Sates secures spot in his first world champs final, Le Clos withdraws after breathing issues
South African swimmer Matthew Sates booked a place in his first ever World Championships final in Budapest on Tuesday.
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Watch: Katie Ledecky Finishes 14 Seconds Ahead Of 2nd Placed Swimmer In Latest World Championships Triumph
Katie Ledecky reclaimed the 1,500m women's freestyle title at the World Swimming Championships in imperious style in Budapest on Monday, finishing almost 15 seconds ahead of her closest pursuer.
Kristof Milak crushes world record at home swim wolds; Bobby ‘Finkes’ again
BUDAPEST — In 2019, Kristof Milak broke Michael Phelps‘ world record at age 19. In 2021, he won Olympic gold. But the highlight of his swimming career thus far happened on Tuesday night at the world championships in his home pool.
Trans athlete Ivy slams FINA policy as 'unscientific'
BENGALURU: Transgender cyclist Veronica Ivy questioned the move by swimming's governing body FINA to restrict the participation of trans athletes in elite women's competitions, telling Reuters that there had not been enough research to guide such decisions.
Hungary's Milak smashes world record in 200m butterfly
BUDAPEST : Kristof Milak of Hungary set a new world record in the 200m butterfly, powering to the gold medal in a time of 1:50.34 at the world championships in Budapest on Tuesday.
Olympic swimming champion Tom Dean claims Britain’s first medal at 2022 World Championships
Tom Dean could not quite repeat his achievement from Tokyo 2020 but the Olympic champion has got Great Britain on the medal board at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest. The gold medallist in the 200m freestyle had to settle for bronze in the same event, with Romania’s David Popovici taking victory ahead of South Korea’s Hwang Sun-woo. Ad/> Dean was in contention to win the race having led at the halfway stage, but Popovici touched home first, with the British swimmer recording a season’s best time of 1:44.98.
World Athletics chief favours fairness over inclusion: 'Biology trumps gender'
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has hinted track and field could follow swimming in bringing in a tougher policy on transgender athletes competing in women's events.
Ledecky dominates 1,500m at world championships, Ceccon breaks backstroke record
BUDAPEST: American Katie Ledecky dominated the women's 1,500 metres freestyle event to claim her second gold medal at the swimming world championships in Budapest on Monday, while Italy's Thomas Ceccon smashed the men's 100m backstroke world record.