Summer McIntosh, 15, sets jr. record in women's 200m butterfly at aquatics worlds
Toronto swimmer Summer McIntosh will enter the women's 200-metre butterfly final at the 19th FINA world aquatics championships as junior record holder.
Freestyle Sport News
FINA World Championships: Finke takes 800m freestyle gold as Dressel ruled out of 100m defence
The win for Finke was a boost for the U.S team after 100m free Olympic champion and reigning world champion Caeleb Dressel pulled out of the semi-finals in that event for medical reasons. Finke, who sat in fourth place for much of the race and was still behind three swimmers at the final turn, posted a personal best time of 7:39.36.
Ronaldinho explains World Cup goal that left England goalkeeper David Seaman in tears
England’s World Cup exits and the men blamed for them are etched deep into the psyche of our national game.
ITV Love Island's Laura Whitmore responds after fans share worry for dumped islander
Love Island host Laura Whitmore has hit back at viewers' outcry after they were left worrying for a dumped islander. Her message came following Sunday night's dramatic recoupling which saw Remi Lambert having to make an exit days after his arrival without finding love.
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.