The atmosphere for Olympic swimming is electrifying.

Katie Ledecky got started on what she hopes will be her first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, fastest in the heats of the 1,500-meter freestyle.

American swimmers won four medals at the Olympics Monday night, but none of them gold.

Swimming’s next generation of stars claimed the spotlight at the Paris Olympics on Monday night, a brash group that comes from all over the globe.

Summer McIntosh, the 16-year-old Canadian who promises to be a star at next year’s Paris Olympics, has won her second gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships.

Chase Kalisz has become the seventh American swimmer to make six world championship teams.

Canadian 15-year-old Summer McIntosh has won another gold medal and Italy pipped the United States to the men’s 4x100 medley relay title on the last night of racing at the world swimming championships in Budapest.

Italy’s Thomas Ceccon has set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke and Katie Ledecky has claimed yet another gold at the swimming world championships in Budapest.

Katie Ledecky gave all the details on what Team USA swimmers have been eating in Tokyo, how she managed to stay on top of an unpredictable bus schedule and the feeling of swimming next to Katie Grimes.

Katie Ledecky and 15-year-old teammate Katie Grimes went 1-2 in their 800m freestyle heat, setting up a potential podium moment in the final.

Three-quarters of the 613-person U.S. Olympic team competed in the American collegiate system.