Staying perfect: Dressel wins another gold with world record
3 years, 7 months ago

Staying perfect: Dressel wins another gold with world record

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Caeleb Dressel won his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a world record in the 100-meter butterfly Saturday. If Dressel sweeps his events, he'll become the only the the fourth swimmer and fifth athlete overall to win six gold medals at a single Olympics. Another victory would make her the first female swimmer to win six individual golds in her Olympic career, breaking a tie with Hungary s Krisztina Egerszegi.

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Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Aug. 30 - Sept. 5
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Aug. 30 - Sept. 5

Associated Press  

Aug. 30 1887 — Seven U.S. men’s national tennis championships and Richard Sears captures his seventh title. 1979 — Kathy Horvath, five days past her 14th birthday, loses a first round match to Diane Fromholtz, 7-6, 6-2, to become the youngest person to play a match at the U.S. Open. 1977 — John McEnroe plays his first U.S. Open match …

Today in Sports - Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics with 23 career gold medals
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Today in Sports - Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics with 23 career gold medals

Associated Press  

Aug. 13 1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. 1987 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee equals the world record in the women’s long jump — 24 feet, 5½ inches — in the Pan American Games at Indianapolis. 1997 — Wilson Kipketer topples Sebastian Coe’s 16-year-old record in the 800 meters, finishing in …

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title

The Hindu  

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom won the women’s 50 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, adding to the 100 title the Swede won last week. The 30-year-old Sjostrom is swimming as well as ever in her fifth Olympics and smashed Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s Olympic record in the preliminaries. The Swede could not match that time in Sunday’s …

Team USA sets world record in medley relay to close out Olympic swimming with most gold medals
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Team USA sets world record in medley relay to close out Olympic swimming with most gold medals

New York Times  

NANTERRE, France — The U.S. women closed out their Olympic Games emphatically with a gold medal and a new world record in the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay on Sunday night. “But we’re just here to race and do what we do best.” Earlier Sunday, the U.S. men earned silver in the men’s medley relay — the first time in the …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Hungarian Kristof Milak roars home for men’s 100m butterfly gold
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Hungarian Kristof Milak roars home for men’s 100m butterfly gold

The Hindu  

Kristof Milak powered to victory in the men’s 100m butterfly on Saturday to win his country’s second swimming gold of the Paris Games and justify his tag as pre-race favourite. The enigmatic Hungarian left the arena without speaking to the media, skipping the compulsory medal winners’ press conference and not even providing words to his national television station. Hungary’s Kristof …

Simone Biles and Leon Marchand headline memorable moments at the halfway point of the Paris Olympics
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles and Leon Marchand headline memorable moments at the halfway point of the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — The Paris Olympics at the halfway mark have brought the world “The Pommel Horse Guy, " a rugby star and social media sensation who wants to be on reality show “Love Island” and “The Real John Wick” in the form of a 51-year-old Turkish shooter. These Olympics have been full of memorable moments since the dazzling opening ceremony: …

Paris 2024 Olympics: The Kristof Milak-Caleb Dressel rivalry
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: The Kristof Milak-Caleb Dressel rivalry

The Hindu  

The emerging rivalry between Caeleb Dressel and Kristof Milak can inspire the pair to more world records at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Dressel won the final in 49.45 ahead of Hungarian Milak by 0.23 seconds, with the American breaking his previous world record of 49.5 set in Gwangju in July 2019. Milak, who won the 200m butterfly in an Olympic …

Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history at the Paris Olympics
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history at the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Turns out, those comparisons to Michael Phelps weren’t far fetched at all when it comes to Léon Marchand. Marchand completed one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history Wednesday night, winning the 200-meter butterfly and the 200 breaststroke about two hours apart in front of a home crowd cheering his every stroke. They’re amazing to me, …

Paris Olympics 2024: Homeboy Marchand, legendary Ledecky bag swimming gold
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Homeboy Marchand, legendary Ledecky bag swimming gold

Al Jazeera  

Katie Ledecky blitzed the field to retain her 1,500 metres freestyle title at the Paris Olympics, the American iron woman securing a record-equalling eighth gold medal in the sport. World record holder Ledecky blew away the field in the gruelling, 30-lap race at La Defense Arena, touching the wall in an Olympic record 15.30.02, more than 10 seconds ahead of …

2024 Olympics records list: US men’s 4x400M relay team sets a new mark at the Games
7 months, 4 weeks ago

2024 Olympics records list: US men’s 4x400M relay team sets a new mark at the Games

Associated Press  

PARIS — Records are being broken daily at the 2024 Olympics, which run from July 27-Aug. 11, as athletes and teams win medals across 32 sports. Tuesday, July 30 SWIMMING Kaylee McKeown of Australia swam the women’s 100-meter backstroke in 57.33 seconds, breaking her own Olympic record of 57.47 set at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Monday, July 29 SWIMMING …

Today in Sports - Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Today in Sports - Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points

Associated Press  

July 30 1870 — Monmouth Park opens with a five-day meet. 1976 — Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points, breaking Nikolai Avilov’s mark by 164 points. 2009 — Seven more world records on the fifth night of the world swimming championships in Rome are set, pushing the total to 29 and moving past …

What to watch at Olympics today: Swimming, skateboarding and U.S. women’s hoops
7 months, 4 weeks ago

What to watch at Olympics today: Swimming, skateboarding and U.S. women’s hoops

New York Times  

The first weekend of the Olympics is in the books. ET, 9 p.m. in Paris TV: USA Network and Peacock What to watch for: The U.S. women’s basketball team opens its pursuit of another gold medal against Japan in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. ET, 8:30 p.m. in Paris TV: NBC and Peacock What to watch for: Australia’s Ariarne Titmus captured her first …

Martinenghi races from the shadows in Paris Olympics to beat Peaty and Qin in the 100 breaststroke
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Martinenghi races from the shadows in Paris Olympics to beat Peaty and Qin in the 100 breaststroke

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Nicolo Martinenghi won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke on Sunday at the Paris Olympics, thrilling Italian fans and canceling several of the main story lines going into the race. Another potential gold medalist was thought to be China’s Qin Haiyang in Lane 5, who swept the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke last year in the world championships. …

Today in Sports - Michael Johnson sweeps to victory in an Olympic 400-meter record 43.49 seconds
8 months ago

Today in Sports - Michael Johnson sweeps to victory in an Olympic 400-meter record 43.49 seconds

Associated Press  

July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. 1992 — The U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay team wins the gold medal, with Matt Biondi and Tom Jager becoming the first U.S. male swimmers to win golds in three Olympics. 1996 — Michael Johnson sweeps to victory in an Olympic 400-meter record 43.49 seconds, …

Caeleb Dressel, Team USA dominate 4×100 freestyle relay for Americans’ first gold medal of Paris Games
8 months ago

Caeleb Dressel, Team USA dominate 4×100 freestyle relay for Americans’ first gold medal of Paris Games

New York Times  

NANTERRE, France — The U.S. men opened up the Paris Games with their third consecutive gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay Saturday night. GO DEEPER Behind Caeleb Dressel's Olympic return, 'a work in progress' to rekindle his love for swimming The relay gold was important for the Americans, who hope to win the most gold medals at the Games …

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, July 26 - Aug. 1
8 months ago

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, July 26 - Aug. 1

Associated Press  

July 26 1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1996 — American swimmer Amy Van Dyken wins the 50-meter freestyle to become Atlanta’s first quadruple gold medalist and the first U.S. woman to win four in a single Olympics. 2014 — Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali wins the Tour de France, becoming …

U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials: Dressel, Ledecky register wins
9 months ago

U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials: Dressel, Ledecky register wins

The Hindu  

Caeleb Dressel locked up his second individual race in Paris, giving him another chance to shine after his stellar performance at the last Olympics. Dressel, the winner of five gold medals at the Tokyo Games, claimed a victory in the men’s 100-metre butterfly at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Saturday night. So I’m happy I did.” Ledecky romped to …

Dressel and Ledecky win again at U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Keep an eye on Kate Douglass, too
9 months ago

Dressel and Ledecky win again at U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Keep an eye on Kate Douglass, too

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Caeleb Dressel locked up his second individual race in Paris, giving him another chance to shine after his stellar performance at the last Olympics. Dressel, the winner of five gold medals at the Tokyo Games, touched first in the men’s 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Saturday night. “This truly is the hardest part.” The only …

He’s back! Caeleb Dressel looks like himself again, winning at US Olympic swim trials
9 months ago

He’s back! Caeleb Dressel looks like himself again, winning at US Olympic swim trials

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — After a long layoff and all the doubts about whether he’d reclaim his place as one of the world’s greatest swimmers, Caeleb Dressel is beginning to look like himself again. Dressel earned his first individual race of the Paris Games, powering to a relatively easy victory in the men’s 50-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials Friday night. …

U.S. Olympic trials: Caeleb Dressel wins 50-meter freestyle to earn spot in Paris
9 months, 1 week ago

U.S. Olympic trials: Caeleb Dressel wins 50-meter freestyle to earn spot in Paris

LA Times  

Caeleb Dressel reacts after winning the men’s 50-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Friday. Dressel earned his first individual race of the Paris Games, powering to a relatively easy victory in the men’s 50-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. One of the biggest stars in Tokyo with five gold medals, Dressel finished third in the …

American swimming stars Dressel and Manuel settle for relay spots at US swim trials
9 months, 1 week ago

American swimming stars Dressel and Manuel settle for relay spots at US swim trials

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Coming back from lengthy layoffs, American swimming stars Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel were eager to claim their first individual events of the Paris Olympics. Dressel finished third in the men’s 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials on Wednesday night, while Manuel touched fourth in the women’s 100 free. But it’s my third Olympic team and that’s …

Tokyo Olympic star Caeleb Dressel makes his debut at US swim trials, advancing in the 100 free
9 months, 1 week ago

Tokyo Olympic star Caeleb Dressel makes his debut at US swim trials, advancing in the 100 free

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Caeleb Dressel made his debut …

Dressel, Ledecky headline another stacked US Olympic swimming trials
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dressel, Ledecky headline another stacked US Olympic swimming trials

The Hindu  

Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel brings a new perspective to the pressure-packed US Olympic swimming trials, where he and freestyle phenomenon Katie Ledecky are set to star again in the fierce fight for Paris Olympics berths. He’s set to contest the 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 50m free, and although he’s not the top-ranked swimmer going into any of …

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, August 4 - August 10
1 year, 7 months ago

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, August 4 - August 10

Associated Press  

Aug. 4 1936 — American athlete Jesse Owens wins his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics; beats German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record. 2007 — Lorena Ochoa wins the Women’s British Open — the first women’s professional tournament played at venerable St. Andrews — for her first major title. 2018 — Georgia Hall …

World Aquatics Championships: Katie Ledecky overtakes Michael Phelps for most individual golds
1 year, 7 months ago

World Aquatics Championships: Katie Ledecky overtakes Michael Phelps for most individual golds

Hindustan Times  

Here's why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport. The 26-year-old American won the 800-freestyle on Saturday at the World Aquatics Championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at the worlds. Silver medallist China's Li Bingjie, gold medallist USA's Katie Ledecky and bronze medallist Australia's …

World Aquatics Championships: Katie Ledecky breaks Michael Phelps’ all-time record for most gold medals
1 year, 7 months ago

World Aquatics Championships: Katie Ledecky breaks Michael Phelps’ all-time record for most gold medals

Firstpost  

The victory by the 26-year-old Ledecky made her the first swimmer ever to win the same event six times at the world championships and marked her 16th individual world title, breaking a tie with Michael Phelps for the most individual golds ever at the worlds Fukuoka: Katie Ledecky added to her legacy as the greatest female swimmer in history when …

Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships
1 year, 7 months ago

Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships

Associated Press  

FUKUOKA, Japan — Here’s why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport: She is never quite satisfied. The 26-year-old American won the 800-meter freestyle on Saturday at the world championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at worlds. “But I think I have found the …

Ledecky wins 800m freestyle; surpasses Phelps’ record of most individual swimming Worlds gold medals
1 year, 7 months ago

Ledecky wins 800m freestyle; surpasses Phelps’ record of most individual swimming Worlds gold medals

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky clinched gold in the 800m freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships 2023 to become the swimmer with most gold medals, eclipsing the record of Michael Phelps here on Saturday. Ledecky became the first swimmer to win any event at the world championships six times on Saturday when she won her signature race, the 800m freestyle. RELATES: Katie Ledecky …

Katie Ledecky surpasses Michael Phelps’ record of most individual gold medals at Swimming World Championships
1 year, 7 months ago

Katie Ledecky surpasses Michael Phelps’ record of most individual gold medals at Swimming World Championships

The Hindu  

American swimmer Katie Ledecky went into the history books yet again after creating a record for winning the most individual gold medals at world championships - 16, going past the all-time record previously held by compatriot Michael Phelps. Ledecky achieved the feat after winning gold in the 800m freestyle final at the swimming world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. RELATED: Ledecky …

Today in Sports - The Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles with a record 140 nations competing
1 year, 8 months ago

Today in Sports - The Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles with a record 140 nations competing

Associated Press  

July 28 1913 — The United States wins its first Davis Cup since 1902 by beating Britain three matches to two. 1984 — The Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles with a record 140 nations competing. 1992 — American Mike Barrowman sets a world record in winning the 200-meter breaststroke, and Russian Evgueni Sadovyi becomes the Summer Olympics’ first triple …

Swimming World Championships: Hafnaoui, Marchand and Qin win world titles
1 year, 8 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 …

Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1,500 at the swimming worlds to tie mark set by Michael Phelps
1 year, 8 months ago

Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1,500 at the swimming worlds to tie mark set by Michael Phelps

Associated Press  

FUKUOKA, Japan — Katie Ledecky won the 1,500-meter freestyle with ease on Tuesday at the World Aquatics Championships in a landmark victory which made her the most decorated female swimmer at the worlds with 20 golds overall, 15 of which have come in individual events. “The last couple of years I’ve just tried to be really locked in on my …

Caeleb Dressel fails to qualify for World Championships
1 year, 8 months ago

Caeleb Dressel fails to qualify for World Championships

The Hindu  

Two years after winning five gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, Caeleb Dressel has failed to qualify for the world championships. Dressel’s final attempt to make the U.S. team ended Saturday morning when he tied for 22nd in the preliminaries for the 50-meter freestyle at the national championships in Indianapolis. Dressel won the 100 fly and both the 50 and …

Caeleb Dressel fails to qualify for swimming worlds after 22nd place in 50 freestyle
1 year, 8 months ago

Caeleb Dressel fails to qualify for swimming worlds after 22nd place in 50 freestyle

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Two years after winning five Olympic gold medals, Caleb Dressel didn’t even make America’s world championship team. “I’m proud of myself for the results, believe it or not,” he said in his first public comments since his suddenly withdrawing at last year’s worlds in Budapest, Hungary, citing health reasons. But I wouldn’t have changed anything about this year, …

Caeleb Dressel comes up short again at US nationals, finishing 5th in the 100 butterfly
1 year, 8 months ago

Caeleb Dressel comes up short again at US nationals, finishing 5th in the 100 butterfly

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Caeleb Dressel is down to his final shot to make the U.S. team for the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Dressel tied for fifth in the final of the 100-meter butterfly Thursday night, making him 0-for-3 at the U.S. national championships. Dressel would not have even qualified for the “A” final in the 100 fly if not for …

Caeleb Dressel struggles to 29th in 100 freestyle at US swimming nationals
1 year, 9 months ago

Caeleb Dressel struggles to 29th in 100 freestyle at US swimming nationals

The Hindu  

Caeleb Dressel finished 29th in the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. nationals on Tuesday, falling far short of qualifying for the world championships in an event he won at the Tokyo Olympics. His time of 49.42 seconds was a whopping 1.79 behind top qualifier Ryan Held, who swam one heat earlier, and a sobering reminder of how far Dressel has …

Caeleb Dressel struggles to 29th in 100 freestyle at US swimming nationals
1 year, 9 months ago

Caeleb Dressel struggles to 29th in 100 freestyle at US swimming nationals

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Caeleb Dressel dropped farther and farther behind, a far cry from the dominant swimmer he was at the last Olympics. His time of 49.42 seconds was a whopping 1.79 behind top qualifier Ryan Held, who swam one heat earlier, and a sobering reminder of how far Dressel has to go after walking away from swimming last summer during …

Caeleb Dressel returns to pool in Atlanta for first meet in nearly a year
1 year, 10 months ago

Caeleb Dressel returns to pool in Atlanta for first meet in nearly a year

The Hindu  

Olympic star Caeleb Dressel returned to the competition pool after a layoff of nearly a year, placing second in the 100-meter butterfly at a low-key meet in Atlanta on Friday. The runner-up time of 52.41 seconds was nearly 3 seconds slower than Dressel’s world-record performance of 49.45 at the Tokyo Olympics, where he won five gold medals. A couple of …

Olympic star Caeleb Dressel returns to pool in Atlanta, first meet in nearly a year
1 year, 10 months ago

Olympic star Caeleb Dressel returns to pool in Atlanta, first meet in nearly a year

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Olympic star Caeleb Dressel returned to the competition pool after a layoff of nearly a year, placing second in the 100-meter butterfly at a low-key meet in Atlanta on Friday. The runner-up time of 52.41 seconds was nearly 3 seconds slower than Dressel’s world-record performance of 49.45 at the Tokyo Olympics, where he won five gold medals. A …

On this day in 2008: Michael Phelps breaks Mark Spitz’s Olympics record
2 years, 7 months ago

On this day in 2008: Michael Phelps breaks Mark Spitz’s Olympics record

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Olympic Champions Karsten Warholm, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Daniel Stahl Fail on a Day of Surprises
2 years, 8 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Olympic Champions Karsten Warholm, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Daniel Stahl Fail on a Day of Surprises

News 18  

Karsten Warholm’s hopes of winning a third straight World Championships title were dashed while Britain’s Jake Wightman felled reigning Olympic 1,500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen on a day of upsets on Tuesday.Kristjan Ceh dethroned Olympic champion and 2019 winner Daniel Stahl in the discus final and Eleanor Patterson outdid Yaroslava Mahuchikh to win women’s high jump gold. Norwegian Olympic champion Warholm, …

Ledecky unstoppable
2 years, 8 months ago

Ledecky unstoppable

The Hindu  

Fascinating, intense and dramatic battles, new meet records and world records, and a few mishaps were all a part of the 19th FINA World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Ledecky bagged her 18th gold at the worlds by winning the 4×200m freestyle relay along with her team-mates Claire Weinstein, Smith and Bella Sims and created a new championship record, clocking …

FINA Word Championships: Australia sets world record in mixed 4x100 freestyle final
2 years, 9 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. …

Ledecky grabs another gold, Aussies set record at worlds
2 years, 9 months ago

Ledecky grabs another gold, Aussies set record at worlds

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Katie Ledecky extended her record haul of medals and Australia set a world record in the mixed 4x100 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships on Friday. Australia’s mixed relay team of Jack Cartwright, Kyle Chalmers, Madison Wilson and Mollie O’Callaghan clocked 3:19.38 in the 4x100 to shave two-hundredths of a second off the record set …

FINA World Championships: Ledecky wins record fifth 800m freestyle gold
2 years, 9 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, …

FINA World Championships: Sjostrom wins 50m butterfly to equal Phelps record
2 years, 9 months ago

FINA World Championships: Sjostrom wins 50m butterfly to equal Phelps record

The Hindu  

Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden won the 50m butterfly for the fourth time by clocking a time of 24.95 seconds in the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest on Friday. Terrific sprint in the Women's 50m Butterfly FINAL #FINABudapest2022pic.twitter.com/He6UwClMv2 — FINA June 24, 2022 With the win, the Swede got level with Michael Phelps on a record eight gold medals in …

Dressel’s world swimming championships over, ‘just’ 2 golds
2 years, 9 months ago

Dressel’s world swimming championships over, ‘just’ 2 golds

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Caeleb Dressel’s world swimming championships are over with just two gold medals from Budapest. We’re doing exceptionally well and really looking forward to the next few days.” Dressel’s teammates responded Tuesday by adding three more gold medals to take the team’s tally to 10. “Feels good to get the first individual out of the way,” said Dressel, …

Kristóf Milák Sets World Record; 3 More US Golds at Swimming Worlds
2 years, 9 months ago

Kristóf Milák Sets World Record; 3 More US Golds at Swimming Worlds

News 18  

Hungary’s Kristóf Milák thrilled home fans by lowering his own world record in the men’s 200 butterfly at the swimming world championships on Tuesday, when American swimmers claimed another three gold medals. American swimmer Bobby Finke also set a national record of 7:39.36 as he produced a sizzling finish to win the first gold of the evening in the men’s …

Defending champ Dressel drops out of 100 freestyle at worlds
2 years, 9 months ago

Defending champ Dressel drops out of 100 freestyle at worlds

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Two-time world champion Caeleb Dressel is not defending his title in the men’s 100 freestyle at the swimming world championships after withdrawing before the semifinals. Dressel was included in the initial start list for Tuesday’s semifinals in Budapest, but was not in an updated version with reserve Hwang Sun-woo of South Korea taking his place. “A decision …

Top 5 Olympic swimmers to watch out for at the 19th FINA World Championships
2 years, 9 months ago

Top 5 Olympic swimmers to watch out for at the 19th FINA World Championships

The Hindu  

The world's best swimmers are ready to take the plunge at the FINA World Championships 2022. Here are the Top 5 Olympians to watch out for: Caeleb Dressel: Dressel is an American Olympic swimmer who had a terrific run at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. The 25-year-old holds the world record for the 100m fly and an American record for …

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