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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Michael Phelps was up in his broadcast seat, a mere observer rather than the driving force of U.S. swimming. No need to fret about what he left behind. The Americans are off to a flying start at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Displaying their trademark depth, the U.S. earned six of 12 medals Sunday on the first morning of finals, showing no signs of slipping even without the most decorated athlete in Olympic history. From Chase Kaliszs...

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won two gold and two silver medals. While at Stanford, she was a six-time individual NCAA Division/ Womens Swimming and Diving Championships champion. Houston Star Simone Biles may have given what she thought was a mediocre qualifying effort --- she left the arena after seeing her score on her last event without speaking to the media --- but she did qualify to get a shot at six gold medals. Go forth, Simone, and Get Gold! photo: GettyImages Photo: Getty Image...

U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky won silver in the 400m women’s freestyle, losing to her Australian rival Ariarne Titmus in a much anticipated show China’s Li Bingjie took the bronze medal. Titmus, who won the event in the 2019 world championships, took the gold medal with a time of 3:56.69. Ledecky came in at 3:57.36 and Li at 4:01.08. swimming 16 hours ago

swimming 16 hours ago One of Team USA’s premier swimmers made her Tokyo Olympics debut on Sunday. Katie Ledecky raced in her first heat of the Games as part of the second day of swimming. The day featured heats in six events: the women’s 100m backstroke, men’s 200m freestyle, women’s 100m breaststroke, men’s 100m backstroke, women’s 400m freestyle and men’s 4x100m freestyle relay....

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Katie Ledecky won her third gold medal of the Rio Olympics Wednesday night, leading the United States to another win in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. She took over for the final leg with the U.S. almost a second behind Australia. She passed Tamsin Cook in the second 50-meter stretch and pulled away from there. Ledecky finished a staggering 1.84 seconds...

After Raven Saunders placed fifth in the women’s shot put competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics and experienced a string of setbacks during her 2017 collegiate season, the 25-year-old South Carolina native experienced a period of depression with thoughts of suicide, according to “In 2018, I had my breakdown,” Saunders said, adding that part of her stress was related to navigating the world as a Black LGBTQ+ woman. She said she often based her self-worth on her athletic performances and w...

Years before people were lining up for Katie Ledecky’s autograph, she was a young fan herself just trying to get a souvenir from swimming royalty, the “Today” show reports. A photo shared by the Ledecky family with ESPN reporter Darren Rovell shows Ledecky, 9, beaming after getting an autograph from swimming legend and now-Olympic teammate Michael Phelps back in 2006.... Olympics Aug 10, 2016

We’re keeping our eyes peeled for Bay Area athletes headed to the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan later this summer. As the Olympic Trials continue over the coming weeks, watch this space for updates on your favorite local Olympians. (Reminder, the Olympics air on NBC July 23 – Aug. 8, 2021) Programming Guide: How to Watch the…

Years before people were lining up for Katie Ledecky’s autograph, she was a young fan herself just trying to get a souvenir from swimming royalty, the “Today” show reports. A photo shared by the Ledecky family with ESPN reporter Darren Rovell shows Ledecky, 9, beaming after getting an autograph from swimming legend and now-Olympic teammate Michael Phelps back in 2006.... Olympics Aug 10, 2016