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Sports / Swimming

Gold but no new record for Peaty, Sjostrom beaten 22 Jul 2019 - 11:06 pm
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu competes in the final of the women's 200m individual medley event during the swimming competition at the 2019 World Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 22, 2019. AFP / Manan
Sleepless Sun on song, 'caged tiger' Ledecky seeks worlds rebound 22 Jul 2019 - 11:06 pm
Britain's Adam Peaty competes in the final of the men's 100m breaststroke event during the swimming competition at the 2019 World Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 22, 2019. / AFP / Ed Jones
'I've evolved so much', says Peaty after smashing magical 57 seconds 21 Jul 2019 - 10:40 pm
Britain's Adam Peaty competes to win the semi-final of the men's 100m breaststroke event during the swimming competition at the 2019 World Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 21, 2019. AFP / Oli Sca
Sun, Horton drama overshadows Peaty's WR, Ledecky shock 21 Jul 2019 - 10:40 pm
Gold medallist China's Sun Yang poses with his medal after the final of the men's 400m freestyle event during the swimming competition at the 2019 World Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 21, 2019.
Eye of the Tiger: Peaty packs punch for world swim 20 Jul 2019 - 10:44 pm
Adam Peaty in action in this file photo.Adam Peaty in action in this file photo.
Cunha wins 3rd straight 25km open water race at world titles 20 Jul 2019 - 12:05 am
Gold medallist Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil salutes on podium. Reuters/Evgenia Novozhenina
Dressel has sights set on rival Chalmers at Gwangju 20 Jul 2019 - 12:05 am
In this file photo taken on December 16, 2018 Caeleb Dressel of the US reacts after winning the men's 100m freestyle final at the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province. AFP
Ledecky arrives at worlds with big, scary goals 20 Jul 2019 - 12:05 am
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Japan look to give ailing Ikee a lift at world swim 18 Jul 2019 - 11:27 pm
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US swim stars aim to lay down marker for Tokyo 2020 at worlds 18 Jul 2019 - 11:27 pm
This file photo taken on July 29, 2017 shows US Katie Ledecky competing in the women's 800m freestyle final during the swimming competition at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest. AFP / François-Xavier Marit
Record-breaker Peaty leads British charge in Korea 17 Jul 2019 - 11:25 pm
Adam Peaty of England. Reuters/David Gray/File Photo
American Dressel ready to take on the world in Gwangju 17 Jul 2019 - 09:24 pm
Caeleb Dressel
Dutchman swims epic ice-skating course threatened by climate change 24 Jun 2019 - 07:24 pm
Dutch Former World Champion Maarten van der Weijden is passing Dokkum during his second attempt to swim along the Elfstedentocht, a journey of over 200 kilometers in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, on June 24, 2019. AFP / ANP / Vincent Jannink
Sync or swim: Stockholm men push boundaries with synchronised swimming 20 May 2019 - 11:19 pm
Members of the Stockholm Simkonst Herr (Stockholm Men's Artistic Swimming) synchronised swimming team take part in a training session on May 15, 2019 at a swimming pool in Stockholm. AFP / Jonathan Nackstrand
Former swimming champ sentenced for child rape, sexual abuse 23 Jan 2019 - 09:52 pm
A police officer stands at the entrace of the courtroom in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on January 21, 2019 before the trial of Vincent Leroyer, a former hockey club coach, for sexual abuse and rape on a minor. AFP/Mehdi Fedouach
Let women make a splash, even in conservative societies, says Olympian Phelps 21 Sep 2018 - 09:11 pm
Michael Phelps (File photo)
Japanese golden girl Ikee becomes first female MVP 02 Sep 2018 - 11:07 pm
Japan's swimmer Ikee Rikako, who won six gold medals during the games, poses after being named as the
'Coffee-grinder' Schooling roasts Asian swim rivals 23 Aug 2018 - 07:16 am
Singapore's Joseph Schooling competes in the final of the men’s 100m butterfly swimming event during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 22, 2018. AFP / Jewel Samad

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Umpire Jen Pawol #95 takes the field before a game between the Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins at Truist Park on August 9, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Brett Davis / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Pawol becomes first woman to umpire in MLB
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (C), Teoscar Hernandez (L) and Roki Sasaki (R) watch from the dugout during the exhibition baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Hanshin Tigers at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2025. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP) Tsunami survivor Sasaki wants to repay support in Dodgers debut
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani prepares to bat in the exhibition baseball match between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Yomiuri Giants during the MLB Tokyo Series at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 15, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) Ohtani fever heats up in Dodgers' Tokyo exhibition game
Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches the trophy presentation after the Dodgers defeated the New York Mets on October 20, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images/AFP Ohtani nominated for MVP after historic campaign

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