Michael Phelps is right. USA Swimming’s failure runs deeper than medals
Phelps’s broadside against USA Swimming highlights a leadership void, falling medal share and unresolved safeguarding scandals as LA 2028 looms
Australia pipped by US at world swimming titles but Dolphins’ golden era endures
Mollie O’Callaghan and Kaylee McKeown were not the only Australians to shine in Singapore, whether individually or collectively
Ledecky wins 800m freestyle world title over Pallister and McIntosh in classic
Katie Ledecky fended off Lani Pallister and Summer McIntosh to win a seventh world title in the 800m freestyle in Singapore
‘King’ Kyle Chalmers out to reassert dominance over princeling upstarts at swimming worlds
The Australian has always positioned himself as the underdog but his enduring brilliance – and medal tally – suggests he should be anything but
US swimmers battling outbreak of ‘acute gastroenteritis’ at world championships
Several American swimmers were sidelined by a gastroenteritis outbreak as the world championships opened in Singapore
Summer McIntosh v Katie Ledecky: a generational duel set to define the world championships
Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky will collide in a blockbuster 800m freestyle final that headlines a world swimming championships packed with intrigue, rising stars and record threats
Hard work for Australian swimmers on road to LA 2028 begins in Singapore
Swim events at the World Aquatics Championships get under way this weekend as the Dolphins put the drawing board behind them
Twelve-year-old Chinese swimmer takes stunning times to world championships
Yu Zidi’s times at the Chinese national championships put her among the fastest in the world this season ahead and sealed her spot in three events in Singapore
Swimming world body will banish participants in pro-doping Enhanced Games
Swimmers, coaches and officials who compete in or support a controversial new sports event allowing PEDs will be barred from elite competition
Lilly King, flinty US swim star, sets retirement for end of 2025 season
World record holder Lilly King has announced the upcoming national championships in Indianapolis will be her final meet on US soil
Athletes warn against potential health risks of ‘dangerous, unethical’ Enhanced Games
Sport Integrity Australia takes aim at event planned for May 2026 as Australian body calls on clean athletes to resist the lure of prize money
Pro-doping Enhanced Games to debut in Las Vegas with Trump Jr backing
A controversial new Olympics-style sporting event where athletes will be permitted to use drugs is set to debut in Las Vegas next year
Katie Ledecky smashes her longstanding 800m freestyle world record
Katie Ledecky broke new ground once again on Saturday, shattering her own world record in the 800m freestyle with a time of 8min 4.12sec
LA 2028 Olympics adds swimming sprints and mixed-gender gymnastics
Sprint-distance swimming races and mixed-gender events in gymnastics and golf are among the additions to the programme for the 2028 LA Olympic Games