TOKYO — A truck and its driver were swallowed by a sinkhole the size of a large swimming pool that appeared at a busy intersection in the Japanese city of Yashio on Tuesday. The crater, about 32 ...

Japan ruled the Olympic pool in the 1930s during a period known as the Golden Age of Japanese Swimming. From their very first Olympic appearance at the Belgium Games in 1920, until the late-1940 ...

New Jersey native Jack Alexy became the American record holder in the 100-meter freestyle event as he raised the bar at the ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- After a disappointing Paris Olympic campaign that yielded just one medal, Japan's swimming team hopes to improve its results at the 2 ...