Sun Yang became only the second man to defend the 800 meters men's freestyle title at the FINA World Championships when he swam to victory in Barcelona.
Olympic swimming hero Sun Yang lost some of the luster of his big win by being too impulsive and outspoken. Today, he's a more balanced athlete, and firmly back on the winner's podium..
Chinese star swimmer Sun Yang has become the new king of distance freestyle swimming as he completed a hat-trick of world titles after winning the 1,500m final with a commanding performance at the world championships on Sunday.
US star Ryan Lochte swam through the pain barrier to win two gold medals on Friday at the world championships as he followed his 200m backstroke victory with 4x200m freestyle relay gold.
Denmark's Rikke Pederson set the third new world record of the FINA world championships currently being held in Barcelona when she swum a time of 2:19.11 in the fist semifinal of the women's 200 meter breast stroke.
China's Liu Zige and her compatriot Zhao Jing won gold medal on Thursday in women's 200m butterfly and 50m backstroke respectively at the FINA worlds.
South African Chad Le Clos made history when he became the first non-European or American swimmer to win a FINA World Championships gold medal in the 200 meters butterfly.
American Missy Franklin, known as 'Missile Missy', won gold medal in women's 200 meters freestyle at the Barcelona FINA World Championships in which was the first time the US won in this discipline since 1978.
The 16 year-old American Katie Ledecky broke the world record in the women's 1,500 meters on her way to the gold medal in the World Swimming Championships currently being held in Barcelona.
Female high diving is a new event, with the first ever competition held in Malcesine on July 13, just two weeks before the first ever World Champion was crowned in Barcelona on Tuesday.
Brazil's Cesar Cielo Filho claimed on Monday gold medal in men's 50-meters butterfly swimming discipline at the Palau Sant Jordi in the 15th FINA World Championships.
Chinese star completes full set of freestyle titles with 400m win
Chinese diver Qiu Bo made amends for the disappointment of missing out on Olympic gold last year to retain his world title in the men's 10m platform final on Sunday.
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