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Katie Ledecky remains unbeatable in the 1,500 freestyle at the World Swimming Championships

admin5549 months ago07 mins

Katie Ledecky has ceded a tiny bit of ground in other events, but she’s still unbeatable in the 1,500-meter freestyle. She won it again Tuesday in the swimming world championships in Singapore, finishing in 15 minutes, 26.44 seconds. Simona Quadarella of Italy took silver in 15:31.79 – a European record – with bronze for Lani…

World Championships open water swimming postponed due to poor water quality

admin5549 months ago02 mins

Open water swimming at the World Championships in Singapore has been postponed because of “water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds,” the governing body World Aquatics said in a statement. The women’s 10-kilometre event was to have opened the program on Tuesday but was pushed back to Wednesday. It will be held the same day as…