Kate Douglass breaks 50m freestyle world record twice in one day, three medals in 2-hour span

American Kate Douglass took back the world record in the 50m freestyle from training partner Gretchen Walsh in the ...

Dad breaks world record running a mile in 4:17 with a stroller — and his 18-pound daughter

At the finish line, the father-daughter duo clocked in at 4 minutes 17.07 seconds, dethroning Silas Frantz, who achieved the ...

U.S. upends Australia in 4x100m freestyle relay; Kate Douglass nearly breaks world record

Both the U.S. and Australia were missing a key swimmer at Pan Pacs — Anna Moesch, the American record holder in the 100m free ...
World Athletics

Pérez and Fiorini set world race walk records in Birmingham

Maria Pérez claimed European gold in sensational style, clocking 1:30:06* to set a world record in the women’s half marathon ...

This dad broke the world record for fastest mile run while pushing a stroller

Stephen Biebelhausen, a husband, father and ER doctor in Cleveland, Ohio, set the unofficial world record for fastest mile ...
Cleveland.com

Cleveland dad sets world record for fastest mile run while pushing a stroller

It was around halfway through the race — which begins with a half-mile incline and ends with a half-mile decline — when Biebelhausen realized he could be on the verge of something special. “That was ...
The New York Times

Filled with self-doubt, Wayde van Niekerk cried before breaking the men’s 400m world record

Wayde van Niekerk broke the men's 400m world record on August 14, 2016. Adrian Dennis / AFP via Getty Images “I’ve always been a low-confidence athlete. Somewhat insecure.” On August 14, at the 2016 ...