Is the depth of the Paris Olympics pool preventing world records from being broken? Here, an underwater view shows (from left) South Africa's Kaylene Corbett, Ireland's Mona McSharry and South ...

If some parents fret over their children's safety in swimming pools, they might be horrified to learn of this new death trap in Italy. The Y-40, also aptly nicknamed "The Deep Joy", is a swimming pool ...

PARIS — In the men’s 100-meter breaststroke final here at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, eight world-class swimmers glided through a pool … and not a single one would have finished better than eighth at ...

NANTERRE, France — We are taught, rather early in life, that correlation is not causation. But something is keeping the world’s best swimmers from swimming their usual fastest at these Summer Games.

There are a multitude of factors for swimmers to consider when they are racing. Whether it's getting a good dive into the pool, maximizing the available oxygen or perfecting a turn, it's a sport that ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the games head to our latest updates. Swimming is producing electric moments at the Paris Olympics. But the races aren’t ...