This year, there are 592 members of Team USA. Three out of four of those athletes played at the collegiate level.

The gold medal was Ledecky’s ninth of her career, breaking a tie she briefly held with fellow American Jenny Thompson as the most golden female Olympic swimmer in history. It was a fitting way to end ...

Ledecky’s 13th medal made her the most decorated U.S. female Olympian of all time, passing decorated swimmer Jenny Thompson.

She dominated the women’s 1500m freestyle in typical Ledecky fashion, breaking her own Olympic record and tying Jenny Thompson for most-ever gold medals by a female swimmer at eight. Then, she led the ...