Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh was unable to beat American star Katie Ledecky in the women's 800-metre freestyle at ...

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

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

Katie Ledecky showed she is still the gold standard in the 800 metres freestyle after ending Summer McIntosh's bid for five ...

Katie Ledecky has dominated the women's 800-meter freestyle for more than a decade, winning gold in the event in four ...

In one of the most consequential non-Olympic races in years, all-time swimming great Katie Ledecky could face an ...

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 ...

In Thursday’s edition of CBC Sports’ daily newsletter, we break down the most anticipated race of the swimming world ...

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

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

Katie Ledecky showed it will take a monumental effort to pry the 800 metres freestyle title from her grip after the American ...

Also Friday, Toronto’s Josh Liendo and Montreal’s Ilya Kharun booked spots in the men’s 100-metre butterfly final Saturday.