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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia Beach Health Department issued swimming and wading advisories Wednesday for Chesapeake Bay Beach from Starfish Road east to Wake Forrest Street and in Sandbridge from Bass Street south to Chubb Lane. Recreational waters are monitored for bacteria using indicator organisms such as enterococcus, the indicator of choice in estuarine …

Olympic Champion swimmer Mack Horton has broken his silence about the World Titles drama which saw him take a strong stance against drugs in sport. In a world exclusive interview with Sunday Night’s Melissa Doyle, Horton defends his decision to not stand at the podium beside China’s Sun Yang. Watch the video above. “When nobody’s …

Updated July 29, 2019 03:33:09 Photo: Australia’s 4×100-metre medley relay team of Minna Atherton, Jessica Hansen, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell won silver. (AP: Lee Jin-man) Australia added two medals to its tally on the final night of the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, finishing the meet ranked second in the swimming pool behind …

Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has reportedly tested positive to a banned substance. The 20-year-old mysteriously withdrew from the World Swimming Championships in Korea just days out from the meet. She initially attributed her departure to “personal reasons”. But Jack, who shares a coach with superstar Ariarne Titmus, returned an abnormal ‘A’ sample during routine testing …

Two South Koreans have died and several others, including athletes attending the world aquatic championships, have been injured after a structure collapsed in a nightclub in the city of Gwangju early on Saturday, a fire department official has said. The deaths happened when a two-level structure in the club, which is next to the athletes’ …

Simone Manuel wasn’t swimming up to her standards, and she felt her relay anchor leg that resulted in a silver medal for the US proved it. Then she remembered it’s about bouncing back. Manuel did just that in the 100m freestyle, winning her second straight title at the world championships on Friday. Relegated to Lane …

Stanford’s women’s swimming potential future achievements and past glory met in the present halfway around the world Thursday and shined the light of success on the top program in the nation the past three years. Coach Greg Meehan was also on hand for the proceedings in Gwangju, South Korea, which produced an American record in …

Updated July 25, 2019 22:02:20 Australia’s Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers has fallen just short of claiming gold at the world swimming titles after finishing second to American Caeleb Dressel in the men’s 100 metres freestyle final in Gwangju, South Korea. Chalmers came home strongly in the second lap to produce a personal best time of …

Washington-born Katie Ledecky, the pacesetter for women’s long distance swimming, withdrew from two world championship events following a surprising second-place finish on Sunday to Australian Ariarne Titmus.  For top swimmers, the 2019 world championship meet is a dress rehearsal for the Tokyo Olympics, which start in one year. Ledecky, a Bethesda native, had not been …

Swimming Australia and Mack Horton will receive an official warning from the sport’s world governing body, Fina, after the Olympic champion sensationally protested against controversial Chinese star Sun Yang’s 400m freestyle win at the world swimming titles. Reaction to Horton’s gesture was furious in China. The China Daily led the chorus of disapproval, saying: “Horton’s …