After winning the gold medal in the women’s 200m back, Australia’s Kaylee McKeown also had enough left in the tank to take part in the mixed freestyle relay where the Australian team set a new world record.
Katie Ledecky became the second-most decorated athlete in FINA history after winning her 19th gold medal and fifth straight in the 800m freestyle at the World Championships in Hungary on Friday.
The American dominated the event and crushed the field by over 10 seconds. She moved past Ryan Lochte (18) to become the second-most decorated athlete in the history of the sport behind Michael Phelps.
Hungary’s Kristof Milak won his second gold medal of the championship in the 200 and 100 butterfly double.
Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom and Great Britian’s Ben Proud were also able to return to the top of the world stage. Sjostrom, after recovering from her elbow injury while Proud, won his first gold medal in five years.
Day 6 recap
The U.S. and Australia claimed the gold medals in the five swimming finals during Day 6 of the 19th FINA World Championships.
For the first time, multiple veterans and newcomers tasted victory as World record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook and Mollie O’Callaghan of Australia won their first world titles.
Here are some the day 6 interviews.
For the first time, members of the U.S. team that have won multiple world titles were able to claim individual titles. Ryan Murphy and Lilly King were able to win their first individual world titles. King, who has dominated the 50m and 100m breaststroke events, was also able to secure her first 200m world title and Murphy the 200m backstroke win.
The U.S. also won the night’s men’s 4x200m freestyle relay to complete a sweep of both distance relays.
All the drama from Day 6 is here in FINA’s daily recap.
Anita Alvarez update will not compete in the Team Free Event
FINA convened a meeting that included three representatives of FINA’s Sports Medicine Committee, the FINA Executive Director, the Team USA doctor, the Team USA team leader and the President of USA Artistic Swimming.
The meeting lasted an hour. Following the meeting, FINA determined that Anita Alvarez, “should not compete. The health and safety of athletes must always come first. While FINA understands why this decision will have been disappointing to the athlete, it was a decision that was made with her best interests in mind. FINA is delighted that Anita Alvarez has already made such a strong recovery, and looks forward to seeing her in competition again soon.”
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