Summer McIntosh will swim in 4 individual events at World Aquatics Championships
Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh's schedule at the World Aquatics Championships has now been confirmed by CBC Sports.
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Olympic gap year begins for diving star Spendolini-Sirieix
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix insists she is done with pressure after completing her A-levels and wants to enjoy every second of a gap year bookended by the World Championships and Olympic Games. It has been an exhausting period for the double European gold-medal winning Londoner with the British Diving Championships sandwiched in the middle of her English Literature, History and Spanish exams. Ad Next on the agenda is the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, and while she finished a disappointing 19th in the individual 10m platform event a year ago, Spendolini-Sirieix believes she has learned a lot from the experience.
Kothari ready to prove the diving doubters wrong at World Championships
Diver Kyle Kothari came so close to giving up his Olympic dream but, ahead of the World Aquatics Championships in Japan, he is proving his doubters wrong. The 2022 Commonwealth synchro silver medallist has overcome three devastating injuries since 2015, including two separate Achilles ruptures that stifled his prospects of making Rio and Tokyo. Ad He heads to Fukuoka, Japan this month to make his World Championships debut where he can qualify a Paris 2024 quota place in the individual 10m platform event.
A (non-swimming) guide to the World Aquatics Championships
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Tour de France 2023: Jasper Philipsen makes it four with dominant sprint win on Stage 11
It looks increasingly like no one is going to be able to beat Jasper Philipsen in a bunch sprint in this year’s Tour de France. For a fourth time this July, Belgium’s Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) powered over the finish line quicker than any of his rivals – this time beating a frustrated Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) to the spoils.
61 chocolate bars and sweets we'd love to see make a comeback on supermarket shelves
Chocolate is the nation's favourite treat and who doesn't love to indulge in the comfort of eating their favourite bar.
Canada's powerhouse swim team faces big expectations at World Aquatics Championships
When Canadian divers, swimmers and water polo players headed to Fukuoka, Japan, 22 years ago to compete at the 2001 world aquatics championships, there was an understanding and acceptance that podium performances were probably going to be few and far between.
Riley Gaines calls out Megan Rapinoe for 'virtue signaling' on transgender athletes: 'It's actually exclusive'
OutKick podcast host Riley Gaines accuses retiring soccer star Megan Rapinoe of hypocrisy in her defense of trans athletes in female sports on ‘Fox News Tonight.’