Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands broke the world record in the 100m freestyle at the Sette Colli swim meet in Rome on Saturday. Steenbergen, the two-time reigning world champion, clocked 51.68 ...

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Gretchen Walsh broke the world record in the 50m freestyle, taking it from training partner Kate Douglass after Douglass broke it nine days ago. Walsh, who owns the 16 fastest times in history in the ...

Olympic gold medalist Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner died in her sleep on Sept. 21, 1998. The sprinter's world records for the 100 meter and... Remembering Olympic gold medalist Florence 'Flo-Jo' ...

The women’s 100 meters remains one of the signature events in track and field, a straight-line sprint that has produced world records, Olympic champions and global stars. It is the shortest distance ...

Bromell, left, edged out Lyles, right, despite his typically strong finish Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images Trayvon Bromell beat fellow American Noah Lyles by one-hundredth of a second ...

Marcell Jacobs clocked the third fastest time in 100m history – but his mark won’t count with a strong wind assisting him to a time of 9.67s. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion showed he still has ...

Mary-Ambre Moluh rewrote the French record books for the second time in as many days by downing the 100m backstroke standard at the national championships in Saint-Etienne. Moluh split 27.91/30.34 for ...