Pan Zhanle’s performance at the Paris Olympics was nothing short of historic. He clocked an astounding 46.40 seconds in the 100 Free, (plus 45.9 on a relay). This swim was not only a big personal best but also a significant milestone in the sport, demonstrating a new level of speed and efficiency in the 100 freestyle.
Rowdy Gaines is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and NBC’s voice of swimming. We discuss his journey from underdog to champion, overcoming adversity, the state of competitive swimming today, and more
The 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte hosted a swimming clinic in Summerlin to teach swimmers techniques and motivate the next generation of swimmers.
Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe secured a first artistic swimming medal for Britain with silver in the women’s duet.
The duo, whose mothers also used to compete as a pair in the sport, came second to China with Netherlands taking bronze.
Hundreds of people took a plunge into the Hudson River Saturday for the New York City SEAL Swim.
It’s a challenge only the bravest will tackle – more people have climbed Everest – and yet Australians have an undeniable pedigree when it comes to channel swimming. It took a pre-dawn swim in Sydney’s Botany Bay to find out why.
For Christian Renford, his presence in the water this morning is personal. At 49, he has spent much of his life immersed in sport. CEO of Athletics NSW, he’s a keen weekend swimmer. He is also Des Renford’s grandson, and this month he hopes to establish a record when he enters the water near Dover.
Should he reach France, he is likely to become the first third-generation swimmer to have crossed the Channel, following his famous grandfather, and then his uncle Michael Renford who completed the swim in 2007. But it’s not just his lineage that stands out. If he lasts the distance, Christian Renford, a middle-aged weekend freestyler from Sydney, will have made another mark, one that is more about resolve than genetics.
When one thinks of an ACL tear, surgery is usually the very next thing that comes to mind. That’s exactly what Olympic gold medal swimmer Diana Munz-DePetro, a Northeast Ohio native and resident, thought when she tore hers while skiing.
But her on-the-go lifestyle didn’t have time for surgery.
“So I did a little bit of research and found out that there could be a possible way for me to rehab it,” Diana said.
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CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas sits down with swimmer Katie Ledecky – a four-time Olympian and 14-time medalist – in Paris to discuss her impressive performance at the 2024 Games, the honor of carrying the American flag at the Olympics closing ceremonies and more.
