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The Age
01-08-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Commonwealth Games 2026: Summer McIntosh set to skip Glasgow event to focus on Pan Pacific Championships
She is the world record holder in three events – the 400m freestyle, 200m individual medley and 400m individual medley. At just 15, McIntosh claimed gold in the 200m and 400m individual medleys at the 2022 Birmingham Games, and took silver behind Ariarne Titmus in the 400m freestyle. Summer McIntosh, Ariarne Titmus and Kiah Melverton receive their medals after the women's 400m final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Credit: AP A rematch between the two – following Titmus' victories at the 2023 world titles and 2024 Paris Olympics – may have to wait until the Pan Pacs. Even then, Titmus is no certainty to compete. 'I don't think I'll be back to where I was until 2027 worlds in terms of being at my best,' Titmus told this masthead in May. 'That was the decision I was willing to make with where I'm at in my career. I know that I won't be at my best next year, but I should be on the build-up in 2027 into LA.' Channel Seven has secured broadcast rights for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, while Channel Nine, publisher of this masthead, holds exclusive rights to the next four Olympic Games – summer and winter – through to Brisbane 2032. Glasgow will host a streamlined 2026 Commonwealth Games featuring just 10 sports, after stepping in to replace Victoria as host. The sporting program includes athletics, swimming, 3x3 basketball, track cycling, weightlifting, lawn bowls, artistic gymnastics, netball, boxing and judo. Para variants of the first five sports will also be included. It marks a significant reduction from Birmingham 2022, which staged 20 sports. Notable omissions from the Glasgow schedule include hockey, cricket, badminton, wrestling, table tennis, diving, rugby sevens, beach volleyball, mountain biking, squash and rhythmic gymnastics.
Al-Ahram Weekly
29-07-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Swimming: O'Callaghan closes on more world gold to banish post-Paris blues - Omni sports
Olympic champion Mollie O'Callaghan safely negotiated her way into the semi-finals of the 200m freestyle at the swimming world championships on Tuesday as she attempts to shake off the post-Paris blues. The 21-year-old Australian former world record holder, who has spoken candidly about trying to live up to big expectations, was third-fastest in the heats in 1min 57.04sec. New Zealand's 2024 silver medallist Erika Fairweather was fastest on day three of competition in Singapore in 1:56.54, ahead of Erin Gemmell of the United States (1:56.74). O'Callaghan, a five-time Olympic gold medallist, is red-hot favourite in the event. At the Australian trials last month she became emotional when talking about coming down from the high of the Olympics in the French capital a year ago. "I don't think there's been anything as hard as this, coming here and trying to race and trying to, you know, defend my Olympic status in a way," she said in Adelaide in June. She declined to talk to reporters following her heat on Tuesday in Singapore, where she had helped Australia win 4x100m freestyle relay gold on Sunday for her ninth world title. O'Callaghan is also a gold-medal prospect in the 100m freestyle. O'Callaghan arrived in Paris with her 200m freestyle world record just broken by fellow Australian Ariarne Titmus and under enormous pressure. She rose to the occasion, edging Titmus to win gold. She was also a key part of Australia's 4×100m freestyle and 4×200m freestyle gold-medal winning teams. Titmus is on a season-long break and not competing in Singapore. Also on Tuesday morning, Ireland's Paris Olympics gold medallist and defending world champion Daniel Wiffen reached the final of the men's 800m freestyle eighth-fastest in 7:46.36. Quickest was Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi (7:41.58), with Germany's Lukas Maertens also safely through in 7:45.54. Maertens is chasing a Singapore double after victory in the 400m free. China's 2023 triple world breaststroke champion Qin Haiyang, who reclaimed the 100m title on Monday, had plenty left in the tank to qualify for the 50m semi-finals in 26.98sec. Italy's Simone Cerasuolo was quickest in the heats in 26.42sec. There are five finals later Tuesday, with world record holder Katie Ledecky the overwhelming favourite in the 1500m freestyle. The 28-year-old United States great is chasing a career 22nd world crown. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
New Straits Times
29-07-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
O'Callaghan closes on more world gold to banish post-Paris blues
SINGAPORE: Olympic champion Mollie O'Callaghan safely negotiated her way into the semi-finals of the 200m freestyle at the swimming world championships on Tuesday as she attempts to shake off the post-Paris blues. The 21-year-old Australian former world record holder, who has spoken candidly about trying to live up to big expectations, was third-fastest in the heats in 1min 57.04sec. New Zealand's 2024 silver medallist Erika Fairweather was fastest on day three of competition in Singapore in 1:56.54, ahead of Erin Gemmell of the United States (1:56.74). O'Callaghan, a five-time Olympic gold medallist, is red-hot favourite in the event. At the Australian trials last month she became emotional when talking about coming down from the high of the Olympics in the French capital a year ago. "I don't think there's been anything as hard as this, coming here and trying to race and trying to, you know, defend my Olympic status in a way," she said in Adelaide in June. She declined to talk to reporters following her heat on Tuesday in Singapore, where she had helped Australia win 4x100m freestyle relay gold on Sunday for her ninth world title. O'Callaghan is also a gold-medal prospect in the 100m freestyle. O'Callaghan arrived in Paris with her 200m freestyle world record just broken by fellow Australian Ariarne Titmus and under enormous pressure. She rose to the occasion, edging Titmus to win gold. She was also a key part of Australia's 4×100m freestyle and 4×200m freestyle gold-medal winning teams. Titmus is on a season-long break and not competing in Singapore. Also on Tuesday morning, Ireland's Paris Olympics gold medallist and defending world champion Daniel Wiffen reached the final of the men's 800m freestyle eighth-fastest in 7:46.36. Quickest was Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi (7:41.58), with Germany's Lukas Maertens also safely through in 7:45.54. Maertens is chasing a Singapore double after victory in the 400m free. China's 2023 triple world breaststroke champion Qin Haiyang, who reclaimed the 100m title on Monday, had plenty left in the tank to qualify for the 50m semi-finals in 26.98sec. Italy's Simone Cerasuolo was quickest in the heats in 26.42sec. There are five finals later Tuesday, with world record holder Katie Ledecky the overwhelming favourite in the 1500m freestyle. The 28-year-old United States great is chasing a career 22nd world crown.
France 24
27-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
McIntosh romps to world 400m freestyle gold, Ledecky third
The 18-year-old McIntosh romped home in 3min 56.26sec, nearly two seconds clear of China's Li Bingjie, who was followed by Ledecky in bronze. It was the world record holder's first world title in the event as she pursues five individual golds in Singapore. On the opening night of the meet, McIntosh and Ledecky, 28, renewed their rivalry from the Paris Olympics last summer. They will also meet in the 800m freestyle, billed as the most eagerly anticipated race of the championships. McIntosh took the lead early on and never looked back to demolish the rest of the field, pulling increasingly clear as the race progressed. McIntosh came to Singapore in red-hot form. She smashed the 400m freestyle world record at the Canadian trials in 3:54.18 in June. The three-time Olympic gold medallist sliced more than a second off the previous world record of 3:55.38 set by Australian Ariarne Titmus at the 2023 world championships. Olympic champion Titmus is not in Singapore because she is taking a season off before she dives back in to prepare for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. McIntosh won gold in the 200m butterfly, 200m medley and 400m medley at the Paris Olympics. She took silver in the 400m free. The McIntosh family's passion for sport runs deep: their mother Jill competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and older sister Brooke is a top pairs figure skater.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kyle Chalmers' staggering statement as Titmus has another record taken off her
Kyle Chalmers has sent a warning to his 100m rivals ahead of the Swimming World Championships later this year as Ariarne Titmus saw another one of her records broken on Thursday night during her break from the pool. While many swimmers often find it hard to back up the following year after an Olympics, veteran Chalmers is exceeding expectations in the pool. The 26-year-old touched in at 47.29 on Thursday night at the Aussie trials, which is the third-fastest time of the year. Incredibly, Chalmers already recorded the second-fastest time of 2025. Chalmers won gold back in 2016 Olympics, before backing it up with silver in the following two Games. However, his time on Thursday night was already faster than his time in Paris having won silver with 47.48. "I'm not here with pressure and expectation; anything I achieve from this point is just icing on the cake of my career," Chalmers said. "I'm stoked my body is feeling this good. And that's why I want to capitalise on it while I can because I know it's not going to feel this good forever." Chalmers wasn't the only one sending a statement to swimmers around the world. Aussie swimming superstar Kalyee McKeown posted the fastest 200m backstroke time of the year in Adelaide. Having won four individual gold in Paris, McKeown knows what it takes to dominate her competition. Her 2:04.47 was the fastest time this year, but still 1.33 seconds of her own world record. And the 24-year-old took a different view to Chalmers and remained coy on what the achievement means a month out from the major event. "It doesn't matter what you do here, it depends what you do on the day in an international meet," she said. "I could be doing world records here, get to an international meet and come in last, so it really doesn't matter. I have just got to get my mind right and see what I can do in a few weeks' time." 2025 Australian Swimming Trials 🇦🇺Men's 100m Freestyle FinalQT: 48.341. Kyle Chalmers 47.29 QT 2. Flynn Southam 47.69 QT PB - wow‼️😳3. Maximillian Giuliani 48.34 QT4. Kai Taylor 48.375. Harrison Turner 48.43 PB6. Zac Incerti 48.46 =PB — tsveye (@tsv3y3) June 12, 2025 The biggest swim of the night went to 23-year-old Lani Pallister. The Aussie recorded 8.10.84 in the 800 freestyle, which was inside Titmus' previous national record of 8.12.29. Titmus had set this when winning Olympic silver in Paris. Pallister admitted she has been eyeing-off Titmus' record for a while, and achieved it having joined coach Dean Boxall, who also guides Titmus. "That's an Australian record I have wanted for a long time, since making my first team in 2022," said Pallister. Interview of Dean Boxall live during the 800m Womens Freestyle at the Australian Swim Trials is gold! With Ariarne Titmus not swimming and his lead charger in the 800m Lani Pallister going for the Aus Record. #adelaide #australianswimtrials #ausswimtrials — Aaron South (@azasouth) June 12, 2025 Titmus has seen a number of her world records tumble during her break from the sport. Titmus was taking an extended break after the Paris Olympics and will return after the World Swimming Championships in Singapore. However, Pallister has broken her 800m national record, while Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh broke her 400m freestyle record at her own national trials. But after her latest setback, Pallister sent a nice message to Titmus who is not in attendance. "It's kind of bitter sweet not having her in the pool at the moment, she has done so much for women's swimming internationally, also Australian swimming, so I have so much to thank her for," Pallister said to Channel Nine. "I would have liked just under 8:10, but I think it's a big three years coming up [leading up to the Los Angeles Olympics], so to do that on eight weeks, 10 weeks of work with everyone at St Peters is huge. "I've watched 'Arnie' obviously the past couple of years, but Katie and Summer, and I think they keep raising the bar, so as much as I'm happy with my best time - I think that's five seconds off, which is massive - I think I'm still chasing that. "I think as athletes often times we just try and chase an improvement after you finish the race, so I'm pretty keen to get back into work and see what happens in five weeks' time [at the world championships]." Remarkably, Pallister's swim is the third-fastest swim of all-time. She sits behind McIntosh and American great Katie Ledecky on the list.
