MONTREAL If Michael Phelps is going to be the star of the World Swimming Championships, he'll have to fend off Grant Hackett. The Australian set a world record in the 800-meter freestyle Wednesday ...

For the first time since December of 2009, there is a new fastest man in swimming history. Australian Cameron McEvoy broke the 50m freestyle world record, shaving 0.03 off of Cesar Cielo's old mark.

Not long ago, the world record in the women’s 200-meter butterfly was widely viewed as the most-daunting on the books. But Summer McIntosh has twice made a run at that standard, held by China’s Liu ...

David Popovici has downed his European 100m freestyle record in 46.71 at the European Aquatics U23 Championships in Samorin. The Olympic bronze medallist came home in the second-fastest time in ...

TORONTO, CANADA - OCTOBER 24: Mollie O'Callaghan of Australia celebrates after winning the Women's 200m Freestyle Finals and setting a new World Record during day two of the World Aquatics Swimming ...

In the final swim of senior captain Zion James’ career, the standout sprinter had one final chance to break the program record he had chased his entire career. Diving into the water as the leadoff for ...