Editor’s note: This article is part of our “Origin Stories” series, focusing on the backstories of athletes and topics around the Summer Olympics. The world has seen two very public sides of Missy ...

The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. Jennifer Leither, The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. Jun. 7—MITCHELL — If asked 15 years ago whether he saw himself as a triathlete, Marty Takagi's answer was a ...

Stand me at the top of a 10 meter diving platform and the swirl of vertigo will be enough to send me clambering nervously back down down the narrow steps. But once I get to the bottom and my legs are ...

It's a quirky question to put to your pool-loving kids as you head to Santa Monica's splashy Annenberg Community Beach House, where a celebrated swimming hole sits just a few steps from the sand. And ...

The seven-time Olympic gold medalist punched his first individual-event ticket to the Paris Olympics in the 50-meter freestyle Friday, completing a rise back to upper echelon of the sport after a ...