Canada's Masse, Wilm glide into 50M backstroke semis to respond from podium miss at worlds
Canada's Kylie Masse and Ingrid Wilm didn't like being fourth and fifth.
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World Aquatics announces 'open category' to include trans swimmers: 'Our sport must be for everyone'
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Katie Ledecky ties Michael Phelps record at Worlds with gold medal finish in 1,500-meter freestyle
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World Aquatics to include transgender swimmers in 'open category' - ESPN
FUKUOKA, Japan — Swimming will set up an «open category» that will include transgender competitors, the governing body of the sport said Tuesday.
Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1,500m freestyle at World Aquatics Championships - ESPN
FUKUOKA, Japan, — Katie Ledecky eased to her 20th gold medal overall at the World Aquatics Championships, powering to a fifth women's 1,500-meter freestyle title after Matthew Richards led a British 1-2 in the men's 200-meter freestyle on Tuesday.
Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia Could Be Withdrawn From Asian Games Squad If They Lose Worlds Trials: Report
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat should be withdrawn from India's Asian Games squad if they lose the upcoming trials for the World Championships, it will be proposed to the IOA's ad-hoc panel, a member of the committee said on Tuesday. Punia (men's freestyle 65kg) and Phogat (women's 53kg) were given direct entries for the quadrennial showpiece while other candidates in the remaining 16 Olympic weight categories went through gruelling trials on July 22-23 to book their places in the Indian team for the Hangzhou Games, beginning September 23. Punia, Phogat and four other wrestlers, who staged a sit-in protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar from April 21 to May 28, had sought time till August 10 to prepare for the trials.
Richards off to winning start at worlds with British one-two in 200m freestyle
FUKUOKA, Japan : Matthew Richards of Britain finished strongly to capture the gold medal ahead of compatriot Tom Dean in the men's 200 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday with a solid time of one minute, 44.30 seconds.
Srihari Nataraj Fails To Qualify For 100m Backstroke Semis At World Championships
Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came up with a season-best time but that was not enough for him to qualify for the semifinals of the men's 100m backstroke event at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Monday. The Asian Games-bound swimmer clocked 55.26s to finish last in his heat and 31st overall. The top 18 swimmers across seven heats advanced to the semifinals. The 22-year-old Nataraj, who had begun his season with a 55.60s effort to win the gold at the Singapore National Age Group in March, followed that up with a 55.29s swim at Mare Nostrum Swim Tour, Monaco in May.