Lezak saves his best for last

Jason Lezak's incredible anchor leg swim that gave the United States the gold medal in the men's 4x100 meters freestyle relay on Monday may have seemed like history repeating. Eight years ago,......

US set world record; Scott helps Britain to gold

US set world record, claim women's 4x100m medley relay gold IMAGE: Team US reacts. Photograph: Antonio Bronic/Reuters The United States set a world record of three minutes and 50.40 seconds in the......

PHOTOS: Phelps's golden era on wane as records fall

The days when everything Michael Phelps touched turned to gold have now officially gone. At the London Olympics on Sunday, he did everything he could to win but suffered his second defeat in as......

U.S. sets 4x100 metre medley relay world record

The United States set a short course world record of three minutes, 25.09 seconds in the men's 4x100 metre individual medley relay at the world championships on Monday. The team of Aaron Peirsol,......

Record relay nets Phelps eighth swimming medal

The United States set a world record to win the men's 4x100 metres medley relay at the Athens Olympics on Saturday and allow Michael Phelps to match Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin's 1980 record......