The 20-year-old Romanian reeled in US rival Luke Hobson to take the title in 1:43.53, with Hobson settling for silver (1:43.84) and Japan’s 18-year-old Tatsuya Murasa taking bronze (1:44.54).

Kaylee McKeown has unleashed a sensational swim to come from behind and claim the 100m backstroke gold medal at the World Swimming Championships in Singapore. The five-time Olympic gold medallist beat ...

Swimming’s biggest names are competing at the world championships in Singapore, including Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh, ...

Kaylee McKeown and Regan Smith have combined for the top-23 performances in history in the 100-meter backstroke.

Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, announced yesterday that the country would recognize the state of Palestine in ...

Katie Ledecky posted the fifth-fastest 1,500-meter freestyle time in history in winning the gold medal at the swimming world championships in Singapore on Tuesday.

Katie Ledecky has ceded a tiny bit of ground in other events, but she's still unbeatable in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

Katie Ledecky secured her 22nd world championship gold of her illustrious career on Tuesday (July 29), moving within four titles of Michael Phelps’s all-time record (26 world gold medals). The ...

The former Stanford star now owns 25 the top 26 times in history in the 1,500. Her time Tuesday was the fifth fastest, not ...

Katie Ledecky continued her dominance in the 1,500-meter freestyle, winning the event at the 2025 World Aquatics Championship ...