American swimmer Gretchen Walsh adds to her record collection at world short course championships
3 weeks, 3 days ago

American swimmer Gretchen Walsh adds to her record collection at world short course championships

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American swimmer Gretchen Walsh set her 10th world record at the world short course championships with gold in the 50-meter freestyle final before adding an 11th as part of the winning U.S. team in the women’s 4x100 medley relay on Sunday. Walsh later extended her world record total to 11 — nine individual and two in relays — when the United States, comprised of Regan Smith, Lilly King, Walsh and Douglass, won the relay in 3 minutes, 40.41 seconds. Smith also had a world record time of 1:58:04 to win the women’s 200 backstroke final, and her compatriot Luke Hobson took gold in the men’s 200 free with 1:38.61, also a world record. A world record was also set in the men’s 4x100 medley relay by Miron Lifintsev, Kirill Prigoda, Andrei Minakov and Egor Kornev, competing as neutral athletes, in 3:18.68.

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NPR  

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The Hindu  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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China Daily  

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ABC  

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Associated Press  

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The Hindu  

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New York Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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ABC  

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The Hindu  

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Regan Smith sets a world record in the 100 backstroke at the U.S. Olympic trials
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Associated Press  

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New York Times  

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The Hindu  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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New York Times  

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The Hindu  

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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Australian teenager Iona Anderson wins 100m backstroke silver at World Aquatics Championships in Doha
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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ABC  

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Pan swims fastest 100 meters in history to help China win relay gold at aquatics worlds
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Pan swims fastest 100 meters in history to help China win relay gold at aquatics worlds

Associated Press  

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McKeown becomes first woman to hold every backstroke World Record
1 year, 2 months ago

McKeown becomes first woman to hold every backstroke World Record

The Hindu  

Australian Kaylee McKeown said she was “super stoked” after becoming the first woman to hold world records in all three backstroke disciplines by smashing the 50m mark. “I am super stoked with that,” said McKeown, who is a red-hot favourite to dominate in the pool at next year’s Paris Olympics. READ | Kenya says World Aquatics has lifted swimming ban …

Kaylee McKeown breaks 50m backstroke world record to hold all three long-course marks
1 year, 2 months ago

Kaylee McKeown breaks 50m backstroke world record to hold all three long-course marks

ABC  

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1 year, 4 months ago

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

China Daily  

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Associated Press  

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Canadian Summer McIntosh, 16, gets second gold medal at swimming worlds in Japan
1 year, 5 months ago

Canadian Summer McIntosh, 16, gets second gold medal at swimming worlds in Japan

Associated Press  

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1 year, 5 months ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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Ledecky wins 800m freestyle; surpasses Phelps’ record of most individual swimming Worlds gold medals
1 year, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Katie Ledecky surpasses Michael Phelps’ record of most individual gold medals at Swimming World Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

France’s Maxime Grousset won the men’s 100m butterfly title at swimming’s world championships on Saturday. Australia’s McKeown completes world backstroke sweep Australia’s Kaylee McKeown completed a women’s backstroke clean sweep at swimming’s world championships with victory in the 200m on Saturday. McKeown, who also won the 50m and 100m backstroke, finished in a time of 2min, 03.85sec, ahead of American …

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1 year, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Swimming World C’Ships: Americans unworried by lack of golds at Swimming World C’Ships
1 year, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

American performances at the swimming world championships have been eclipsed by an Australian gold rush but backstroker Justin Ress said Saturday there was no panic in the US camp. Ress is aiming to defend his men’s 50m backstroke title after posting the fastest time in the morning’s heats in 24.18sec, ahead of Greece’s Apostolos Christou on 24.48 and American world …

Mollie O’Callaghan and Qin Haiyang complete sweeps at the swimming world championships in Japan
1 year, 5 months ago

Mollie O’Callaghan and Qin Haiyang complete sweeps at the swimming world championships in Japan

Associated Press  

FUKUOKA, Japan — John Mason, the announcer at the swimming world championships, stuck a nickname on Mollie O’Callaghan after the 19-year-old Australian added the 100-meter freestyle title to her gold in the 200 two days earlier. Not be outdone by O’Callaghan, Qin Haiyang of China set a world record in the men’s 200 breaststroke in 2:05.48. But the world record …

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 …

World Aquatics Championships: Kyle Chalmers powers to gold in men’s 100m freestyle
1 year, 5 months ago

World Aquatics Championships: Kyle Chalmers powers to gold in men’s 100m freestyle

The Hindu  

Australia’s Kyle Chalmers set a blistering pace towards the end to claim gold in the blue riband men’s 100 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships on Thursday. Romania’s David Popovici, who boasts the world record of 46.86 seconds, was sixth in another disappointing run after his fourth-place finish in the 200m freestyle this week at the Marine Messe Fukuoka …

Swimming World Championships: O’Callaghan wins 200m freestyle title in world record time
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming World Championships: O’Callaghan wins 200m freestyle title in world record time

The Hindu  

Australian teen Mollie O’Callaghan set a new world record in winning the women’s 200m freestyle in a time of 1min, 52.85sec at swimming’s World Championships on Wednesday. The previous world record was 1:52.98, set by Italian Federica Pellegrini at the 2009 world championships. To come away with a world record is just amazing.” O’Callaghan had fired a warning shot at …

Ledecky wins 1,500m freestyle for 20th world title; McKeown wins 100m backstroke
1 year, 5 months ago

Ledecky wins 1,500m freestyle for 20th world title; McKeown wins 100m backstroke

The Hindu  

American Katie Ledecky claimed her 20th world swimming title on Tuesday after winning the women’s 1,500m freestyle. READ | ‘Main aim was to win gold’: National backstroke record-holder Suvana Baskar Ledecky claimed her fifth world title in an event in which she has dominated, having swum the top 15 fastest times ever. MCKEOWN TRIUMPHS IN BACKSTROKE Kaylee McKeown poses during …

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 …

Ariarne Titmus wins gold, breaks world record at World Swimming Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Ariarne Titmus wins gold, breaks world record at World Swimming Championships

The Hindu  

Ariarne Titmus reclaimed her 400m freestyle world record and took gold after a dominant win over rivals Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh at the world championships on Sunday. Swimming World Championships: Top swimmers missing worlds as they deal with mental, physical issues The race was one of the most hotly anticipated of the world championships on the opening night in …

Ariarne Titmus sets new 400m freestyle world record with a STUNNING performance to win gold at World Championships in Japan after blowing away her rivals
1 year, 5 months ago

Ariarne Titmus sets new 400m freestyle world record with a STUNNING performance to win gold at World Championships in Japan after blowing away her rivals

Daily Mail  

Australia's Ariarne Titmus has reclaimed the women's 400 metres freestyle world record with a stunning victory at the world championships in Japan. Titmus emphatically blew away feted rivals Summer McIntosh from Canada and American great Katie Ledecky to triumph in Sunday night's hyped final in Fukuoka. Ariarne Titmus reclaimed the women's 400 metres freestyle world record on Sunday The Aussie …

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