Katie Ledecky drops 200m freestyle from swimming worlds slate
Katie Ledecky dropped the 200m freestyle from her world swimming championships schedule, according to an updated USA Swimming event-by-event roster.
200m Sport News
American Teenager Erriyon Knighton Becomes Fourth Fastest Man Over 200m
American teenage sprint sensation Erriyon Knighton became the fourth-fastest man over 200 metres on Saturday when he timed 19.49 seconds at the Baton Rouge meet destroying his own Under-20 world record of 19.84sec in the process. The 18-year-old's time blitzed those of sprint legends Carl Lewis and Tommy Smith and places him behind only Jamaica's world record holder Usain Bolt (19.19sec), another Jamaican Yohan Blake (19.26) and American Michael Johnson (19.32). Knighton burst onto the scene last year when aged just 17 he qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and finished fourth in the 200m final behind Canada's Andre de Grasse.
KIUG: Priya Mohan beats Dutee Chand to win 200m gold, Jain University still on top of table
Priya Mohan outpaced the experienced Dutee Chand to win the 200m gold, a day after securing the 400m title at the Khelo India University Games at the Kanteerava Stadium on Monday. While the 2018 Asian Games silver medallist Chand raced out of the blocks to take the lead into the first 100m, the 19-year-old Mohan ran a brilliant bend to overtake and cement her stature in the event.
The new Usain Bolt? Erriyon Knighton becomes fourth-fastest 200m sprinter in history
Erriyon Knighton is now the fourth-fastest man over 200 metres in recorded human history.
Erriyon Knighton, 18, further destroys Usain Bolt's World Junior record with epic 200m win
Erriyon Knighton is now the fourth-fastest man over 200 metres in recorded human history.
American Teenager Erriyon Knighton Becomes Fourth Fastest Man Over 200m
American teenage sprint sensation Erriyon Knighton became the fourth-fastest man over 200 metres on Saturday when he timed 19.49 seconds at the Baton Rouge meet destroying his own Under-20 world record of 19.84sec in the process. The 18-year-old's time blitzed those of sprint legends Carl Lewis and Tommy Smith and places him behind only Jamaica's world record holder Usain Bolt (19.19sec), another Jamaican Yohan Blake (19.26) and American Michael Johnson (19.32). Knighton burst onto the scene last year when aged just 17 he qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and finished fourth in the 200m final behind Canada's Andre de Grasse.
Ledecky dominates in 200m free at US world championship trials
WASHINGTON: US freestyle great Katie Ledecky punched her ticket to a second individual event at the 2022 World Championships with a dominant 200m freestyle victory at the US trials on Wednesday (Apr 27).
