Fukuoka

STEPHEN WADE Associated Press FUKUOKA, Japan — Here's why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport: She is never quite satisfied.The 26-year-old…

STEPHEN WADE Associated Press FUKUOKA, Japan — John Mason, the announcer at the swimming world championships, stuck a nickname on Mollie O'Callaghan after the 19-year-old Australian added the…

FUKUOKA, Japan — Watch out for these two young swimmers when you take in next year's Paris Olympics: 21-year-old Leon Marchand of France and 16-year-old Summer McIntosh of Canada.Marchand won his third gold medal…

By STEPHEN WADE Associated Press FUKUOKA, Japan — Katie Ledecky has almost never gone home with anything other than a gold or silver medal in the Olympics or world championships dating from the…

PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Caeleb Dressel made it to the 50-meter butterfly final but again failed to qualify for the world championships, finishing third at the U.S.…

By IANS LAUSANNE: The 19th edition of the World Swimming Championships, scheduled to be held in Fukuoka, Japan from May 13-29, 2022 have been postponed to July 14-30 next year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the…