China’s Qin wins ‘miracle’ second breaststroke gold at swim worldsSINGAPORE: China’s roaring Qin Haiyang won his second breaststroke gold of the Singapore swimming world championships on Friday, edging a 200m nailbiter.
McIntosh wins again at swimming worlds as Yu, 12, just misses outSINGAPORE: Summer McIntosh bagged her second title at the swimming world championships as Gretchen Walsh defied illness to win gold and 12-year-old Yu Zidi narrowly missed out on a medal on Monday.
Scorching 1,500m return for Olympic great Ledecky in FloridaFORT LAUDERDALE, UNITED STATES: Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky made a blistering return to the swimming pool on Wednesday, clocking the second fastest 1,500m freestyle in history in heats at the TYR Pro Series meeting in Florida.
Walsh smashes 100m butterfly short course world recordBUDAPEST: Gretchen Walsh continued her outstanding form at the World Short Course Championships in Budapest on Friday as she broke the world record for the 100m butterfly.
Olympic open water training in polluted Seine scrappedPARIS: Paris Olympics organisers said Tuesday that training for open water swimming in the River Seine had been cancelled due to pollution, raising questions over why triathletes were allowed to use the waterway the day before.
Seine swim may cause sickness, definitely caused stressPARIS: Triathletes fresh from their second swim in the Seine generally shrugged off the risk of waste in the river making them sick, but highlighted the stress they were put through as the levels of bacteria in the waterway caused repeated disruption.
China’s Pan Zhanle wins men’s 100m freestyle Olympic gold in world record timePARIS: China’s Pan Zhanle smashed the world record as he stormed to victory in the men’s 100m freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
China calls swimmer doping reports ‘fake news’BEIJING: Beijing on Monday called reports about 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 “fake news.”
Smith delivers impressive double as Dressel wins again at Pro SwimLOS ANGELES: Regan Smith produced an impressive double with wins in the 200m butterfly and 100m backstroke on Friday at the Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Illinois, where Caeleb Dressel nabbed a second win of the week.
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