In other events, Gretchen Walsh became the first American woman to ever win gold at the world championships in the 50m ...

Katie Ledecky is considered arguably the best women's swimmer of all-time, and she continued her dominance at the World ...

Katie Ledecky remains unbeaten in the 800 freestyle, while the Americans set a world relay record and piled up three gold ...

Ledecky, trailing McIntosh at the 700-meter mark, surged ahead on the final lap, fending off a hard-charging Pallister as ...

Australian Kaylee McKeown and American Regan Smith went one-two in the 200m backstroke, just as they did in all three ...

American Katie Ledecky continued domination of the women's 800 meters freestyle with a brilliant swim to win gold.

Ledecky won with a time of 8:05.62, both a world championships record and the fourth fastest time in the history of the 800m ...

Ledecky held off Lani Pallister and Summer McIntosh in a tight race Saturday to win gold and extend her reign in the ...

The United States set the world record in the 4x100 freestyle mixed relay, clocking 3 minutes, 18.48 seconds in the swim ...

After swimming her fastest-time ever in an 800m free at worlds, Katie Ledecky said she's "ecstatic" to cap a "great season" ...

Katie Ledecky won her seventh world title in the 800 meter freestyle on Saturday, Aug. 2 at swimming's world championships, ...

Katie Ledecky remains the gold standard in the 800-meter freestyle, winning a gold medal Saturday at the swimming world ...