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Forbes
17 hours ago
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- Forbes
USA Swim Team Hit By Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak At World Championships
An acute gastroenteritis outbreak has hit Team USA at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in ... More Singapore. Here the U.S. women's 4x100m freestyle relay team reacts after finishing second on July 27, 2025. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images) Things haven't exactly gone swimmingly for the U.S.A. Swimming Team at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. They've received a figurative and literal blow to the gut from what's reportedly been an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis. It's not clear which specific team members have been affected—or perhaps infected. But there have been notable absences from different races. Did Acute Gastroenteritis Cause USA Swimmers To Miss Races At The World Aquatics Championships? One such absence was Torri Huske. She won the gold medal in the women's 100 meter butterfly at the 2024 Paris Olympics last year but surprisingly did not compete in Sunday's heat in that event. Why was she an X for that event? Well, USA Swimming posted on X that her skipping that event was to help "prioritize her efforts in the 4x100m freestyle relay," as you can see below: Just about an hour later, USA Swimming posted on X about another X. This time it was about Claire Weinstein, who had also competed in the 2024 Olympics. Weinstein was a scratch for the women's 400 meter freestyle: Were these specific absences due to acute gastroenteritis? Did these scratches only scratch the surface of evertone who's gotten ill with acute gastroenteritis? Possibly, potentially, maybe, perhaps, who knows? USA Swimming ain't been telling much about the extent of the acute gastroenteritis outbreak. Regardless, Chandelis Duster reporting for NPR did quote Nikki Warner, senior communications director for USA Swimming, as saying that the team's medical staff has been 'treating those experiencing symptoms and advising the team on further preventative and recovery measures.' What Is Acute Gastroenteritis? Now, acute gastroenteritis is a very general term. It's sort of like saying 'a song by Creed.' You know it's going to be bad but do not necessarily know how bad or what's causing it. The prefix 'gastro' stands for stomach and 'enter' refers to the intestines. An '-itis' after any body part in medical-ese or medical-ish means 'inflammation of' that body part. So, putting it all together, gastroenteritis is when you've got inflammation of the stomach and intestines (potentially both large and small) for some reason. If it were just the stomach that's inflamed, it would be gastritis. If it were just the intestines, it would be enteritis or colitis if it's the large intestine. The word 'acute' simply indicates the duration of the gastroenteritis. It's acute when the problem doesn't last longer than 14 days. Persistent gastroenteritis extends between 14 and 30 days. It becomes 'chronic' when the gastroenteritis goes beyond 30 days. The duration, of course, depends on the cause and severity of the gastroenteritis. What Are The Symptoms Of Acute Gastroenteritis? The word 'acute' may sound like 'a cute' but the symptoms of acute gastroenteritis are far from appealing. Inflammation in the stomach can lead to nausea and vomiting as well as loss of appetite, which tends to happen when you are nauseous and vomiting. Inflammation in the intestines can result in problems going to the other end—namely abdominal cramps and diarrhea. So, basically, when there's stuff coming out on both ends, there's a good chance that you've got gastroenteritis. Such gastrointestinal symptoms are usually the first things that you'll notice. And they can come on very quickly—like you are sitting there before a swim meet, date, job interview, bus ride or whatever when suddenly you go 'oh, bleep,' and finding a toilet becomes your primary immediate goal in life. Eventually, as your immune system reacts more fully to the problem, more systemic symptoms like a fever, chills, fatigue and body aches may appear. What Causes Acute Gastroenteritis? Most cases of acute gastroenteritis are the result of microbes infecting your GI tract. And about 60% of all gastroenteritis cases are the result of your GI tract having gone viral so to speak. That's when viruses like norovirus, rotavirus, astrovirus, adenovirus, calicivirus or sapovirus somehow find their way into your mouth and then head down to your stomach and intestines to essentially do the nasty and multiply like crazy. I've written before about the nasty, nasty norovirus, which is responsible for about half the cases of viral gastroenteritis. Norovirus can cause a particularly awful version of gastroenteritis that can result in projectile vomiting and explosive diarrhea. One thing to keep in mind: people frequently refer to viral gastroenteritis as the 'stomach flu.' But that's a misnomer. Expecting the flu virus to cause viral gastroenteritis would be like expecting real wolves to be in the movie Wolf of Wall Street. When you get acute gastroenteritis through so-called 'food poisoning,' the culprit is frequently some kind of bacteria such as Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, Salmonella or Shigella. I've written about such food-borne bacterial outbreaks oh so many times, especially Salmonella here we go again. Other infectious causes of acute gastroenteritis include parasites like Giardia. Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora and fungi like Candida and Aspergillus. Different substances like chemicals and drugs can cause acute gastroenteritis as well by damaging the lining of your stomach and intestines. These include alcohol, different anti-inflammatory medications like ibuprofen, cocaine, heavymetals, poisonous mushrooms and digoxin. How Do You Prevent Acute Gastroenteritis? The way to prevent infectious gastroenteritis is to keep all the aforementioned microbes from entering your mouth and going down your GI tract. That can be easier said than done especially when the microbe is norovirus, which is very contagious and hardy. But you can take the following precautions: How Do You Treat Acute Gastroenteritis? In most cases of infectious gastroenteritis, the treatment is the big 'T': time. You've got to wait for the infection to run its course. In the meantime, getting plenty of fluids will be important since diarrhea and vomiting can leave you quite dehydrated. If the symptoms are severe enough, your immune system is weakened or the infection spreads through your GI tract wall and into your blood stream, you may have complications that require hospitalization and may become life-threatening. Such cases may merit other types of treatment. Chemical or other substances-induced gastroenteritis could require more than times. Of course, it will be key to stop ingesting the offending substance. In some cases, though, other treatments may be needed to clear or counter the substance and its effects. Again, it's difficult to tell how much time the U.S. swimmers may beed to fully recover without knowing the cause. Many cases of acute gastroenteritis do resolve within a couple days. But others could take longer. Only time will tell when they all can get back into the swim of things.
The Australian
a day ago
- Sport
- The Australian
Perkins claims 100m butterfly bronze as Walsh dominates in record time
In swimming terms Alex Perkins is somewhat of a late bloomer. But in public perception, the 25-year-old Gold Coaster is now the next member of Generation Next after she stormed home late to secure a bronze medal in the women's 100m butterfly at the world titles in Singapore. A day after the women's and men's freestyle relay teams shocked the world with a pair of gold medals, it was Perkins who was next to step up and claim an unexpected medal with a third place in the butterfly in 56.33s. US star Gretchen Walsh claimed the gold medal in 54.73s, just missing her own world record, ahead of Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium in second while Olympic champ Torri Huske withdrew from the heats as one of the several US stars who had battled a gastro bug throughout the lead up to these titles. Perkins, a relay heat swimmer silver medallist at the Paris Olympics last year, was fourth at the 50m turn and then came home strongly to secure her first individual international medal. 'I can't be happier with that,' she said. Perkins finished 13th in the 100m butterfly at last year's Olympics, and was happy to have such a strong improvement in 12 months. 'I missed out last year at the Olympics and I'm really proud of myself for coming here and handling my nerves,' Perkins said. 'I was definitely nervous today, but I just kept telling myself I just need to do the best job I can.' BOHL'D OVER The men's 100m breaststroke final was a gold medal result that cut deeper than most. Not a single Australian qualified for the final, while the winner Qin Haiyang of China was being coached by one of our greatest minds. Michael Bohl, mentor to the likes of Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown and Stephanie Rice, shocked Australian swimming last year when he announced he was taking the year off coaching only to sign a lucrative new deal in China a few months later. Now, rather than find our next generation of champions, he's played a major role helping China's superstar breaststroker return to form. Qin struggled in Paris last year after he was named as one of the 23 athletes who tested positive but was cleared of a doping violation ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. But with Bohl in his corner, he stormed home in the final 25m to secure a comfortable victory. AWKWARD AUSSIE ABSENCE If seeing Bohl celebrate a gold medal wasn't hard enough to stomach, there was more pain throughout the second night schedule to highlight the deficiencies in the Australian swimming team. No Australian in the men's 100m breaststroke final. No Australian in the men's 100m backstroke semi-finals. No Australian in the women's 100m breaststroke semi-finals. No Australian in the men's 50m butterfly final. There will be no Australian in the men's 200m freestyle final on Tuesday night after Flynn Southam (1:45.80) finished 10th in the semi-finals. There are some significant gaps in the Dolphins swim team and while it may be too soon to find potential medallists in those races for Los Angeles in 2028, the planning must start now for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. CASUAL KAYLEE Australia's most dominant current swimmer Kaylee McKeown eased her way into the 100m backstroke final, touching second in her semi-final behind fierce US rival Regan Smith in the semi-finals. Smith was fastest in 58.21s, closely followed by McKeown in 58.44s. The pair are expected to battle it out for gold in Tuesday night's final, with McKeown boasting the better finals record having won in Paris last year and the 2023 world titles where she swept all three backstroke gold medals. McKeown admitted she has a far different perspective to racing this year than she did at last year's Olympic Games where she won the 100m-200m double for the second Games in succession. 'I think Paris I really got consumed by the pressure and the nerves, especially the ones I put on myself,' she said. 'This year I'm taking a step back and just enjoying the sport. 'I don't care if I come last, I've just come here for a good time.' YU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT Canada's Summer McIntosh secured her second gold medal of the world titles, winning the 200m medley in 2:06.69, but it was China's 12-year-old Yu Zidi who almost completely stole the show. Yu was already the youngest swimmer to ever qualify for a world titles final, but she almost became the story of the night as she produced a late 50m surge going from seventh to just miss a medal by 0.06s in fourth place. USA's Alex Walsh pushed McIntosh down the third 50m but couldn't hold on in the freestyle leg to touch in second in 2:08.58, followed by Canada's Mary Sophie Harvey in 2:09.15 ahead of Yu in 2:09.21. Incredibly Yu's final 50m freestyle was swum in 30.17s, only 0.01s slower than McIntosh who is the 400m freestyle world record holder. Todd Balym is the Codes team editor leading the team of reporters covering all the non-footy sports. He is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience in media and covered major sporting events around the world including three Olympic Games. Olympics The USA might have sensed an opportunity when Emma McKeon and the Campbell sisters left, but the new generation have reminded the world how Australia sets the standard. Olympics Two teenagers produced the swims of their lives to retain Australia's stranglehold on the women's 4x100m freestyle relay as Kyle Chalmers led the underdog men's team to world championship glory.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
World Aquatics Championships 2025: Stomach bug appears to wreak havoc with Team USA; Gretchen Walsh wins 100m butterfly
The 2025 World Aquatics Championships are underway and Team USA got off to a slow start after several swimmers came down with a stomach bug. SwimSwam reported that a significant chunk of Team USA suffered from acute gastroenteritis at its pre-world championship training camp in Thailand. One coach with an athlete on the team described the amount of swimmers affected as "almost half" the roster. It was later reported by both SwimSwam and Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde that 10 swimmers were deemed too sick to travel with the rest of the team. The issue is also apparently hitting Great Britain's team, which used the same Thanyapura Phuket resort to prepare for worlds. In the first day of action in Singapore, three-time Olympic gold medalist Torri Huske and rising star Claire Weinstein both pulled out of events. USA Swimming announced Huske was pulling out of the 100-meter butterfly, the event she won in Paris, to focus on the 4x100-meter freestyle relay. The U.S. then finished second in the 400 free relay final, just .44 seconds behind gold-medal-winning Australia — an admirable result given star Gretchen Walsh pulled out shortly before the event. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Katie Ledecky was able to compete, renewing her rivalry with Canada's Summer McIntosh in the 400 freestyle. McIntosh comfortably won the final in 3:56.26, with Ledecky finishing third at 3:58.49. Neither Ledecky nor McIntosh swam near their best times from earlier in the year. McIntosh, who won three gold medals at last year's Paris Olympics, is attempting to join Michael Phelps as the only swimmers to win five golds at a World Championships. The bronze was Ledecky's 27th career World Championships medal. Australia won the men's 400 free relay, with the United States finishing third. As Forde noted, the American men also struggled in the heats for the 400-meter freestyle. All of them missed out on the final after failing to finish in the top eight. Then on Monday morning, Jack Aikins struggled in the 100-meter backstroke. He finished in a distant last — nearly two full seconds behind the rest of the pack — in his heat and failed to advance. Tommy Janton also failed to advance, though just barely. After days of withdrawals and disappointing finishes, Gretchen Walsh ended Team USA's poor streak Monday, winning the 100m butterfly. Walsh's win could be the start of a Team USA resurgence. After most of the team battled illness to begin the event, swimmers are finally starting to recover. The swimming portion of the World Aquatics Championships are scheduled to take place until next Sunday.
New York Times
a day ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Gretchen Walsh gives illness-slowed U.S. team its first gold at swimming worlds
Gretchen Walsh came out with a big smile, waving to the crowd. Just a day earlier, she had been pulled from the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay final at these swimming world championships due to an illness, but now the American looked ready. Then she swam like it, too. Walsh threatened her own world record in the women's 100-meter butterfly final in Singapore, winning in 54.73 to capture her first individual gold medal in a long-course (50-meter) pool and the first gold for the U.S. at these world championships. Advertisement On Sunday, Walsh qualified for the final in the 100 fly but was then removed from the relay and replaced by Erin Gemmell. USA Swimming said it was 'illness related' as the American team has dealt with a stomach bug tracing back to their pre-worlds training camp in Thailand. The Americans took silver in that relay. 'I wanted to be on it so bad, but my body would not let me,' Walsh said in an interview with Peacock after Monday's gold-medal win. 'I took the morning to rest, recover, knowing tonight was going to be a fight for me. I'm so happy with the result.' Walsh set the world record in the 100 fly at least year's U.S. Olympic trials, a breakout moment for a swimmer who had been labeled as a specialist in short-course pools (25-yard), which produce faster times with the increased turns and time underwater. At the Paris Olympics, though, she was beaten to the wall by U.S. teammate Torri Huske, who withdrew from this event before Sunday's preliminary heats. In May, Walsh set the 100 fly world record twice more on the same day at a meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., but still had yet to pull off a swim like that on a huge stage. On Monday, Walsh wouldn't be denied. She was ahead of her world-record pace and more than a half-second ahead of the field at the turn, then charged in for a dominant win of over a second. Her 54.73 time was the second-fastest ever in the event, behind only her second world-record swim that day in Fort Lauderdale. Belgium's Roos Vanotterdijk took silver in 55.84. Australia's Alexandria Perkins won bronze in 56.33. 'My mind is thinking, 'Do not let these people catch you,'' Walsh told Peacock. 'I've been working so hard on staying strong to the end, and I just wanted to do that here.' Earlier Monday, in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final, China's Qin Haiyang produced a sparkling last 50 meters to flip a 0.17-second deficit at the turn into a half-second win, finishing in 58.23. Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi finished in second in 58.58, with Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan in third at 58.88. Advertisement Summer McIntosh is scheduled to compete later in the women's 200-meter individual medley (IM) final. She won gold Sunday in the 400-meter freestyle and is seeking to win five individual golds at this world championships, a feat only Michael Phelps has accomplished. The men's 50-meter butterfly final is also scheduled for Monday. In non-finals races, American Kate Douglas posted the top time in the women's 100-meter breaststroke semifinals, finishing in 1:05.49. Lilly King, the gold medalist in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finished ninth and just missed the final. (Photo of Gretchen Walsh: Maddie Meyer / Getty Images)
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
USA Swimming confirms stomach bug impacting team at worlds
USA Swimming has confirmed reports that some team members competing in the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore were recovering from acute gastroenteritis, US public broadcaster NPR reported. USA Swimming senior communications director Nikki Warner said in a statement cited by NPR that "those experiencing symptoms" were receiving treatment, without saying which swimmers were affected or how they got sick. The team's medical staff was also "advising the team on further preventative and recovery measures," Warner added. The team is "planning to race and perform to the best of our ability for the rest of the meet," Warner said, according to NPR. Acute gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines, is usually caused by viruses such as Norovirus or bacteria such as On Saturday, Paris 100 metre butterfly gold medallist Torri Huske did not swim the 100m butterfly "to prioritize her efforts in the 4x100m freestyle relay," USA Swimming said. The relay, which had been favoured to win and was anchored by Huske, came second behind Australia on Sunday evening. Claire Weinstein also pulled out of the 400 metre freestyle. Several US swimmers performed below expectations on Sunday and on Monday morning.
