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SINGAPORE: Gretchen Walsh admits she struggles to understand the flak being directed at the US team over their performance at the world championships in Singapore and said the swimmers have been competing under extremely difficult circumstances.
Katie Ledecky remains the gold standard in the 800-meter freestyle.
Once again it was American Regan Smith looking to take down McKeownFastest off the blocks, McEvoy once again denied Ben Proud (21.26) goldSINGAPORE: World record holder Kaylee McKeown underlined her status as the undisputed queen of backstroke swimming as she added the 200 meters gold to her triumph in the 100 at the world championships in Singapore on Saturday.Once again it was American Regan Smith looking to take down McKeown, only to be reeled in on the last lap as the Australian dominator clocked 2:03.33, the third fastest swim of all time.It was nearly a second better than Smith (2:04.29), who had taken silver behind McKeown in the 100 and 200 at the Paris Olympics and was runner-up to her again in the 100 in Singapore.Just like in Paris, McKeown’s win came straight after compatriot Cameron McEvoy stormed to his second 50 freestyle title in 21.14 seconds, becoming the oldest Australian swimming world champion at the age of 31.Fastest off the blocks, McEvoy once again denied Ben Proud (21.26) gold, having beaten the Briton to the Olympic title by a fingertip in Paris exactly a year ago.A new dad since Paris, McEvoy thanked his wife Maddi and gave a shout-out to his baby boy Hartley.“It’s a very different life,” he said.“I’ve got to navigate it, I’ll figure it out.
Virginia star swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the prestigious Honda Cup as the top Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
American three-time Olympic swimming star Lilly King has announced the upcoming Toyota National Championships in Indianapolis will be her final meet on U.S. soil as she prepares to call it a career at the conclusion of the 2025 season.
Katie Ledecky broke her nine-year-old world record in the 800 metres to highlight Saturday's events at the Tyr Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
American Gretchen Walsh broke her own 100m butterfly world record on Saturday, clocking 55.09sec in the heats at the Tyr Pro Swim Series meeting in Orlando, Florida. Walsh had set the previous world record of 55.18sec at the US Olympic trials in Indianapolis on June 15 last year, although she settled for silver in the event at the Paris Olympics behind teammate Torri Huske. Walsh's record came a day after the two-time Olympic relay gold medallist joined Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom as the only women to break 25 seconds for the 50m butterfly, clocking 24.93 to win the final.
Katie Ledecky broke her nine-year-old world record in the 800 metres to highlight Saturday's events at the Tyr Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.