Kylie Masse misses world podium, finishing 4th in women's 100m backstroke
For the first time in four world championships, Canada's Kylie Masse failed to reach the podium in the women's 100-metre backstroke.
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Ledecky leads US charge at worlds but faces big test in opening race
FUKUOKA, Japan : The United States will look to continue their dominance when the swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships get underway in the Japanese city of Fukuoka on Sunday, with Australia also aiming to lay down a marker before next year's Paris Olympics.
Smith sizzles in 200m backstroke, Weinstein shocks Ledecky in 200 freestyle
LOS ANGELES: Regan Smith, shaping up for a World Championships showdown with Australian Kaylee McKeown, clocked a blistering 2min 03.80sec to win the 200m backstroke at the US swimming championships on Wednesday.
Australia head to world championships excited after positive trials
MELBOURNE : Australia's swim team head to next month's world championships in Fukuoka with confidence after setting a number of eye-catching times at national trials in Melbourne.
World has yet to see the best of McKeown: Welsh
MELBOURNE : Australia's Kaylee McKeown has already set world records and bagged four Olympic medals but the Queensland juggernaut's best is yet to come, says five-times world champion Matt Welsh.
Australia may deploy as McKeown breaststroke weapon
MELBOURNE : World record holder Kaylee McKeown has turned heads for her blistering backstroke times but could end up swimming the breaststroke at next month's world championships to help Australia's bid for gold in the medley relay.
Titmus ready to respond to McIntosh challenge at world championship trials
MELBOURNE: Two months on from Summer McIntosh's world record swims, Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus will have a chance to respond to the Canadian wunderkind's challenge at world championship trials in Melbourne next week.
Katie Shanahan is writing herself into swimming history
Glasgow's Katie Shanahan is set on writing her name into backstroke history books. The 18-year-old stormed onto the senior international stage when she won silver at the European Championships last year, going on to clinch bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Ad Fast forward eight months and Shanahan, who recently moved to swim under Steve Tigg at the University of Stirling, smashed her 200m backstroke personal best by over a second at the BUCS Championships in Sheffield.