Michael Phelps

The Olympic Games in Paris have begun and we will once again be invited to watch the world’s best athletes take part in many different sports, which require not only total concentration on the goal at hand, but also an excellent physical condition. Amongst us, it is always at the Olympics that the moments of athletics and swimming – whether synchronised or freestyle – stand out.

Legendary swimming coach Bob Bowman said Sunday that he believes Leon Marchand can handle the pressure at next year's Paris Olympics after "a very good rehearsal" at the world championships.

American Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley at the San Antonio Pro Swim on Saturday with a world-leading time and personal best of 1 minute 56.70 seconds.

American Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley at the San Antonio Pro Swim on Saturday with a world-leading time and personal best of 1 minute 56.70 seconds.

Bulgarian 15-year-old Yosif Miladinov blasted a 52.32 in the 100 fly - faster than the United States national age group record for 15-16s - at the Multinations Youth Meet in Graz, Austria, reports SwimSwam.com

Californian athlete Clark Kent Apuada, 10, has established himself as a future swimming star after he broke the long-standing 100-meter butterfly record set by none other than multiple Olympic champion Michael Phelps in 1995.

Swimming instructor, lifeguard and adventurer Yane Petkov - Bulgaria's answer to Houdini and Michael Phelps combined - reclaimed on Tuesday the Guinness world record for swimming along with his hands and feet tied while fully wrapped inside a sack.

Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time, lost the battle with his fastest opponent so far. The 32-year-old American faced a white shark and lost. Reports Washington Post.

Archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be one of the oldest medical recipes that belonged to the “father of Western medicine”, Hippocrates. During restorations at St. Catherine’s Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, monks claim to have found a 6th century manuscript that belonged to the ancient Greek doctor.

Olympic superstar Michael Phelps, who admitted this week he's fed up with losing in a comeback aimed at the 2016 Olympics, won the 200m butterfly on June 20 at the Santa Clara Pro Swim.