Day 2 highlights from London [Updated 16:30 7/29]
France overcomes Lochte, U.S. men in 4×100 relay by Barry Svrluga French team celebrates win in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay. (Mark Terrill/AP Photo) The French 4×100-meter relay team, devastated...
View ArticleDana Vollmer, after missing Beijing, returns with world record in London
Dana Vollmer celebrates after breaking the world record in the women's 100-meter butterfly final at the London Olympic Games on July 29. (Frabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images) LONDON —Dana Vollmer spent...
View ArticleLithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte sets year’s first world record in 100 breast
Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania celebrates as she sets a new world record in the second semifinal of the women's 100 breaststroke. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) BARCELONA, Spain — Ruta Meilutyte just keeps...
View ArticleMissy Franklin grabs third gold at worlds; South Africa wins big [gallery]
Missy Franklin earned her third gold medal in four days at the 2013 FINA world championships with a victory in the women’s 200-meter freestyle. She held off a furious charge by Olympic champion...
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