Phelps not ready to move over for 'hungry kid' Marchand
Olympic great Michael Phelps said he was 'greedy' to hold onto his one remaining individual swimming world record faced with the threat of 'hungry kid' Leon Marchand.
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Olympic great Michael Phelps said he was 'greedy' to hold onto his one remaining individual swimming world record faced with the threat of 'hungry kid' Leon Marchand.
DOHA : United States swimmer David Johnston swam a personal best to top qualifying for the 400 metres medley final at the World Championships on Sunday, while Canada's Tessa Cieplucha took top seed for the women's 400m.
DOHA: China's newly minted world record holder Pan Zhanle topped qualifying for the men's 100 metres freestyle semi-finals at the Doha World Championships on Wednesday (Feb 14), while Olympic medallist Jeremy Desplanches was fastest in the 200m medley heats.
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Sarah Sjöström won her 21st career medal in individual races in the world championships, surpassing Michael Phelps' 20 for the record with a victory in the women's 50-meter freestyle Sunday.
FUKUOKA, Japan :Australia's Kyle Chalmers set a blistering pace towards the end to win gold in the blue riband men's 100 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships while Frenchman Leon Marchand and Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh also excelled on Thursday.
FUKUOKA, Japan :Australia's Kyle Chalmers set a blistering pace towards the end to claim gold in the blue riband men's 100 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships on Thursday while Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh bagged her first title at the meet.
FUKUOKA, Japan : Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh cruised to the women's 200 metres butterfly title at the World Aquatics Championships on Thursday, capturing the gold medal in a time of two minutes, 04.06 seconds ahead of Australian Elizabeth Dekkers.
FUKUOKA, Japan : Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan finished with a flourish to break the longest-standing world record in women's swimming, claiming the 200 metres freestyle title in a time of one minute, 52.85 seconds at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday.