‘Smiling so you can’t see the pain’: why artistic swimming is so tough
Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe on hard work, fake smiles and their real determination to reach the Olympic podium
How Phelps’ coach turned Marchand into an Olympic swimming legend
Bob Bowman guided Michael Phelps to glory and was in tears after Léon Marchand delivered on his promise in Paris
World records quiz: which athletes went highest, fastest and strongest?
Do you know the discus from the javelin? The mile run from the medley? And the 100m sprint from the 110m hurdles?
‘Three years of going flat stick’: Australia’s swimmers need break before 2028 Olympics
After winning seven gold medals in Paris, Australia’s swimming team plan to rest then reset for Los Angeles in 2028… but they don’t plan to rest on their laurels
‘The world’s getting faster’: business as unusual as US swimmers’ dominance erodes
The Americans topped the medal table in the pool in Paris but the men were close to going without an individual gold to show for their efforts
Marchand owned the Games but controversy still surrounds swimming
French public enthused by home athlete’s four golds but Chinese doping scandal made for a tense atmosphere
‘Performance by design’: the attention to detail that fuels Australia’s swimming medal machine
After a successful Paris Olympics meet head coach Rohan Taylor is already turning his attention to making improvements
Adam Peaty says he may retire … and hits out at ‘cheating’ Chinese swimmers
After Adam Peaty and the British relay team finished fourth in the 4x100m medley the 29-year-old said he ‘might have to step away from the sport’
Silver linings on final night as Australia end Olympic swim meet just behind USA
The Dolphins were pipped by the USA to the top of the medal table on the final night of swimming in Paris
USA break two world records in pool as men’s 4x100m medley reign ends
Bobby Finke ended a drought for the US men in the pool on Sunday night as the US women’s team broke the world record in the 4x100m medley
Katie Ledecky holds off Ariarne Titmus to win fourth Olympic 800m gold in row
American claims ninth individual gold medal with victory in the 800m to join gymnast Larisa Latynina as most decorated woman in Olympic history
Ariarne Titmus just falls short in latest instalment of Olympic swim rivalry with Katie Ledecky
Ariarne Titmus won silver behind Ledecky in the American’s favoured 800m freestyle while Kaylee McKeown and the mixed 4x100 IM team won bronze
Olympic swimming tensions ease as Kyle Chalmers and Pan Zhanle exchange messages
Australian swim star Kyle Chalmers has insisted there is no bad blood between him and Chinese rival Pan Zhanle
Marchand mania sweeps France as Le Roi Léon rules first week of Olympics
Léon Marchand, the shy 22-year-old from Toulouse who loves video games and hopes to be a pilot, is adored for his swimming technique as well as his personal story
Adam Peaty’s Olympic spirit shows winning does not mean coming first
In judging himself by internal measures rather than results, the swimmer has pointed the way ahead for Team GB