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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.

Canada's Masse wins third straight world 100 backstroke medal with silver in Budapest

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Kylie Masse took silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke at the world aquatic championships, finishing just short of a third straight world title in the event.

Ledecky dominates 1,500m at world championships, Ceccon breaks backstroke record

BUDAPEST: American Katie Ledecky dominated the women's 1,500 metres freestyle event to claim her second gold medal at the swimming world championships in Budapest on Monday, while Italy's Thomas Ceccon smashed the men's 100m backstroke world record.

Thomas Ceccon breaks world record as Benedetta Pilato completes Italian golden hat-trick

Ceccon shaved a quarter of a second off the 100m backstroke world record as he won in 51.60sec. "I didn't expect this time," Ceccon said. "I didnt expect to go so fast." Pilato was also delighted after she won the last final of the evening, the women's 100m breaststroke, by a fingernail.

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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.

Ceccon breaks world record as Pilato completes Italian golden hat-trick

Ceccon shaved a quarter of a second off the 100m backstroke world record as he won in 51.60sec.

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.

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Olympic swimming champion Tom Dean claims Britain’s first medal at 2022 World Championships

Canada's Masse wins third straight world 100 backstroke medal with silver in Budapest

Ledecky dominates 1,500m at world championships, Ceccon breaks backstroke record

Thomas Ceccon breaks world record as Benedetta Pilato completes Italian golden hat-trick

Ralf Little stunned to discover his great-grandad was a football hero

Youngster Popovici, veteran Ledecky take glory in swimming worlds

Ceccon breaks world record as Pilato completes Italian golden hat-trick

Katie Ledecky wins fourth 1,500-meter freestyle title, record-extending 17th overall