumper was left out owing to his dip in form and inconsistency, the Athletics Federation of India said.
