SI:AM | Aaron Donald’s Comeback Is Starting to Look Real The legendary Rams defensive lineman was back on the field on Sunday as he weighs a potential return to football. Sports Illustrated · Aug 17
Lani Pallister dethrones Katie Ledecky in first international 800m freestyle loss for American great Australia’s Pallister was the first woman to defeat Ledecky in her signature event at an international meet and eclipsed the American’s championship record The Independent UK · Aug 16
Pallister caps dream meet with second Ledecky defeat Australian distance stars Lani Pallister and Sam Short have both finished the Pan Pacific Championships with three individual gold medals. AAP · Aug 16
Katie Ledecky’s 14-Year Unbeaten Streak Is Over in the 800 Freestyle The Australian claims gold in the event Ledecky dominated internationally starting as a 15-year-old at the 2012 London Olympics. Sports Illustrated · Aug 16
Pallister, Short make statement with more Pan Pacs gold Aussie middle-distance stars Sam Short and Lani Pallister claimed their second gold medals of the Pan Pacific championships as they won 400m freestyle titles. AAP · Aug 15
Aussie swim star strikes gold and silver at Pan Pacs An Australian swim star has won two medals as the Dolphins claimed four golds on the opening night of the Pan Pacific championships in California. AAP · Aug 13
Test the best: Aussie swim ace primed for Pan Pacs An Australian swim star says she's primed for the challenge of taking down the world's best at the Pan Pacific championships in the United States. AAP · Aug 11
Who is Summer McIntosh? Meet the 19-year-old Canadian swimming sensation who broke the world record in the 200 fly and continues to rewrite history Summer McIntosh 200 fly world record: Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh, just 19, has shattered the women's 200m butterfly world record, a mark that stood for 16 years. Her stunning 2:01.65 performance at the Canadian Trials solidifies her status as a dominant force in the sport. Already an Olympic champion… The Economic Times · Jul 6
Pallister out for slice of gruelling Comm Games history Lani Pallister is out to be the first woman to claim 1500m freestyle gold, with the punishing distance event introduced to this year's Commonwealth Games. AAP · Jun 13
The Mind-Boggling History Behind an Almost 50-Year Run of NCAA Titles Stanford has won at least one team championship in every season since 1976, more than doubling the second-longest streak of 19 years by USC. Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2025
'Dream big': how an autograph inspired Aussie swim ace Australia's Lani Pallister says an autograph she got as a 12-year-old helped inspire her to set a swimming world record. AAP · Oct 27, 2025
Aussies swim to world records in short course cup Australia's Lani Pallister has taken a world record off American great Katie Ledecky and Kaylee McKeown has broken her own mark at the World Cup in Toronto. AAP · Oct 26, 2025
Greater Than Ohtani? How Other Top Performances Match Up Against the Dodgers’ Two-Way Star To find anything even close to what Shohei Ohtani did in the NLCS, SI scoured the major sports for the best individual performances. Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2025
The Olympic Performance That Might Be Better Than Shohei Ohtani’s Two-Way Classic A double-gold day by Leon Marchand is one of the few individual shows of greatness that comes close to Ohtani. Plus, is there a gymnastics performance that takes the cake? Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2025
AAP · Oct 17, 2025 'Bloody hard': teary Titmus on rivalries, golden truth Ariarne Titmus knows nothing she does in her post-swimming career will compare to the satisfaction of defending an Olympic title, but she's okay with that.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2025 Ariarne Titmus retires just as she swam – at the top of the sport and uniquely herself Stepping away from swimming as current two-time world and Olympic champion at only 25 is another distinctively Titmus thing to do
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Four-time Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus announces shock retirement The great Australian freestyler forged a memorable rivalry with American counterpart Katie Ledecky
AAP · Oct 16, 2025 'Unlikely champion' Titmus an alltime Olympic great While some Australians have won more Olympic medals competing in more Games, Ariarne Titmus will go down as an alltime great for her 400m freestyle triumphs.
Pedestrian.tv · Oct 16, 2025 Olympic Gold Gold Medalist Ariarne Titmus Announces Shock Retirement From Swimming "I always intended to return. I never thought Paris would be my last Olympic Games."
International Business Times · Oct 16, 2025 'Living Legend' Ariarne Titmus Announces Retirement From Swimming Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus announced her immediate retirement from swimming on Thursday, calling it a "really tough" decision as she was lauded as "a living legend".
Sports Illustrated · Aug 4, 2025 USA Swimming Criticism Was Premature, but Something Must Change Before 2028 Olympics Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte were among those to call out a slow start at the world championships in Singapore. The sky isn’t falling but L.A. looms large.
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025 American swimmers hit back at Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte criticism The retired greats took to Instagram to criticise the American contingent in Singapore, but performances have picked up as the meet has continued
Sports Illustrated · Aug 2, 2025 It Was the Closest Race Yet, but Katie Ledecky Is Still the Queen of the 800 Freestyle, 13 Years and Counting The epic battle was one of the greatest races in history. In the end, the 28-year-old American captured her seventh world championship in the event, proving she still reigns supreme.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 2, 2025 Katie Ledecky Holds Off Multiple Challengers in Epic, Record-Setting 800 Free Victory Katie Ledecky won the 800 meter freestyle at the World Aquatics swimming world championships on Saturday in a truly epic race.
The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2025 Ledecky wins 800m freestyle world title over Pallister and McIntosh in classic Katie Ledecky fended off Lani Pallister and Summer McIntosh to win a seventh world title in the 800m freestyle in Singapore