PARIS — The stunning stat that tells the ongoing story of Olympic swimming’s evolution is, on the surface, a testament to Australian speed. It’s the story of Ariarne Titmus, the “Terminator” of world ...

Swimmer Michael Phelps is about to challenge the record set by MARK SPITZ of seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics. It was a feat worthy of a TIME cover. Mark Spitz is in as complete command of his ...

BEIJING, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Michael Phelps prepared to join Mark Spitz on his Olympic seven-gold pedestal when he won his sixth Beijing swimming title on Friday and then swept into his seventh final.

With the kickoff of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro imminent, the time was right to pull out this groovy 1972 portrait from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. It shows the ...

Gary Hall Sr. won medals at three consecutive Olympic games, an unprecedented feat for the 1970s. But as he told Olympic.org this week, that didn’t even make him the most decorated member of his ...