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Head of USA Swimming says no tolerance for sexual misconduct

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The new head of USA Swimming has sent a letter to members of the national governing body saying the organization doesn’t tolerate sexual abuse or misconduct.

Missy Franklin starting new year, new chapter in Georgia

Missy Franklin has gone to the dogs, as in the Georgia Bulldogs.

High school swimmer credited with helping rescue competitor

CORUNNA, Mich. (AP) A high school swimmer is being credited with helping to save a rival competitor who nearly drowned at a Michigan swim meet.

Brown probing alleged hazing in men's swim and dive team

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Brown University is investigating alleged hazing by the men’s varsity swimming and diving team.

Dressel, Ledecky win athlete of year at Golden Goggle

LOS ANGELES (AP) Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky have won male and female athlete of the year honors at the Golden Goggle Awards, recognizing the year’s top performances by USA Swimming.

Dressel, Ledecky win athletes of year at Golden Goggles

LOS ANGELES (AP) Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky won male and female athlete of the year honors at the Golden Goggle Awards on Sunday night, recognizing the year’s top performances by USA Swimming.

Austrian swim champ gets 12-month doping ban

VIENNA (AP) One of Austria’s most promising young swimmers has been banned for 12 months for failing a doping test after winning four gold medals at the national championships in July.

Campbell sets 100-meter world short-course record

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) Cate Campbell set a world short-course record with a time of 50.25 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle at the Australian short-course championships on Thursday.

AP Interview: Phelps has 'no desire' to return to swimming

Michael Phelps says he has ”no desire” to return to competitive swimming, but he’s eager to stay involved with the sport and cheer on those who follow in his enormous wake.

Polish swimmer tackles the Baltic Sea, swims to Denmark

WARSAW, Poland (AP) A Polish champion swimmer has reportedly swum non-stop across the Baltic Sea from Poland to the Danish isle of Bornholm in what Polish authorities are calling a tremendous feat.

56-mile feat: Woman swims length of Montana lake – and back

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) A Montana attorney has become the first person to swim the length of the West’s largest freshwater lake and back.

Dressel has breakout moment at Budapest world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Caeleb Dressel’s teammates knew they just witnessed one of those special moments in sports, when a talented athlete has his breakout performance.

Detente by the Danube: King, Efimova enjoy truce at worlds

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Call it Detente by the Danube.

Sjostrom wins 50 fly, sets word record in 50 free at worlds

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Coming off a disappointing loss at the world championships, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom bounced back with a gold medal and a world record.

Caeleb Dressel begins possible huge night with 50 free gold

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Caeleb Dressel is America’s newest swimming star, winning both the 50-meter freestyle and 100 butterfly on what could be a historic night at the world championships.

Dressel, Kalisz emerge as new US stars at worlds

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) The United States is back on top of swimming’s glamour event. And a new champion is carrying on American dominance in the 200-meter individual medley.

US sets world record in prelims of mixed medley relay

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) The United States set a world record in the preliminaries of the 4×100 mixed medley relay at the world championships on Wednesday.

Katie Ledecky breezes to 3rd worlds gold in 1,500 freestyle

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Katie Ledecky breezed to her third gold medal of the world championships on Tuesday, capturing the 1,500-meter freestyle by more than half the length of the pool on her most grueling night of the meet.

The Iron Lady makes a huge splash – in and out of the pool

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Katinka Hosszu has a case full of medals.

Adam Peaty breaks record in men's 50 breaststroke at worlds

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Britain’s Adam Peaty set a world record of 26.10 seconds in the preliminaries of the men’s 50-meter breaststroke at the world championships on Tuesday.

Peaty, Sjostrom grab spotlight at world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) With Katie Ledecky taking the night off, Adam Peaty and Sarah Sjostrom shared the spotlight Monday at the world championships.

Katie Ledecky claims her 1st gold at the world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Katie Ledecky claimed her first gold medal of the world championships Sunday, cruising to a dominating win in the women’s 400-meter freestyle though she failed to break her own world record.

Ledecky off to a blazing start on very busy week at worlds

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Katie Ledecky got started on a very busy week at the world championships with a dominating performance in the preliminaries of the 400-meter freestyle Sunday.

They're back! Grevers, Beisel return for another worlds

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Matt Grevers and Elizabeth Beisel have been through this before.

49 set out to complete 25K race at worlds, and 44 finish

BALATONFURED, Hungary (AP) In the last and most grueling of six open water events at the world championships, 49 men and women set out Friday to swim 25 kilometers (15 1/2 miles) in a lake.

Ledecky prepares for another big week at world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Katie Ledecky shrugs off the notion that she’s doing anything special over the next week.

More world titles for France, Russia in open water, synchro

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Marc-Antoine Olivier anchored France’s mixed relay team to gold in the 5K open water swimming event Thursday at the world championships.

Swimming body clears Kuwaiti official for re-election

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) The governing body of world swimming says senior vice president Husain al-Musallam is clear to be re-elected unopposed on Saturday despite being linked to a bribery case.

Twichell gives US its 1st gold of world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Ashley Twichell gave the United States its first gold medal of the world championships with a victory in the women’s 5-kilometer open water race Wednesday on Lake Balaton.

Russian team claims gold in synchronized swimming again

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Russia won its sixth straight women’s team technical synchronized swimming title for its fourth gold medal of the world championships on Tuesday.