Dressel pulls out of world championships
BUDAPEST : Seven-times Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel has withdrawn from the rest of the world championships after pulling out of his 100m title defence for medical reasons.
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Emma Raducanu unlikely to be given Wimbledon honour as Ash Barty makes request
Emma Raducanu may not be given the honour of opening play on Centre Court at Wimbledon this year after retired defending champion Ash Barty made a request to the All England Club. As part of the tournament's tradition, the reigning men's and women's singles champions open play on the main showcourt on the first two days but the Aussie retired earlier this year so has asked for someone else to take her place.
FINA World Championships: Finke takes 800m freestyle gold as Dressel ruled out of 100m defence
The win for Finke was a boost for the U.S team after 100m free Olympic champion and reigning world champion Caeleb Dressel pulled out of the semi-finals in that event for medical reasons. Finke, who sat in fourth place for much of the race and was still behind three swimmers at the final turn, posted a personal best time of 7:39.36.
Ireland to face Israel in U21 Euros play-off
The Republic of Ireland Under-21s have been drawn to play Israel in the 2023 European U21 Championship qualification play-off at the draw conducted in Nyon this afternoon.
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.
Youngster Popovici, veteran Ledecky take glory in swimming worlds
Thomas Ceccon broke the first world record of the championships as he won the 100m backstroke.
Katie Ledecky wins fourth 1,500-meter freestyle title, record-extending 17th overall
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Katie Ledecky led an American one-two and won her fourth 1,500-meter freestyle title at the world swimming championships on Monday.
American Ledecky sweeps to fourth 1,500m freestyle world title
Ledecky, who won the women's 400 metres freestyle event on the opening day, cruised to the gold medal with a time of 15 minutes and 30.15 seconds. The 25-year-old finished more than 14 seconds ahead of compatriot Katie Grimes who took the silver while Australia's Lani Pallister took the bronze.