The New York Times story reported on lifeguards tasked with watching over the athletes, even someone as adept in the pool as Michael Phelps, who had 18 gold medals to his name at the time the story ...

After the Paris Olympics began in late July 2024, a meme went viral making fun of the notion that professional lifeguards are present at Olympic swimming events, calling it the most "useless" job in ...

Four-time Australian Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus has announced she is retiring from swimming at the age of 25, saying "the time feels right to step away". "It's a tough one [decision] but ...

Caeleb Dressel, the top star in men's swimming, has had a relatively muted roll in the proceedings in the pool thus far in ...

Katie Ledecky, racing her third event of the day after the 400 free final and the 200 free prelims, claimed the inaugural ...

Ariarne Titmus, a four-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer for Australia’s national team, has retired from the sport at age 25. Titmus announced her retirement in an Instagram video. “I am here to ...

Greg Meehan was the U.S. head women’s coach for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and had assistant coach roles in both Rio and Paris. / Rob Schumacher-Imagn Images USA Swimming continued its leadership ...