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Summer is in full swing in August. Come the eighth month of the calendar year, temperatures outside tend to be especially steamy and individuals and families are doing all they

At the Beijing games of 2008, swimmer Michael Phelps was determined to break Mark Spitz’s nearly four-decade-old record of seven gold medals in a single…

Swimmer Katie Ledecky broke Michael Phelps' record for world titles after winning her 16th gold medal on Saturday in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Ledecky also became the first swimmer to win six consecutive world championships in the same event

Given her track record, Ledecky could keep moving closer to Phelps' Olympic medals record in 2024, though it'll be difficult to surpass.

Dear Editor and Community, Our local swim team recently fired its coach Erik Ran. I understand that these things have many different perspectives, but I never see anybody mentioning what Erik Ran’s swimming history included. I swam with him in college at USC. We finished second twice at NCAAs, and he was the highest-scoring swimmer […]

NEGAUNEE —Swimmers can take a dip in Teal Lake at the end of this month while also raising money for diabetes treatment. According to a press release, the

Elissa Altman on celebrating a big birthday and the things she's learned along the way.

Today, displaying the flag makes you a right-wing extremist, white supremacist, or any number of false stereotypes. Why is that?

In a sport still struggling to diversify, Anthony Nesty is a significant presence on the pool deck at the U.S. national championships. “You know you're a role model,” Nesty told The Association Press. Nesty is the head coach at the University of Florida and oversees one of the top pro teams in the country, a star-studded group that includes Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel and Bobby Finke.