Canadian teenager Taylor Ruck defeated American star Katie Ledecky as she won gold and set a new meet record in the women's 200-metre freestyle event on the opening day of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo. WATCH | 'A brilliant, brilliant race!'<br><br>Canada's <a href="https://twitter.com/taylor_ruck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@taylor_ruck</a> 🇨🇦 finishes first in the 200m ahead of 🇯🇵 <a href="https://twitter.com/rikakoikee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rikakoikee</a> and 200m Olympic […]
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Michael Phelps discusses life after swimming, how his notorious diet has changed, and Katie Ledecky
Adam Pretty/Getty Michael Phelps is finished with swimming after winning six medals at Rio 2016 to bring his total medal count to 28, the most ever. Now, Phelps has moved onto other projects, from running his foundation, starting a family, and working with Colgate on a campaign about water conservation. Phelps is excited about the future […]
28-year-old Italian swimmer pulls off white-knuckle comeback at World Championships to hand Katie Ledecky her first international individual loss
Clive Rose/Getty Katie Ledecky suffered her first individual loss at a major international meet on Wednesday at the hands of Italy’s Federica Pellegrini. Ledecky entered the 200-meter freestyle final as the favorite, as she had won 13 of 13 finals in this event during international competitions in her career. In the first 100 meters of the final, Australia’s […]