BUDAPEST, Hungary—Italy’s Thomas Ceccon set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke and Katie Ledecky claimed yet another gold at the swimming world championships on Monday. Ceccon stunned the competition in Budapest by clocking 51.60 seconds to shave 0.15 seconds off the previous best mark set by American Ryan Murphy at the 2016 Olympics….

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Katie Ledecky has started the United States’ medal collection at the world swimming championships with a gold by reclaiming her title in the women’s 400 meters on Saturday. Ledecky clocked 3 minutes, 58.15 seconds—nearly two seconds off the world record—on the first day of racing for her fourth world title in the 400 freestyle…

Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel added gold medals to their hauls on Saturday at the Tokyo Olympics. Ledecky clocked in at 8 minutes, 12.57 seconds, winning the women’s 800-meter freestyle. Ledecky, 24, of Washington, finished 1.26 seconds ahead of rival Titmus Ariarne of Australia. Italy’s Simona Quadarella won bronze, edging Team USA’s Katie Grimes. Ledecky,…

American swimmer Katie Ledecky on Wednesday won gold in the Tokyo Olympics women’s 1,500-meter freestyle. Ledecky, 24, of Washington, touched the edge after 15 minutes, 37.34 second—well behind the world record run she completed three years ago, but enough to finish first. When Ledecky saw the “1” beside her name, she wasn’t so concerned about the…

TOKYO—When Katie Ledecky finally saw that familiar number next to her name, the emotions flooded to the surface at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. She tumbled over the lane rope to give her runner-up teammate a hug. She let out an uncharacteristic scream toward the American cheering section in the mostly empty arena. Finally, as the…

TOKYO—Katie Ledecky’s teammates are already piling up Olympic medals. Now it’s her turn, and she wants some hardware of her own. Ledecky opened her Olympic program as the top qualifier in the 400-meter freestyle on Sunday night, setting up a showdown with Ariarne Titmus of Australia as the American star tries to defend her title….

TOKYO—Two of America’s star Olympians headline Sunday’s events at the Tokyo Games as Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky both begin their quests to rewrite the record books. The U.S. men’s basketball team begins play, while surfing makes its Olympic debut and the women’s skateboarders see their first action. Here are some things to watch. (all…

OMAHA, Neb.—America’s biggest swimming stars shined brightly on the next-to-last night of the Olympic trials. Their only complaint? Both wanted to go a bit faster Saturday. Caeleb Dressel added another event to his Tokyo program, powering to a dominating victory in the 100-meter butterfly. Katie Ledecky blew away the field in the 800 freestyle, winning…