Ryosuke Irie missed out on a medal Tuesday as he finished fourth in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships. Irie touched the wall at the Danube Arena in 53.03 seconds, finishing 0.59 seconds behind gold medal winner Xu Jiayu of China. Americans ...
Japan captures synchro bronze at second straight world championships
Japan won the bronze medal in the women's technical routine team competition at the world swimming championships for the second time in a row on Tuesday, securing the country's first podium finish at the ongoing meet in Budapest. Yukiko Inui, Mai Nakamura, Kanami Nakamaki, Sakiko ...
Seto leaves for Europe ahead of world swimming championships
Daiya Seto took the next step in his quest for a third straight 400-meter individual medley world championship on Wednesday, when he departed for training in Europe ahead of July's worlds. In the buildup to the worlds in Budapest, the spotlight is focused on the ...
Japan will aim for at least three gold medals at the July 23-30 world swimming championships in Budapest, head coach Norimasa Hirai said Monday. As the Japan Swimming Federation announced its team for the worlds a night after the national championships concluded in Nagoya, Hirai ...
Fukuoka among three finalists to host 2021, '23 swimming worlds
Only three cities, all in Asia, remain in the running to host the 2021 and 2023 World Swimming Championships after two more potential bidders dropped out, FINA, swimming world's governing body, told Reuters. At least eight countries had expressed some interest in wanting to host ...
