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Missy Franklin wins AAU Sullivan Award; Katie Ledecky swims to world's top time in 800 free; and more
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013Read this week’s top swimming stories in our midweek links.
Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer win on day one of Orlando Grand Prix
Friday, February 15th, 2013Missy Franklin and Dana Vollmer kick things off at the Orlando Grand Prix on Thursday night.
Ryan Lochte, Katie Ledecky win easily at Winter Nationals
Thursday, November 29th, 2012Katie Ledecky, 15, earns first national title of the 2012-2013 season at Winter Nationals.
Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin big winners at Golden Goggles
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky and Dana Vollmer each walked away with two awards at USA Swimming’s Golden Goggle Awards on Monday night. Michael Phelps ended his career on top.
Katie Ledecky on shortlist for Laureus World Sports award
Tuesday, November 13th, 201215-year-old Katie Ledecky was placed on the shortlist of candidates for the World Breakthrough of the Year award handed out by Laureus World Sports.
College-over-cash decision fine with Missy Franklin
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012After winning five Olympic medals, Missy Franklin, 17, talks about enjoying swimming right now.
Katie Ledecky nominated for two Golden Goggle awards
Monday, November 12th, 2012The 2012 Golden Goggle Awards are a week away. Vote for your favorites online.
Missy Franklin gets inked, reveals Olympic rings tattoo
Thursday, August 16th, 2012Missy Franklin shows off her new Olympic rings.
Phelps goes out with another gold
Sunday, August 5th, 2012In his final Olympic race, Michael Phelps helps U.S. medley relay win gold.
Michael Phelps powers 4×100-meter medley relay to one last gold medal
Saturday, August 4th, 2012The most decorated athlete in Olympic history capped his illustrious career with one last riveting race and one final gold medal.
Michael Phelps passes golden baton to Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky
Saturday, August 4th, 2012Michael Phelps wins final individual gold on same day teenagers Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky do the same.
Day 7 highlights from London [Updated 16:23 8/3]
Friday, August 3rd, 2012Results and summaries from day 7 of the action from the pool in London.
Michael Phelps tops Ryan Lochte in 200 IM; Rebecca Soni smashes world record in 200 breast
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012The most decorated athlete in Olympic history added yet another gold medal to his career haul with his third straight gold in the 200-meter individual medley.
Women’s 4×200 relay gold shows U.S. swim team in top form
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012Allison Schmitt’s stellar anchor leg overtakes Australians has Americans thinking big.
Day 5 highlights from London [Updated 16:24 8/1]
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012Live updates from the action in the pool in London.
Missy Franklin: A gold medalist’s tenacity inside a youthful demeanor
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012Don’t be fooled by Missy Franklin’s youthful demeanor; her fierce competitiveness landed her gold.
Missy Franklin wins gold in 100 back; Ryan Lochte fails to medal in 200 free
Monday, July 30th, 2012Missy Franklin, 17, wins her first gold medal; Ryan Lochte finishes a disappointing fourth.
Day 3 highlights from London [Updated 17:13 7/30]
Monday, July 30th, 2012Highlights from day 3 of competition from the London Aquatic Centre.
Day 2 highlights from London [Updated 16:30 7/29]
Sunday, July 29th, 2012Highlights from day 2 of Olympic swimming coverage: two world records set; Lochte, Franklin advance; USA water polo takes on Montenegro; USA relay chased down
Day 1 highlights from London: USA swim team earns four medals
Saturday, July 28th, 2012It was an surprising day one in London during the swimming finals. Read excerpts from The Post’s live blog from London.
Missy Franklin could land the most swimming medals
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012Missy Franklin heads to London dodging comparisons to Michael Phelps and seeking as many medals as he seeks: seven.
Missy Franklin, just 17, seems ready to handle the pressure
Thursday, July 5th, 2012Just 17, the swimming star soon could be the face of the U.S. Olympic team. She seems ready to handle it.
U.S. Olympic roster announced
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012USA Swimming reveals 2012 U.S. Olympic roster.
Victory in 800 free sends Ledecky, 15, to Olympics
Monday, July 2nd, 2012Locals dominate the 800-meter freestyle on Day 7 at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Michael Phelps edges Ryan Lochte on whirlwind night
Sunday, July 1st, 2012Michael Phelps edges rival Ryan Lochte by less than 1/10 of a second in the 200-meter individual medley final on a whirlwind night in Omaha.
Michael Phelps wins 200-meter butterfly, leading happy parade to London 2012
Friday, June 29th, 2012Michael Phelps makes his fourth Olympic team in the 200m butterfly on a night in which tension and emotion reigned at the Olympic trials in Omaha.
Michael Phelps edges Ryan Lochte to win 200-meter freestyle final
Thursday, June 28th, 2012Michael Phelps beats Ryan Lochte by just five hundredths of a second as both qualify for the event in London.
Katie Ledecky breaks Janet Evans’s 400 freestyle age group record
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012At the U.S. Olympic Trials, Katie Ledecky, 15, breaks Janet Evans’s 1988 age-group record in the 400-meter freestyle.
Missy Franklin posts fastest time in 100-meter backstroke prelims [Gallery included]
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012Teen star calls her first race of the session a ‘huge adrenaline rush.’
2012 Olympic Trials Preview: Day Six Men’s 200 back, 200 IM; Women’s 200 breast, 100 free
Thursday, June 21st, 2012The ongoing duel between Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps headlines Day Six at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha.
Missy Franklin enters five events at Trials
Friday, June 15th, 201216-year-old Missy Franklin announces her Olympic Trials lineup. Will focus on freestyle and backstroke.
2012 Olympic Trials Preview: Day Four Women’s 200 free, 200 IM; Men’s 200 fly
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012Phelps attempts to make the 200-meter butterfly in his fourth straight Olympics on Day Four at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.
2012 Olympic Trials Preview: Day Three Men’s 200 free, 100 back; Women’s 100 back, 100 breast
Friday, June 8th, 2012Lochte and Phelps will meet again on day three at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Phelps and Schmitt win in final tuneup
Sunday, June 3rd, 2012Michael Phelps won the 400-meter individual medley and Allison Schmitt swam the fastest time ever in America in the 200-meter freestyle on Saturday.
Dara Torres, 44, impresses in heats at Indy
Friday, March 30th, 2012Dara Torres, 44, posted the the second-fastest qualifying time in the 50-meter freestyle heats.
Profiles in Speed: Missy Franklin has body built for speed
Sunday, March 25th, 2012Promising young stars raise hopes in every four-year Olympic cycle, but rarely does one come along quite like Franklin.
Phelps bests Lochte for third win at Austin Grand Prix
Monday, January 16th, 2012It may be a bit too early to determine who will have the edge in London this year between Phelps and Lochte. Both are swimming at high levels, despite taxing training schedules, but we do know that this weekend, Phelps got the better of Lochte in several events. Also competing on Sunday were RMSC’s Jack Conger and Sarah Haase, as well as former SNOW swimmer Matt McLean.
Phelps captures second win, looks ahead to Day Three showdown with Lochte
Sunday, January 15th, 2012Phelps joked about going for Erik Vendt’s pool record in the men’s 200 IM before his race on Saturday, but with 100 meters to go, Phelps had a shot.
Allison Schmitt breaks pool record on opening night of Austin Grand Prix
Saturday, January 14th, 2012Allison Schmitt breaks Janet Evans’ 1988 pool record. Evans swam in the event’s “B” Final, moments before Schmitt’s swim. Evans is making hoping to make the 2012 Olympic team after coming out of retirement last year.
Locals looking for Trials cuts at a star-studded Austin Grand Prix
Thursday, January 12th, 2012Potomac Valley swimmers will be competing this weekend in Austin, Texas this weekend, in USA Swimming’s Austin Grand Prix.
RFTW's Top 11 Stories of 2011
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012Join us as we recap the year’s top stories!
Team USA thrashes European All-Stars in Duel for their fifth consecutive win
Saturday, December 17th, 2011Missy Franklin continued to shine in international competition, as did Ryan Lochte, who showed why he is the considered the best swimmer in the world, swimming unrested.
2011 Duel in the Pool: McLean and Ziegler set to compete for thirty-five member U.S. team against European All-Stars
Thursday, December 15th, 2011The U.S. team has never lost in the event’s five-year history. Area stars Matt McLean and Kate Ziegler will be joined by Ryan Lochte, Natalie Coughlin, Missy Franklin and others against a fast group of forty-one brought by Europe.
Runaway performance for Lochte
Sunday, July 31st, 2011Ryan Lochte finishes as the undisputed star of the swimming world championships in Shanghai, hauling in five gold medals.
Franklin continues to impress at world championships
Saturday, July 30th, 2011Not only is 16-year-old Missy Franklin the breakout swimmer for the United States, she’s also the top U.S. female competitor in the last major tune-up for the 2012 Summer Games in London.
Lochte asserts dominance with two more golds
Friday, July 29th, 2011With an overpowering anchor leg in the 800 free relay and a stellar performance in the 200 back on Friday, Ryan Lochte continued his remarkable run at the world championships.
Franklin collecting medals, turning heads
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Sixteen-year-old American Missy Franklin wins bronze in 50-meter backstroke, kickstarts 800-meter relay with blazing opening leg.
Swimming world championships begin with a letdown as U.S. men finish third in 400 free relay
Sunday, July 24th, 2011Ending a streak of six straight gold medals in major events, the U.S. men put forward a disappointing third-place performance in 4 x 100-meter relay at the swimming world championships.
Youth Team To World Cups; Phelps To Mentor
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009It’s a very, very good time to be a talented high school swimmer in the United States. Not only will 46 of the nation’s best teenage swimmers get flown to a pair of elite-level European world cup meets this fall, but fourteen-time Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps will be the team’s mentor and his coach, Bob Bowman, will lead the coaching staff.
