Kalisz completes medley double at US swimming championships
6 years, 5 months ago

Kalisz completes medley double at US swimming championships

The Hindu  

Double world champion Chase Kalisz won the men's 200m individual medley in a blistering 1min 55.73sec on Sunday to cap the US swimming championships with a second IM title. READ| Baker dazzles in 100m back at US swimming championships “That one was definitely my best race of the meet,” said Kalisz, who was disappointed with his winning time in the 400m IM two days earlier. Olympic 100m free gold medalist Simone Manuel completed a freestyle sprint sweep with a victory in the 50m in 24.10sec, breaking the US Open record wet by Australia's Cate Campbell in 2008. Caeleb Dressel, who won the 50m free at Budapest as part of a seven-gold World Championships haul, was second in 21.67 and Nathan Adrian, the 2012 Olympics 100m free gold medalist, was third in 21.85.

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China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds
1 month ago

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds

China Daily  

File photo of Tang Qianting. Paris Olympic champion Regan Smith of the United States triumphed in the women's 100m backstroke final in 54.55 seconds, a new championship record. The men's 100m backstroke event delivered a thrilling final, where Russia's 18-year-old Miron Lifintsev, competing as a neutral athlete, emerged victorious with a new world junior record of 48.76 seconds. In the …

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds
1 month ago

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds

China Daily  

File photo of Tang Qianting. Paris Olympic champion Regan Smith of the United States triumphed in the women's 100m backstroke final in 54.55 seconds, a new championship record. The men's 100m backstroke event delivered a thrilling final, where Russia's 18-year-old Miron Lifintsev, competing as a neutral athlete, emerged victorious with a new world junior record of 48.76 seconds. In the …

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds
1 month ago

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds

China Daily  

File photo of Tang Qianting. Paris Olympic champion Regan Smith of the United States triumphed in the women's 100m backstroke final in 54.55 seconds, a new championship record. The men's 100m backstroke event delivered a thrilling final, where Russia's 18-year-old Miron Lifintsev, competing as a neutral athlete, emerged victorious with a new world junior record of 48.76 seconds. In the …

World Aquatics Championships: With Ledecky staying home, Quadarella takes another world title in 1,500 free swimming
11 months ago

World Aquatics Championships: With Ledecky staying home, Quadarella takes another world title in 1,500 free swimming

The Hindu  

With Katie Ledecky deciding to stay home, Simona Quadarella of Italy romped to another gold medal in women’s 1,500-meter freestyle swimming at the World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday. “I tried to start slowly,” Quadarella said, “then tried to build my speed.” Ledecky, the U.S. star who has dominated the freestyle distance races over the past decade, had won five of …

World Aquatics Championships 2024: China extends winning streak in men’s synchro diving
11 months, 1 week ago

World Aquatics Championships 2024: China extends winning streak in men’s synchro diving

The Hindu  

Diving powerhouse China won gold in the men’s 3-meter synchronized springboard for the fourth time in a row at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday. Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary won his second career world title in open water swimming with victory in the men’s 10-kilometer event at the Old Doha Port. READ | Rasovszky holds on to win men’s open …

China takes silver medal in 4x200m freestyle relay at world junior swimming c'ships
1 year, 4 months ago

China takes silver medal in 4x200m freestyle relay at world junior swimming c'ships

China Daily  

JERUSALEM -- China's quartet of Wang Xizhe, Ji Yicun, Liu Wudi and Zhang Zhanshuo on Thursday took the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2023 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel. In the women's swims, American Leah Hayes won the 200m individual medley gold in a championship record time of 2:10.24, adding to her golds …

Swimming World Championships 2023: Qin Haiyang shatters men’s 200m breaststroke world record, O’Callaghan defends 100m freestyle title
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming World Championships 2023: Qin Haiyang shatters men’s 200m breaststroke world record, O’Callaghan defends 100m freestyle title

The Hindu  

Qin Haiyang of China set a new world record in the men’s 200 metres breaststroke event, winning the gold medal in a time of 2:05.48s at the swimming world championships on Friday. 🥇50m 🥇100m 🥇200m WR #AQUAFukuoka23pic.twitter.com/G63Y9eGbZ3 — World Aquatics July 28, 2023 Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan stormed to victory in the women’s 100 metres freestyle race, capturing gold in a …

Swimming World Championships: Hafnaoui, Marchand and Qin win world titles
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming World Championships: Hafnaoui, Marchand and Qin win world titles

The Hindu  

Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui won the men’s 800m freestyle at swimming’s world championships on Wednesday. Hafnaoui, the reigning Olympic 400m freestyle champion2, took silver behind Short in the 400m freestyle on the competition’s opening night. Qin Haiyang wins 50m breaststroke gold Gold medallist Haiyang Qin of Team China looks on during the medal ceremony for Men’s 50m Breaststroke Final on day …

China wins two gold medals at the swimming worlds. Americans finish 1-2 in women’s 200-meter medley
1 year, 5 months ago

China wins two gold medals at the swimming worlds. Americans finish 1-2 in women’s 200-meter medley

Associated Press  

FUKUOKA, Japan — China won just a single gold medal at last year’s swimming world championships in Hungary. “I really just wanted to get the gold for Team USA tonight, and I’m so happy I did that.” Walsh finished in 2:07.97 and Yu in 2:08.74. The Chinese sweep saw Zhang Yufei win the women’s 100 butterfly and Qin Haiyang go …

Swimming World Championship 2023: Top three battles to watch out
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming World Championship 2023: Top three battles to watch out

The Hindu  

The Swimming World Championship will be held from 23 to 30 July 2023 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. RELATED | Canadian teen McIntosh feeling no pressure ahead of swimming worlds McIntosh finished second behind Ledecky at last year’s worlds in Budapest, with Titmus skipping the event to concentrate on the Commonwealth Games. Men’s 100m freestyle Romanian sensation …

Ledecky wins US 1,500m free title in sixth-fastest time ever
1 year, 6 months ago

Ledecky wins US 1,500m free title in sixth-fastest time ever

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky closed out the US swimming championships on a high note Saturday, winning the 1,500m freestyle in an impressive 15min 29.64sec to book a fourth individual event at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. After checking the scoreboard, the seven-time Olympic gold medallist pounded the water in delight, having cleared the taste of a dissatisfying time in her 400m …

FINA Word Championships: Australia sets world record in mixed 4x100 freestyle final
2 years, 6 months ago

FINA Word Championships: Australia sets world record in mixed 4x100 freestyle final

The Hindu  

Australia set a world record in the mixed 4x100 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships on Friday. Jack Cartwright, Kyle Chalmers, Madison Wilson and Mollie O’Callaghan clocked 3 minutes, 19.38 seconds in Budapest to shave two-hundredths of a second off the record set by the United States at the last worlds in Gwangju, South Korea, in July 2019. …

FINA World Championships: Ledecky wins record fifth 800m freestyle gold
2 years, 6 months ago

FINA World Championships: Ledecky wins record fifth 800m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky claimed her 19th FINA World Championships gold medal with her triumph in the 800m freestyle event in Budapest on Friday. Ledecky has most gold medals by a female swimmer in World Championships, only Michael Phelps has more, 26. The American won gold in all the four events she competed at the World Championships this year including the 400m, …

Chase Kalisz takes over for Michael Phelps as U.S. has strong first day
3 years, 5 months ago

Chase Kalisz takes over for Michael Phelps as U.S. has strong first day

LA Times  

Chase Kalisz celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men’s 400-meter individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. “It’s what everyone dreams of in the sport.” Jay Litherland, Kalisz’s training partner in Georgia, finished about eight-tenths of a second behind the winning time of 4 minutes, 9.42 seconds to take silver. I’m going to make every single one …

World Swimming Championships: Australian quartet sets a new World mark
5 years, 5 months ago

World Swimming Championships: Australian quartet sets a new World mark

The Hindu  

The Americans got ailing Katie Ledecky back. The Australian quartet of Ariarne Titmus, Madison Wilson, Brianna Throssell and Emma McKeon won in 7 minutes, 41.50 seconds to erase the old mark of 7:42.08 set by China at the 2009 Worlds. He was only 0.05 seconds off the 10-year-old world record of 46.91 set by Brazil’s Cesar Cielo. In the semifinals …

World Swimming Championships: Srihari Nataraj breaks own national record
5 years, 5 months ago

World Swimming Championships: Srihari Nataraj breaks own national record

The Hindu  

Srihari Nataraj broke his own 200m backstroke national record in the heats at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Thursday. Earlier, American Caeleb Dressel swam the second-fastest 100m freestyle in history to retain his world title as China lashed out at the anti-doping protests targeting Olympic star Sun Yang. Dressel, 22, clocked a jaw-dropping 46.96 seconds in …

China's Wang retains 200m im title, two world records renewed at Short-course Hangzhou worlds
6 years, 1 month ago

China's Wang retains 200m im title, two world records renewed at Short-course Hangzhou worlds

China Daily  

Chinese swimmer Wang Shun retains his 200m individual medley title at the Fina Swimming World Championships in Hangzhou, Dec 11, 2018. Chinese swimmer Wang Shun retained his 200m individual medley title at the Fina Swimming World Championships in Hangzhou on Tuesday, while two world records were renewed. Seto touched the wall first with 1:48.24 seconds, while former world record holder …

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