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Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 5 finals: Rikke Pedersen (DEN) set a championship record and world textile best of 2:16.08; Laura Sogar, on 2:16.93, 3rd best in textile ever; bronze for Kanako Watanabe (JPN), 2:19.39...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 5 finals: Radoslaw Kawecki (POL) upset the former Olympic champion Ryan Lochte (USA) with a 1:48.48 to 1:48.50, the bronze going to the second American to make the podium, Ryan Murphy on 1:48.86...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 5 finals: Zhao Jing (CHN) retained the title in a championship record of 25.95, the 100m champion Olivia Smoliga (USA) second in 26.13 for silver and Aleksandra Urbanczyk (POL) third in 26.50...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 5 finals: Vladimir Morozov (RUS) was out in 21.48 and back in 24.17 for a 45.65 victory in the 100m free; Tommaso D'Orsogna (AUS), on 46.80, 0.01sec ahead of Evgeny Lagunov (RUS)...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 5 heats: the last morning is done, with Laura Sogar (USA) stepping up big time to world-title contender on 2:17.85 in the 200m breast and teammate Ryan Lochte chasing gold No 6 and 7...
List of world short-course records and world textile bests...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 4 finals: in the slowest podium since 2006, US quartet of Megan Romano (52.86), Jessica Hardy (53.32), Lia Neal (52.44) and Allison Schmitt (52.39) claim gold in 3:31.01...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 4 finals: Olympic champion Ye Shiwen (CHN) overhauled Katinka Hosszu (HUN) for gold in 2:04.64, to 2:04.72, the winner just 0.04sec away from the world record; Hannah Miley takes bronze...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 4 finals: Robert Hurley (AUS) takes crown in 23.04 ahead of Olympic 100m champion Matt Grevers (USA), on 23.17, and defending champion Stanislav Donets (RUS), 23.19...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 4 finals: Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 15, claimed her second gold of the championships with a 1:03.52 ahead of Alia Atkinson (JAM) 1:03.80 and Rikke Pedersen (DEN) 1:04.05...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 4 semi-finals: Zhao Jing took out her own championship record of 26.27 with a 26.11 second-semi response to rivals; Vlad Morozov tests speed going 0.31sec inside WR pace at 50 in 100m semi...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 4 heats: The morning after blasting through the 1:50 barrier over 200m medley, Ryan Lochte (USA) gave warning that the 100m medley world mark is in danger too - a smooth 51.75...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, day 3 finals: "I'm sexy and I know it" rocked the deck and rafters as Ryan Lochte waved up at the US team, 1:49.63 for the pride of the Gator family that had just sunk his teeth into history once more...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, day 3 finals: Katinka Hosszu withdrew from lane 4 of the 400m freestyle final to focus on the smallest medley race possible. It paid off with a 58.49sec triumph; Meilutyte & Zhao on podium...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, day 3 finals: Russian Vladimir Morozov sank two Olympic dash champions with a 20.55sec blast that left him just 0.04sec shy of another Olympic champion's best beyond the bodysuits...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, day 3 finals: Spain's Melanie Costa got the edge on American Chloe Sutton in a tight finish for the podium prizes, 4:01.18 to 4:01.20 ahead of 800m champion Lauren Boyle (NZL), on 4:01.24 for bronze...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, day 3 finals: Paul Biedermann (GER) put his signature fast finish on show to retain the crown in 3:39.15 past Hao Yun (CHN), 3:39.48, and ahead of Mads Glaesner (DEN), 3:40.09...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, day 3 finals: three firsts for Denmark from Mie Nielsen (56.73), Rikke Pedersen (1:03.48), Jeanette Ottesen (56.49) and Pernille Blume (53.17); USA and AUS on the podium...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, day 3 finals: Olympic champion Daniel Gyurta (HUN) sets world textile best and championship record; Jamieson and Sinkevich on podium; 2nd to 7th split by 0.68sec...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, day 3 finals: Daryna Zevina (UKR), fourth in Dubai back in 2010, stepped up for the gold in 2:02.24 in Turkey with a well-paced performance; Bonnie Brandon and Marce Da Rocha on podium...
