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10:39, July 27, 2019

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  Dressel wins record 8th swimming medal at worlds

  United States Caeleb Dressel, left, and Swedens Sarah Sjsotrom pose with their trophies for top male and female swimmers at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Sunday, July 28, 2019. (Photo: AP)This time, Caeleb Dressel stands alone.The American won his record eighth medal at the world swimming championships Sunday, helping the US to silver in the 4x100-meter medley relay after anchor Nathan Adrian got overtaken for gold in the closing meters.“Part of me is very happy,” Dressel said. “Part of me wants to cry that I’m done with it. I’ve got pimples on my face from just the stress of the meet. I’m probably losing some hair.”One night after becoming the first swimmer to win three golds in one night at a worlds for the second time, Dressel’s haul included six golds at the biggest meet after the Olympics.“It was a very tough week,” he said. “I knew I was going to have to come with fire, passion and pride in every single race.”Two years ago in Hungary, Dressel tied Michael Phelps’ record of seven golds at a single worlds, including three in one night.Dressel hauled the US from fourth to first on his butterfly leg with a split of 49.28 seconds. Adrian found himself in a three-way fight with Britain and Russia coming down the stretch.Brit Duncan Scott surged ahead approaching the wall and got there first with a split of 46.14 to Adrian’s 47.60.“That last 15 meters, it’s tough,” Adrian said. “I was trying to be strong, I was trying to hold on, but this time I couldn’t do it.”Luke Greenbank, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Scott took gold for Britain in 3 minutes, 28.10 seconds.Ryan Murphy, Andrew Wilson, Dressel and Adrian finished in 3:28.45. It was just the second silver, and first since 1998, in an event the Americans have won 13 times.“There’s a time to get silver in relays and it’s at a world championships, that’s for sure,” Adrian said.Russia earned bronze.Dressel’s golds came in the 50 and 100 free, 50 and 100 butterfly, mixed 4x100 fre...

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  Sun Yang wins China's first swimming gold at FINA World Championships

  Chinas Sun Yang claimed gold in the mens 400-meter freestyle at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, with a time of 3:42.44.(Photo: CGTN)The gold medal is Chinas first in a swimming event at the meet.This is Suns fourth straight title in this event and his 10th at the World Championships, which matched Ryan Lochte to rank No. 2 in history, only behind Michael Phelps who won 15 golds.Sun also became the third male swimmer who won four consecutive golds in one event at the World Championships, joining Australian Grant Hackett (1,500-meter freestyle) and Lochte (200-meter medley).Australias Mack Horton took the silver medal at 3:43:17 and Italys Gabriele Detti got the bronze at 3:43:23. Suns compatriot Ji Xinjie finished seventh at 3:45:64."Becoming the first one to get four mens 400-meter freestyle golds in a row (at the World Championships) in the history of the event is recognition of my training. We all started at the same time but I stuck it out," said Sun.Sun was in Lane 4, but he did not rush to get the lead in the beginning. Instead, he maintained a rhythm of his own and sped up step by step. After the first two laps, Sun moved up to No. 3 while Australias Jack McLoughlin was in the lead. In the following two laps, Sun took the lead and kept it till the end."My goal in Gwangju this time is to go for golds. I have already won every honor I could in my career and now all I want to do to is to expand my gold list. I want to fight for honor and for my team. My victory is the best return for my team because everybody has contributed to it," said Sun.Horton refused to stand on the winners podium. When asked about this at the press conference after the final, Sun called it the old little trick of the Australian swimmer who only tried to use it to affect Suns performance."I got one thing to say. You can have a problem with me, but I believe the awarding of a pri...

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  Gold rush: Dressel wins 3 titles in 1 night at swim worlds

  (Photo: AP)Caeleb Dressel made history — again — at the world swimming championships.The American won three gold medals in a span of about two hours Saturday night, duplicating his feat from two years ago in Budapest, Hungary.Dressel has six golds and seven medals overall with one night remaining in the meet. He tied Michael Phelps’ record of seven medals — all gold — at a single worlds in 2017.“It was not easy in ’17, it was not easy this year,” the 22-year-old Floridian said. “I don’t want it to be easy, I really don’t.”He capped his momentous night by leading off the victorious mixed 4x100-meter freestyle relay. Dressel joined Zach Apple, Mallory Comerford and Simone Manuel in setting a world record of 3 minutes, 19.40 seconds.That lowered the mark of 3:19.60 set by the US in 2017.Manuel dueled with Australian anchor Bronte Campbell over the final 50. The American clocked 52 seconds to Campbell’s 52.36 to keep Dressel golden.“I had a lot of help on that relay,” he said, pointing out that his 100 split of 47.34 would only have been good enough for bronze in the individual event. “Every time I do a race I always look for the bad.”There wasn’t much to criticize on this night.Dressel opened the evening with a win in the 50 free to complete a 50-100 free sweep. He touched in 21.04 seconds, bettering the championship record of 21.08 set by Brazil’s Cesar Cielo at the 2009 worlds in Rome during the height of the rubber suit era.Bruno Fratus of Brazil and Kristian Gkolomeev of Greece tied for silver in 21.45.Coming back just 34 minutes later, Dressel won the 100 fly in 49.66 a night after breaking Phelps’ world record in the semifinals.“Caeleb was amazing,” said South Africa’s Chad le Clos, the bronze medalist in the fly.On his three trips to the podium, Dressel tied a bandanna belonging to his late high school mentor onto the ribbon holding his medal. He stood with his right hand over his heart for the US anthem.“She loved me and I loved her, it’s as simple as that,” Dr...