Rhiannan Iffland became the first ever high diver from Australia to win gold at a world championships, on the penultimate day of the meet in Budapest on Saturday. The 25-year-old also became the...
Sun Yang was a surprise absentee in the men's 1500m freestyle heats on Saturday as the world-record holder again opted out at the world aquatic championships. A Chinese official told reporters the...
Like many her age, Bahraini teenager Ritaj Amin, 13, likes listening to American pop idol Charlie Puth on her phone, reading books, and wearing nail polish. This week though, as the youngest...
Freestyle queen Katie Ledecky on Friday cruised towards her fifth gold at the world championships as the fastest into the women's 800m final in Budapest on Friday. Despite only turning 20 in March,...
Sarah Sjostrom says there is more in the tank, with the women's 100m freestyle world-record again under threat after powering her way into Friday's final at the world championships. The 23-year-old...
Katie Ledecky led the USA to the women's 4x200m freestyle title at the world championships on Thursday with a powerful anchor leg to win her fourth gold medal in Budapest. Ledecky touched the wall at...
Cameron McEvoy expects a "very fast" men's 100m freestyle final at the world championships on Thursday with a "dog-fight" on the cards and the blue riband event wide open. France's Mehdy Metella...
Chinese superstar Sun Yang and American sensation Katie Ledecky suffered surprise defeats at the world championship on Wednesday while the USA twice broke the mixed medley relay world record. Italy's...
Britain's Adam Peaty warned the men's 50m breaststroke world record could fall again in a fierce battle over the sprint distance in Wednesday's final. The British ace broke his own world record from...
Katie Ledecky made history on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win 12 world swimming championship gold medals, as world records were sent tumbling four times in the Budapest pool. Britain's...
Katie Ledecky will shake off any fatigue in her bid to make history on Tuesday in the 1500m freestyle final by becoming the first woman to win 12 golds at world aquatic championships. The 20-year-old...
Adam Peaty plans to complete his 'project 56' on Monday by becoming the first to swim under 57 seconds in the men's 100m breaststroke final at the world championships. The 22-year-old has shaken up...
China's Sun Yang awkwardly embraced arch nemesis Mack Horton on the podium after beating the Australian Olympian at the world championships on Sunday. Horton, 21, planted the seed for a rivalry for...
Sun Yang was gracious following his 400m freestyle victory at the world championships on Sunday as he took revenge over Olympic champion Mack Horton. Sun clocked 3min 41.38sec, finishing 2.47 seconds...
Katie Ledecky earned a second gold medal on Sunday at the world aquatics championships in Budapest by helping the United States win the women's 4x100m freestyle final. Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom had set...
Katie Ledecky of the United States made history on Sunday by becoming the first woman to win a third straight 400m freestyle gold at the world aquatic championships. The 20-year-old clocked three...
Two years on from sleeping rough in Budapest on a perilous trek from Syria to Germany, teenage refugee Yusra Mardini is back in the Hungarian capital competing in the world swimming championships. "I...
Olympic champion Mack Horton set up a showdown with Chinese superstar Sun Yang on Sunday after the Australian squeezed into the men's 400m freestyle final at the world aquatic championships. Horton...
Li Zheng and Wang Han held off Britain's Grace Reid and Tom Daley to earn China's eighth diving gold of the world aquatic championships in Saturday's 3m synchro springboard final. China's Li and Wang...
China's Shi Tingmao poses with the gold medal during the podium ceremony for the women's 3m springboard final during the diving competition at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, on July...
