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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Swimming star Marchand breaks 200m medley world record
Swimming star Leon Marchand broke the 200 metre medley world record with his performance in the men's semi-finals at the World Aquatics championships on Wednesday. The French swimmer clocked 1 minute 52.69 seconds, smashing the previous mark of 1:54.00 minutes set by American Ryan Lochte in 2011. "I can't believe it right now. I knew I would get close because I felt really good today, the preparation was good," he said. Marchand, who won four individual gold medals at his home Games last summer, is only competing in the medley events in Singapore. "Probably the right decision, so happy to be here," he said.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Kent kayaker claims three world records in Squirt Boating
Sam Wilson has been won gold and set a new world record in Kayak Squirt at the Canoe Freestyle World Championships, in form of kayaking is with a boat that is designed to be submerged and manoeuvred underwater, often with the goal of performing tricks. Each athlete is scored in a points system, with Wilson's 3246.67 now the highest score recorded in his discipline. He said: "When I started competing, my goal was to win the worlds, to get a world record is really special." Wilson started the form of sport at his local club after he was "too lanky" for larger sized boats. "Its like a surfboard vacuum packed around you."You want to hold your breath underwater as long as you can take, it's weird but it's fun. I didn't have a clue it existed when I started." Practicing on the River Medway in Yalding, Kent, he runs his own coaching business alongside competing in his own races. "I left school and said I want to do kayaking, which is every parents dream. "I wanted to get on the water more, I left the stability of my job, which was terrifying but the support from everyone has got me here."The sport is being considered for future Olympic games.
CBC
30-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent sets world record in women's C1 500m
Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent set a world record in the women's C1 500-metre event on Sunday at the national trials in Montreal. The 29-year-old Olympic champion clocked a time of two minutes 0.609 seconds in the final at the Olympic Basin, breaking the previous mark of 2:00.73 set by Alena Nazdrova of Belarus at the 2019 world championships in Szeged, Hungary. 2022 world silver medallist Sophia Jensen of Chelsea, Que., finished one spot behind Vincent in 2:03.159. Vincent, who hails from Mississauga, Ont., became the first-ever Canadian woman to capture Olympic gold in the sport last summer in Paris by winning the C1 200m race — the lone individual women's canoe sprint event at the Games. The two-time Olympian won bronze medals in Tokyo and Paris in the C2 500m event.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Faith Kipyegon tops own world record time, falls short in quest for sub-4-minute mile
Faith Kipyegon, 31, is the owner of three Olympic gold medals and the women's world record time in the mile. (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images) Faith Kipyegon fell short of becoming the first woman to record a sub-four-minute mile time during Thursday's Nike Breaking4 event at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris, France. The Kenya native completed the four laps in a time of 4:06.42, besting her world record time of 4:07.64 set during a 2023 Diamond League meet in Monaco. While Kipyegon broke her own record, the Nike Breaking4 event is considered an exhibition, so her Thursday time is not eligible for record consideration. 'I want this attempt to say to women, 'You can dream and make your dreams valid,'' Kipyegon said ahead of her attempt. 'This is the way to go as women, to push boundaries and dream big.' Advertisement The 31-year-old Kipyegon is a four-time Olympic medalist and became the first athlete, male or female, to win three medals in the 1500m. Her running résumé includes three Olympic gold medals, four World Championships golds, five Diamond League titles and two world records. The Stade Sébastien Charléty is a special venue for Kipyegon as it is the place she broke both the 1500m and 5000m world records.
Washington Post
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon tries to become 1st woman to break 4-minute mile next week in Paris
Faith Kipyegon's already a three-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion. She's already the world-record holder in the mile and 1,500. Next on her to-accomplish list: Become the first woman to break the 4-minute mile barrier. The 31-year-old Kipyegon is making a run at that hallowed mark in a Nike-sponsored event dubbed ' Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile ' on June 26 at the Stade Charlety in Paris. She set the world record mark of 4:07.64 nearly two years ago during a Diamond League meet in Monaco.
