Doing the swimming 'double'... without much trouble

Swimming in Olympics is synonymous with medals and records. The London Games is no exception. Nine world records and 15 Olympic records were broken during the course of the week that......

Road to Rio a bumpy one for Franklin

‘I've been saying I don't think I swam it as well as I could have’ ‘But you know what? I got a spot, and that's all I needed to do’ IMAGE: Swimmer Missy Franklin poses for......

'Cricket will be part of 2024 Olympics if Rome wins bid'

IMAGE: Laureus Ambassador and Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin plays cricket . Photograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Laureus/Getty Images. Cricket will be part of the 2024 Olympics if Rome......

Meet the girl dominating world swimming championships

Katie Ledecky claimed a stunning gold in the women’s 200 metres The 18-year-old American won the 1,500m freestyle gold with a world record Ledecky defies the ‘sprinter or......

Why Simone Biles, a 17-year-old, is sportswoman of the year...

Simone Biles of USA competes in the floor exercise. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images American Simone Biles, who won four golds at last week's world gymnastics championships in China,......