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ABC News
30-07-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Mollie O'Callaghan wins 200m freestyle gold at swimming world championships in Singapore
Australian swimmer Mollie O'Callaghan's golden touch has continued with an emotional victory at the world championships in Singapore. O'Callaghan collected gold in the women's 200m freestyle on a Wednesday night at the worlds when Australia's fortunes fluctuated. The victory means the 21-year-old has drawn level with Grant Hackett on 10 world titles, and is one off equalling Ian Thorpe. She still has the 100m and two relays to come. Meanwhile, stalwart Kyle Chalmers laid down an ominous marker for the men's 100m freestyle final and rookie Harrison Turner won bronze in the men's 200m butterfly — Australia's first medal in the event at a world titles. But compatriot Sam Short's torrid times at major meets continued when the gold medal fancy was forced to withdraw from the men's 800m freestyle final because of gastro illness. He suspects food poisoning from lunch at the team hotel, but Swimming Australia said the source had yet to be identified. Short's Olympics last year were cruelled by illness and injury and the 21-year-old was hoping his fortunes had changed in Singapore after winning silver in in the 400m freestyle on the opening night of the titles. His disappointment at not making the blocks was in stark contrast to O'Callaghan's joy at her 200m freestyle gold. O'Callaghan triumphed in one minute and 53.48 seconds with teammate Jamie Perkins (1:56.55) finishing seventh. "Heading into this week has been a whirlwind," O'Callaghan said. "Having a big long break after the Olympics was well needed and then coming back from injury myself, I am so thankful to have an amazing coach [Dean Boxall] to guide me through this difficult time. "I know it has been hard for a lot of people to come back after the Olympics but I am very grateful to have a good support from the team to get me through this mentally and physically." Chalmers was fourth fastest into Thursday night's 100m freestyle medal race. The 27-year-old clocked 47.36 seconds in his semi-final — quicker than his 2016 Olympic gold medal swim and also faster than his silver medal effort at last year's Olympics. American Jack Alexy (46.81) topped semifinal times. And the Dolphins' medal tally received an unexpected boost when 21-year-old Turner snared bronze in the men's 200m butterfly. The 21-year-old former cross country athlete snuck into the final in lane eight and then produced an Australian record of 1:54.17 in a race won by American Luca Urlando (1:51.87). "I looked up on the board and I had to look there for a bit, I was like: 'Does it say third?'," Turner said. "It's just unreal." Australia's mixed 4x100m medley team of Kaylee McKeown, Nash Wilkes, Matt Temple and Milla Jansen finished fifth. Also on Wednesday night, French megastar Leon Marchand broke the men's 200m medley world record. Marchand clocked 1:52.69 in a semifinal, well inside American Ryan Lochte's previous benchmark of 1:54.00 set in 2011. Meanwhile at the diving world titles held concurrently in Singapore, Australian duo Cassiel Rousseau and Maddison Keeney won silver in the mixed 3m springboard synchro on Wednesday night. The silver was Keeney's second medal of the championships after winning 1m springboard gold last Saturday. AAP
New Straits Times
30-07-2025
- Health
- New Straits Times
Australian medal hope latest swimmer hit by tummy trouble at worlds
SINGAPORE: Australian medal hope Sam Short became the latest swimmer to be struck down by stomach trouble at the world championships as he pulled out hours before Wednesday's 800m freestyle final. The Australian team said that Short, who qualified second fastest for the final in Singapore, had withdrawn "due to gastrointestinal illness." Short won silver in the 400m freestyle. No other member of the squad had been affected, the team said. "At this stage there is no clear link to where the illness was contracted and we are continuing to investigate its source," it said in a statement. "We will also continue to monitor Sam's condition and it is hoped he will recover in time to compete in Friday's 4x200m relay." The United States team in Singapore have been hit with an acute gastroenteritis outbreak picked up at their pre-competition training camp in Thailand. Managing director Greg Meehan said the illness had affected the "overwhelming majority" of the squad, with several swimmers underperforming or withdrawing from their events. Gretchen Walsh said she had felt "fragile" before winning the 100m butterfly final on Monday.
Saba Yemen
30-07-2025
- Sport
- Saba Yemen
Tunisian Jawadi qualified to 800-m race finals
Singapore - Saba: Tunisian Ahmed Jaouadi, the world champion in the 1500m freestyle in the short pool, topped the 800m freestyle heats on Tuesday with a time of 7:41.58 minutes, on the third day of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, ahead of Australian Sam Short, who won the silver medal in the 400m race last Sunday. Jawadi finished ahead of Australian Sam Short, who won the silver medal in the 400m race last Sunday, on the third day of the World Swimming Championships in Singapore on Tuesday. For her part, New Zealand swimmer Erika Fairweather recovered from her surprise disqualification in the 400m freestyle to set the fastest time in the 200m heats. Fairweather's title defense in the 400m was hampered by a false start in Sunday's heats, but the 21-year-old New Zealander faced no problems in the shorter distance, leaving Olympic champion Molly O'Callaghan behind her in a top-ranked position at the World Aquatics Fairweather, the runner-up in the 200m at the last World Championships in Doha, qualified for the semi-finals in Singapore with a time of 1 minute 56.54 seconds, 0.20 seconds ahead of American Erin Gemmill and half a second faster than third-place O'Callaghan. Ireland's Olympic gold medalist Daniel Whiffen advanced to the final, along with Paris 400m champion Lucas Mertens, who beat Short in the 400m race two days earlier. Italy's Simone Cerasuolo was fastest in the men's 50m breaststroke semifinal, clocking 26.42 seconds, while American Luca Orlando was fastest in the 200m butterfly semifinal (1:52.71 seconds). Five gold medals will be awarded in the evening session on Tuesday. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
The Hindu
30-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
World Swimming Championships: Australia's Short out of 800m freestyle final with food poisoning
Australian swimmer Sam Short will skip the men's 800 metres freestyle final at the world championships in Singapore later on Wednesday on medical advice after food poisoning. The 21-year-old was among the top medal contenders in a stacked field including Ireland's Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen and Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi, but said he had to take the 'extremely emotional' decision as his illness escalated quickly. 'After an awesome heat swim which I felt phenomenal, I got very ill very fast, which we believe is food poisoning from my hotel lunch,' Short wrote on Instagram. 'I have only been consuming meals from the hotel. My afternoon and night has been full of vomiting and all the other nasty stuff that comes with food poisoning. Not pleasant and extremely draining. 'I had full intention of competing if I started to show signs of improvement. However this has not happened. I am going to try my best to recover as well as possible to help my team in the 4x200m relay on Friday. Sorry Australia.' Short, who won the silver medal in the 400m freestyle event on the opening night of competition, had qualified for the 800m final with the second-fastest time of seven minutes and 42.22 seconds, behind Jaouadi and ahead of Germany's Sven Schwarz. He will now be replaced in the race by fellow Australian Benjamin Goedemans, who clocked 7:48.66 in the heats. Several American swimmers have struggled at the worlds in Singapore following an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis, having contracted the illness during their pre-meet training camp in Thailand. Related Topics World Swimming Championships
News.com.au
30-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Swimming World championships: ‘Devastated' Samuel Short withdraws from 800m finals
A devastated Sam Short has been forced to withdraw from the men's 800m freestyle final after a night of vomiting triggered by food poisoning from his hotel lunch in Singapore. The 21-year-old was looking to win his second individual medal of the world championships after claiming silver in the 400m freestyle event on Sunday night. And he was primed for another chance to get on the podium after qualifying for Wednesday night's 800m freestyle final as the second-fastest swimmer. The 800m is Short's preferred event, with the Australian having swum the third-fastest time in the world this season and also claiming the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka with the fastest time ever by an Australian. However, Short posted to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, confirming that he would not participate in the race, apologising to his fans back in Australia. 'Just wanted to let everyone know that I will not be doing the 800m final tonight after receiving medical advice,' Short posted. 'Extremely emotional after this decision, as I was very excited to showcase what I can do and the training I have done! I still believe this is my best race distance and I was ready for a PB. 'After an awesome heat swim which I felt phenomenal, I got very ill very fast, which we believe is food poisoning from my hotel lunch. I have only been consuming meals from the hotel. My afternoon and night has been full of vomiting and all the other nasty stuff that comes with food poisoning! Not pleasant and extremely draining. 'I had full intention of competing if I started to show signs of improvement. However this has not happened. I am going to try my best to recover as well as possible to help my team in the 4x200 relay on Friday. Sorry Australia.' Many of his Dolphins teammates were quick to offer their support in the comments, including Kyle Chalmers, Lani Pallister and Ariarne Titmus. It's also not the first instance of food poisoning disrupting these World Championships, with the American team hampered by a bout of gastro that is believed to have stemmed from a training camp in Thailand. Short will have two days to recover before reassessing his health ahead of the 4x200m freestyle relay heats on Friday. A Swimming Australia statement confirmed Short would withdraw, but hoped he would recover in time for Friday's 4x200m relay. 'Swimming Australia confirmed today that freestyler Sam Short had stepped down from tonight's 800m final due to gastrointestinal illness,' the statement read. 'At this stage there is no clear link to where the illness was contracted and we are continuing to investigate its source. 'We will also continue to monitor Sam's condition and it is hoped he will recover in time to compete in Friday's 4x200m relay. 'The team's medical staff has been advising the team on further preventative measures and at this stage, no other Australian swimmer has had their World Championships campaign impacted.'
