Katie Ledecky

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky hunt more gold as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce seeks 100m treble

Katie Ledecky is the runaway favourite in the women's 800m free, winning gold at the last two Olympics and four straight world championships.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Ariarne 'Terminator' Titmus revels in glory after conquering Ledecky twice

Titmus, the Australian swimmer who took down Katie Ledecky on Monday, did it again on Wednesday to claim her second freestyle gold medal.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Under-pressure Simone Biles eyes team gold, Naomi Osaka takes court with tropical storm brewing

All eyes will be on Biles at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre as the 24-year-old four-time Olympic champion seeks to erase the memory of an uncharacteristically error-strewn qualifying competition.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Katie Ledecky bounces back from 400m freestyle upset; Kristof Milak cruises through 200m butterfly heats

The American great was upset by arch-rival Ariarne Titmus over 400m, raced in the morning, after the Australian reeled her in to deny the 24-year-old back-to-back titles.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Aussie coach goes viral for jubilant reaction after Ariarne Titmus gold medal

Boxall's emotional display became an instant hit on social media, where one admirer tweeted it was "the best reaction of all time."

Katie Ledecky wins her shortest, longest races at US Olympic swimming trials

In the 1500m event, Ledecky's winning time was 15 minutes, 40.50 seconds, well off her 2018 world record (15:20.48) but fastest in the world this year.

Katie Ledecky finishes Pro Swim Series with fourth win on return from year-long break

The meeting in Texas was Ledecky's first full-scale long-course competition in a year, and a key step on her path to the US Olympic swimming trials in June and the rescheduled Tokyo Games.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Katie Ledecky wins easily in first major swim meet with time ticking down to deferred games

Ledecky led by a half-pool length for most of the 30-lap race before touching in 15 minutes, 42.92 seconds. Ashley Twichell finished well back in second at 16:04.29.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Swimmer Katie Ledecky aims at making history in 1,500m free event despite COVID uncertainties

The US freestyle great, whose 15 world titles are the most of any woman swimmer, adapted and adjusted along with the rest of the world in 2020, but she isn't giving any ground when it comes to her goals in the pool.

Rio Olympics 2016: Katie Ledecky‬ aims for rare freestyle gold treble in 200, 400 and 800m