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U.S. swimmer Madden shines at Pan American Games on 1st day of competition

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Paige Madden, the 23-year-old Olympic swimmer from Alabama, broke the 400-meter freestyle record of the Pan American Games to win the gold medal on Saturday and boost the United States to the top of the medal chart in Chile on the first day of competition.Near the end ...

Top swimmers missing world championships as they deal with mental, physical issues

Caeleb Dressel failed to qualify for the biggest swim meet of the year. Simone Manuel didn’t even try.Adam Peaty is taking an extended break to deal with mental health issues. Kristóf Milák decided he was in no shape -- mentally or physically -- to compete this summer.Some of the worldÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ...

Swimmers remain convinced that shaving down is a key to fast times

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For all the high-tech suits and advancements in training techniques, there is one time-honored — and sometimes painful — tradition that swimmers cling to before every big meet: shaving down.While there is scant scientific evidence that a razor helps produce faster ...