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China’s Sun Yang Skips 1500m Heats At World Swim Champs

Sun Yang was a surprise absentee in the men's 1500m freestyle heats on Saturday as the world-record holder again opted...

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Bahraini 13-Year-Old Takes Plunge At World Swimming Championships

Like many her age, Bahraini teenager Ritaj Amin, 13, likes listening to American pop idol Charlie Puth on her phone,...

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Katie Ledecky On Course For Fifth Worlds Swim Gold In Budapest

Freestyle queen Katie Ledecky on Friday cruised towards her fifth gold at the world championships as the fastest into...

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Sjostrom Wants More In Women’s 100m Freestyle Final

Sarah Sjostrom says there is more in the tank, with the women's 100m freestyle world-record again under threat after...

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Ledecky Wins Fourth Gold In 4x200m Freestyle

Katie Ledecky led the USA to the women's 4x200m freestyle title at the world championships on Thursday with a powerful...

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McEvoy Ready For ‘dogfight’ In Men’s 100m Freestyle

Cameron McEvoy expects a "very fast" men's 100m freestyle final at the world championships on Thursday with a...

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Sun, Ledecky Suffer Shock Defeats At Worlds

Chinese superstar Sun Yang and American sensation Katie Ledecky suffered surprise defeats at the world championship on...

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Adam Peaty Targets 50m Breaststroke Record Yet Again

Britain's Adam Peaty warned the men's 50m breaststroke world record could fall again in a fierce battle over the sprint...

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Ledecky Wins Historic 12th Worlds Gold As Records Tumble

Katie Ledecky made history on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win 12 world swimming championship gold medals, as...

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Ledecky In Historic Tilt At 12th World Swimming Title

Katie Ledecky will shake off any fatigue in her bid to make history on Tuesday in the 1500m freestyle final by becoming...

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Peaty Aims ‘under 57’ Secs In 100m Breaststroke Final

Adam Peaty plans to complete his 'project 56' on Monday by becoming the first to swim under 57 seconds in the men's...

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China’s Sun Yang Beats Rival Mack Horton In 400m Freestyle World Title

China's Sun Yang awkwardly embraced arch nemesis Mack Horton on the podium after beating the Australian Olympian at the...

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Sun Yang Gracious Despite Thrashing Horton

Sun Yang was gracious following his 400m freestyle victory at the world championships on Sunday as he took revenge over...

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USA Women Win 4x100m World Gold, Sjostrom Claims World Record

Katie Ledecky earned a second gold medal on Sunday at the world aquatics championships in Budapest by helping the...

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Ledecky Wins Historic Third Straight World 400m Freestyle Gold

Katie Ledecky of the United States made history on Sunday by becoming the first woman to win a third straight 400m...

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Syrian Refugee Mardini Returns To Hungary For World Swimming Champs

Two years on from sleeping rough in Budapest on a perilous trek from Syria to Germany, teenage refugee Yusra Mardini is...

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Horton Sets Up Sun Showdown At World Swimming Championships

Olympic champion Mack Horton set up a showdown with Chinese superstar Sun Yang on Sunday after the Australian squeezed...

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China Divers Strike Gold Again, Daley Grabs Silver For Britain

Li Zheng and Wang Han held off Britain's Grace Reid and Tom Daley to earn China's eighth diving gold of the world...

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Shi Picks Up China’s Eighth World Diving Gold

China's Shi Tingmao poses with the gold medal during the podium ceremony for the women's 3m springboard final during...