Torres narrowly misses out on London Games

Dara Torres announced her retirement from swimming after she came up agonisingly short in her bid to make the United States team for the London Olympics on the last day of the trials on Monday.......

Australia win 400 freestyle relay in Olympic record

Australiawon gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle relay, setting an Olympic record of 3 minutes, 33.15 seconds Saturday night. The United States team got off to a blistering start with Missy......

Women outnumber men on London-bound US team

The United States will send 530 athletes to the London Olympics as part of a massive team that will feature, for the first time, more women competitors than men, officials announced on Tuesday.......

Phelps back in record-smashing form

A fired up Michael Phelps signalled he was back in top form when he rocketed to a world record in the 100 metres butterfly at the U.S. Nationals on Thursday. The 24-year-old American erased any......

Phelps wins 'cool' first gold in China

Images from Day 2 at the OlympicsSwimmer Michael Phelps demolished his own world record to win a first Olympics gold on Sunday in the quest for an unprecedented eight, but conflict in Georgia and a......