After publicly announcing in June that he would attempt to break the American marathon record at the Chicago Marathon, Conner Mantz did just that on Sunday, October 12 in the Windy City. He ran ...

In the past, Swimming World has taken a look at the longest-standing world records and their vulnerability. But what about a handful of the American records (long course) that have endured? There are ...

Gretchen Walsh broke an American swimming record for the fourth time over the last five weeks, winning the 50m butterfly at the Toyota U.S. Championships on Wednesday. Walsh clocked 24.66 seconds in ...

May 2 (Reuters) - Olympic gold medalist Masai Russell set an American record in the 100m hurdles at the Grand Slam Track meet in Miami on Friday, breaking the tape in 12.17 seconds for the ...

For 38 years, 11 months, and 16 days, Mary Decker owned the American record in the outdoor 3,000 meters. But on Thursday, Elise Cranny took it down, running 8:25.10 to place fourth at the Lausanne ...

What Are the Oldest American Swimming Records? Earlier this month, Germany’s Lukas Martens took down the longstanding world record in the 400-meter freestyle. With a time of 3:39.96, Martens lowered ...

Gretchen Walsh continues to maintain her record-breaking wins at the U.S. National Championships. Qualifying for her second World Championships, Walsh broke the American record in the 50 fly by ...

The fastest female marathon runner in North America is finally going to run in the most famous marathon of them all. Emily Sisson, a two-time Olympian and the American record holder in the marathon, ...