LONG BEACH, CALIF. - One likely U.S. Olympic medal went back into the pool Wednesday when Michael Phelps withdrew from the 200-meter backstroke for the 2004 Olympics. Looking to equal or better Mark ...

Swimming World takes a look at the longest-standing American records and who is best positioned to break them.

Michael Phelps is not unbeatable. Not when he's going against Aaron Peirsol. The world-record holder and two-time Olympic champion handed Phelps his first defeat in almost a year, winning the ...

OMAHA, Neb. -- Michael Phelps surged to the wall and then whipped around to spot his time. That number wasn't really important. The only thing that mattered was No. 5. The most decorated athlete in ...

Many of the swimming events in the Olympic Games have come and gone. American fans might feel slightly disappointed in the outcome of these races thus far, seeing how megastars Michael Phelps and Ryan ...

GOLD COAST, Australia -- The second coming of Michael Phelps gained momentum with another gold medal at the Pan Pacific championships on a night when U.S. teenager Katie Ledecky set yet another world ...

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps outdueled Ryan Lochte to win the 200 meters individual medley at the U.S. Olympic trials on Friday while Katie Ledecky suffered her first setback on the road ...