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WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Yu Zidi after heat 2 of the women's 400m medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Aug. 3
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Aug 12, 2025
China¡¯s 12-year-old swimming phenom Yu sparks wonder and concern
Even as the swimming world marvels at Yu Zidi¡¯s talent, her age has raised questions about the ethics of someone so young competing at the highest level.
Canada's Summer McIntosh (left) and France's Leon Marchand celebrate after winning best female and male swimmer at the World Aquatics Championships.
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Aug 4, 2025
Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh underline dominance on final day of worlds
Marchand and McIntosh won golds on the final day of competition.
Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning gold in the women's 800-meter freestyle event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Saturday.
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Aug 3, 2025
Imperious Ledecky beats McIntosh to win 800-meter free thriller
Ledecky won her seventh career gold in the event but she was challenged all the way, touching the wall in a championship-record 8 minutes, 5.62 seconds.
Yu Zidi earned a medal as part of China's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
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Aug 1, 2025
12-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi becomes youngest to win medal at worlds
Twelve-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi said she felt ¡°quite emotional¡± after she became the youngest swimmer in history to win a world championships medal.
Canada's Summer McIntosh competes in the women's 200-meter butterfly final during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Thursday.
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Aug 1, 2025
Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand outpace rivals at world championships
McIntosh earned her third individual gold medal of the meet.
China's Yu Zidi reacts after a women's 200-meter butterfly semifinal at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Wednesday.
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Jul 31, 2025
World Aquatics to review rules as 12-year-old makes waves at world championships
American silver medalist Alex Walsh said Yu was ¡°phenomenally talented at such a young age.¡±
Leon Marchand celebrates after breaking the men's 200-meter individual medley world record at the world championships in Singapore on Wednesday.
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Jul 31, 2025
Leon Marchand shatters 200-meter individual medley world record
The Frenchman wiped more than a second off the previous record of 1:54.00 set by Ryan Lochte in 2011.
Katie Ledecky competes in the final of the women's 1500m freestyle swimming event during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Monday.
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Jul 30, 2025
Ledecky wins 22nd world title as Popovici savours ¡®scary¡¯ gold
The masterful win in Singapore moved Ledecky four short of the retired Phelps¡¯?career tally of 26 world gold medals.
China's Yu Zidi in action during the women's 200m medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Monday.
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Jul 29, 2025
I¡¯m no genius, says 12-year-old Yu after just missing podium at worlds
Yu, who shaved over a second off her personal best, received high praise from fellow competitors but said she was focusing only on her training.
Canada's Summer McIntosh celebrates on the podium after winning the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the world championships in Singapore on Sunday.
SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 28, 2025
Summer McIntosh makes golden start to ambitious program at world championships
McIntosh is trying to win five individual golds in Singapore.
Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh competes at the Paris Olympics last August.
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Jul 26, 2025
Golden Summer beckons for swimming world championships in Singapore
The battle between Canadian teen Summer McIntosh and American icon Katie Ledecky highlights the program at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
China's Wang Haoyu celebrates winning the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha in February 2024.
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Jul 14, 2025
China swimmers dope-tested most ahead of World Aquatics Championships
From Jan. 1, Chinese swimmers had an average of 8.8 anti-doping tests, while those from Britain were tested 2.2 times, a report said.
Israel's Anastasia Gorbenko waves on the podium after earning silver in the women's 400-meter individual medey at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Wednesday.
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Feb 19, 2024
Israeli swimmer booed at world championships
Anastasia Gorbenko shrugged off boos from the crowd at the world swimming championships in Doha on Sunday.
France's Leon Marchand poses with his gold medal after winning the men's 200-meter individual medley during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on Thursday.
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Jul 30, 2023
Bob Bowman says Leon Marchand can handle Paris Games pressure
With three gold medals and a world record, the French sensation has been one of the competition¡¯s stars at this week¡¯s world championships in Fukuoka.
Australia's Cameron McEvoy (right) and France's Florent Manaudou compete in the men's 50-meter freestyle heats during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on Friday.
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Jul 28, 2023
Cameron McEvoy hails dawning of new golden era of Australian swimming
McEvoy said this year¡¯s ¡°exceptional¡± vintage was on par with the best the country had ever produced.
Katie Ledecky celebrates with her gold medal after winning the women's 1,500-meter freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on Tuesday.
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Jul 26, 2023
Katie Ledecky dominates, Matthew Richards leads British one-two
Australia¡¯s Kaylee McKeown endured a nightmare after being disqualified from the women¡¯s 200-meter individual medley, but made up for that disappointment in the 100-meter backstroke.
Qin Haiyang competes in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on Monday.
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Jul 25, 2023
China takes center stage at swimming worlds with double golds
Qin Haiyang got things started with victory in the men¡¯s 100-meter breaststroke, taking advantage of dominant Olympic champion Adam Peaty¡¯s absence from the competition.
Japan Times
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Apr 13, 2023
Britain¡¯s Adam Peaty will not compete at world championships due to mental health issues
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Adam Peaty will miss this year¡¯s world aquatics championships due to ongoing mental health issues.
Japan Times
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Jun 24, 2022
U.S. coach recounts her dramatic rescue of Anita Alvarez after swimmer fainted in pool
¡®It was a big scare. I had to jump in because the lifeguards weren¡¯t doing it.¡¯
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Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
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Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
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Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
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