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TOKYO — It was the Katie and Caeleb Show, an ongoing series at swimming, as the Americans continued their medal haul at the Olympics.Caeleb Dressel won his third gold medal of these Olympics, setting a world record in the 100-meter…

Current time in Tokyo: July 31, 12:00 p.m.Key Updates:July 30, 2021, 10:53 p.m. ETJuly 30, 2021, 10:53 p.m. ETBritain won the mixed medley relay, a new event.July 30, 2021, 10:44 p.m. ETJuly 30, 2021, 10:44 p.m. ETSimone Manuel failed to…

TOKYO — The week has been filled with tumult at the Summer Olympics. Big names pulled out of competition. The host city reported its highest one-day total of coronavirus cases. A typhoon buffeted the region with rain and wind. Pre-event…

Current time in Tokyo: July 28, 1:27 p.m.Key Updates:July 27, 2021, 11:12 p.m. ETJuly 27, 2021, 11:12 p.m. ETKatie Ledecky crushes the first women’s 1,500-meter freestyle at the Olympics.July 27, 2021, 10:52 p.m. ETJuly 27, 2021, 10:52 p.m.…

Ariarne Titmus of Australia won gold in the women’s 400-meter freestyle on Monday, beating defending champion and world-record holder Katie Ledecky from the United States.“Surreal,” said Titmus, who is competing in her first Olympics. “It’s…

Dressel launches seven-gold bid spearheading USA’s triumph in the 4x100m relay; Peaty defends 100m breaststroke title Australia’s Ariarne Titmus won a thrilling 400m freestyle duel with American great Katie Ledecky in the Olympic pool…

TOKYO — The moment Katie Ledecky knew would eventually come, though maybe not this soon, happened three-quarters of the way through the 400-meter freestyle Monday morning at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.For 300 meters Ledecky, the world-record…

Katie Ledecky can become a six-times Olympic gold medallist on Monday if the American wins her long-awaited 400m freestyle showdown with Australia’s World champion Ariarne Titmus.The big duel of the Tokyo pool will be one highlight of a…

The U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky’s domination is so routine that her surname has become a verb, synonymous with crushing the competition. For nearly a decade, she has ledeckied away in her specialties — distance swims longer than 400 meters —…

The crowd inside the CHI Health Center roared, bells clanged, and the public address announcer boomed over the commotion.“Katie Ledecky is doing what Katie Ledecky does,” he bellowed. “Do not let it pass over you.”Ledecky makes the…