NANTERRE, France — Katie Ledecky is rewriting the history books. On Saturday night, she took gold in the women’s 800-meter freestyle, her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the event. It marks the first time a woman ever won four gold medals in the same event and also brought Ledecky’s career total up to nine Olympic gold medals, which ties …
CNN — University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title after finishing first in the women’s 500-yard freestyle event Thursday evening. CeCé Telfer was the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA title of any kind when she won the 2019 Division II championship in the women’s 400-meter hurdles. “Just …
A win in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay ensured Matthew Cowdrey became Australia's most successful Paralympian after he snared the 10th gold medal of his career. The win also drew Cowdrey level with Australian athlete Tim Sullivan on 10 golds, with Sullivan failing to add silver or bronze to his collection during his three Paralympic outings. The success continued at …
