Swimming
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Ledecky wins US 1,500m free title in sixth-fastest time ever
Jul 2, 2023Katie Ledecky finished the US swimming championships on a high note Saturday, winning the 1,500m freestyle in 15:29.64 seconds to secure a fourth individual event at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Ledecky, who established the... -
Drowning death rates lower in states that regulate swimming in oceans, rivers and lakes
Jan 14, 2020Drowning death rates are three to four times lower in states that regulate swimming in oceans, rivers and lakes, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on so-called open-water drownings for all 50 states from 2012... -
Kathleen Baker breaks 100m backstroke world record
Jul 29, 2018Kathleen Baker set a world record of 58.00sec Saturday to win the 100m backstroke at the US swimming championships. Baker, silver medalist in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, improved on the world record of... -
Australia can ride wave of home crowd to glory
Apr 3, 2018A fervent home crowd is expected to help propel Australia’s swimming team to the top of the medals table in the pool for the 10th successive Commonwealth Games but also banish memories of a poor return... -
Becky Horsbrugh, first British crosses Bangla Channel
Jan 28, 2018Becky Horsbrugh, a British journalist and swimming instructor, today crossed the 16-kilometer Bangla Channel aimed at raising awareness as well as a fund for preventing child drowning in Bangladesh. “I am very proud to be the... -
Age Group Women’s Swimming begins
Nov 18, 2017The Inter-district Age Group Women’s Swimming competition began today (Friday) at Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex. Bangladesh Awami League Youth and Sports Affaires Secretary Harunur Rashid formally inaugurated the two-day meet as the chief guest,... -
Magnussen chooses Commonwealth Games over world championships
Apr 5, 2017News Hour: Australia’s James Magnussen will forgo the chance to win a third 100 metres freestyle title at the swimming world championships in Budapest and instead focus on defending his Commonwealth Games gold medal at the... -
Hosszu, Park win again at short-course worlds
Dec 8, 2016News Hour: Katinka Hosszu and Park Tae-Hwan piled up more individual gold at the Short Course Swimming World Championships on Wednesday as US women asserted themselves with a world record relay win. Hungary’s Hosszu, a treble... -
U.S. swimmer Lochte gets 10-month suspension over Rio scandal
Sep 8, 2016News Hour: American swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended for 10 months, U.S. media reported on Wednesday, following a scandal involving the U.S. Olympic athlete and three other swimmers at the Rio Games, reports Reuters. The... -
Australia’s Campbell swam with hernia
Aug 23, 2016News Hour: Australia’s 100m freestyle world record holder and gold medal hope Cate Campbell went into the Olympics with a painful hernia, a report said Tuesday, reports BSS. Campbell told The Australian that a hernia, her...
