Tag: world swimming championships

Italy Pips US Men to Relay Gold in Swimming Worlds Finale

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Canadian 15-year-old Summer McIntosh won another gold medal and Italy pipped the United States to the men’s 4×100 medley relay title on the last night of racing at the world swimming championships. The American women clinched the Unites States’ record 45th medal of the week by winning their 4×100 medley final on Saturday. Regan…


Ledecky Wins 1,500 for Record 17th World Title; Ceccon Sets World Record

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Italy’s Thomas Ceccon set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke and Katie Ledecky claimed yet another gold at the swimming world championships on Monday. Ceccon stunned the competition in Budapest by clocking 51.60 seconds to shave 0.15 seconds off the previous best mark set by American Ryan Murphy at the 2016 Olympics….


Huske, Dressel, Walsh Win More US Golds at Swimming Worlds

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Four finals, three golds. Torri Huske, Caeleb Dressel, and Alex Walsh all won for the United States on the second day of racing at the world swimming championships on Sunday. Only Nicolò Martinenghi prevented an American clean sweep as the 22-year-old claimed Italy’s first-ever gold medal in the men’s 100 breaststroke. “My first medal,…


Ledecky Reclaims 400 Title at Swimming Worlds

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Katie Ledecky has started the United States’ medal collection at the world swimming championships with a gold by reclaiming her title in the women’s 400 meters on Saturday. Ledecky clocked 3 minutes, 58.15 seconds—nearly two seconds off the world record—on the first day of racing for her fourth world title in the 400 freestyle…