Morning Splash

Of the three new Olympic swimming events added to the program in 2017, none will draw more attention at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics than the women’s 1500 free, largely because of the woman who won the rac...

Morning Splash by David Rieder. Katie Ledecky walked on deck at William Woollett Aquatic Center on Monday for the first time in four years. Immediately, the memories came flooding back—specifically, t...

Morning Splash by David Rieder. In his own mind, Ryan Held was a presumptuous member of the 2017 U.S. World Championships team. He had the five Olympic rings tattooed on his shoulder. He had followed ...

Morning Splash by David Rieder. There was a time when Ryan Lochte was the undisputed No. 1 swimmer in the world—in 2011, for instance, when the then-26-year-old won four individual golds at the Shangh...

Morning Splash by David Rieder. In 1506, Pope Julius II commissioned 31-year-old Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Completed six years later, that fresco is now considered one o...