Salvatore Maresca sleeps through a view.
Kelly Sildaru enjoys the last bits of summer.
Patrick Baumgartner takes a dip in a lake.
Ice cream is a highlight for Oliver Townend.
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk goes high.
Who Won The 2023 World Aquatics Championships? The World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 ended today after almost two weeks of competition in Japan. This 20th edition puts the biennial, odd-year rotation of the championships back on track after Covid-19 schedule adjustments. This was the second time Fukuoka, and Japan, has hosted the event (2001). 75 (!) world titles were offered for the 2,392 (!!) athletes registered, across the six main disciplines of aquatics: diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, swimming, and open water swimming. Spanning the history of the championships, Team United States is the all-time medal winner, followed by Team China. And Team USA took the overall medal table at Fukuoka 2023 as well, with 44 to Team China's 40 and Team Australia's 30. 30 national teams won at least one medal across all disciplines. Some of the highlights along the way? Katie Ledecky breaking Michael Phelps' individual career gold record while winning a sixth straight 800-meter title, Sarah Sjostrom setting a new mark in individual total medals, Kaylee McKeown and Leon Marchand each winning three individual titles, the eight world records (* below) set in swimming in the finals, Germany sweeping the open water individual races, and the near-complete dominance of Team China in diving, with four of its divers winning two golds each. Congratulations to all the 2023 champions! A quick recap of the winners is below, and complete results can be found online at worldaquatics.com. 2023 World Swimming Champions A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The NewsOlympics.com looks at Team Ukraine diver Oleksii Sereda's 'amazing journey so far'. Tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok hopes her play gives fellow Ukrainians emotional lift during the Russian war against their nation.
Is new Wimbledon men's champion Carlos Alcaraz a 'mix of the Big Three'? London 2012 boxer Oleksandr Usyk had a straightforward way to convince his children of the worth of a fight against Tyson Fury. (in Ukrainian) Team USA rugby sevens star Ilona Maher talks 'post-Olympic blues and body image' with NBC Sports. Who are the 10 weightlifters picked for the IWF's Athletes Direct Support Program? And...Inside the Games offers a look at the 'hope and despair' shared across the IWF Refugee Team as select prospective weightlifters await permit fates. Alpine skier Greta Small looks to blend the power of winter and summer sports within the Australian Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission. Champion swimmer Summer McIntosh talks her World Championship schedule - and her good luck charm with the CBC. Will Antani Ivanov's missed-tests suspension be the 'death' of Team Bulgarian swimming? Team Great Britain swimmer Tom Dean ponders a 'monster workload' at the World Aquatics Championships. Team South Africa field a 'determined' field of athletes across all disciplines at the current World Aquatics Championships. Volleyball World: Team Bahrain's Husain and Abbas Ehsan find 'sibling support' is key to their goals. Gabby Douglas: The potential embarrassment of elite gymnastics riches continues for Team USA. 'Unprecedented': Gymnastics national champion Konnor McClain will compete in college while also gunning for Paris 2024 in the same year. David Rambutis is "hungry for revenge" at Paris 2024 after his Tokyo 2020 gymnastics performance. Sydney 2000 soccer gold medalist Hege Riise shares thoughts on her FIFA World Cup memories. How did 'California girl' Ali Riley become a star for Team New Zealand in soccer? Canoeing star Jessica Fox and her sister confront 'an awkward reality' in Paris 2024 qualifying rules. Tokyo 2020 champion Kristian Blummenfelt enters his 2023 triathlon season with an 'unbelievable' race schedule. Road cyclist Kasia Niewwiadoma plans to 'soak up' the race energy at the Tour de France Femmes. Snowboarder Scotty James deepens his connection with the X Games...now as investor / 'brand advisor'. "To find that meaning of life has been a fun thing." Snowboard legend Shaun White reflects on a new side in a new documentary. Figure skater Eric Radford and artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau get new 'athlete service' roles for Team Canada at this year's Pan American Games. World Aquatics has a 'Fukuoka Athlete Focus' on Team Aruba artistic swimmers Kyra Hoevertsz and Mikayla Morales. Softballer Alana Snow hopes that a return to the Olympics at Los Angeles 2028 also brings new opportunity for Team Great Britain. The Globe and Mail: 'Sailor Isabella Bertold finds inspiration in everyone'. (Subscription) Meanwhile, multi-time Olympic handball player Jackson Richardson is the Chef de Mission for Team France at Paris 2024. So...what does bobsledder Kaillie Humprhies think of the recent investigation results surrounding her abuse allegations against Bobsled Canada? Liberian Jospeh Fahnbulleh sees a 'shift' in African prowess in sprinting vs traditional power Team USA. "It has been a long time coming." 800-meter champion runner Caster Semenya speaks on the recent European Court of Human Rights verdict in her favor. Olympic Sports Athletes In The NewsFrom March: Vitalii Vorontsov is now more determined to make a mark in international triathlon since the war against his Ukraine home started. Tennis' Elina Svitolina: What makes the Ukrainian people so strong?
Moldovan Dan Olaru is 'finally making a case as one of the world's best' archers after an Olympic debut in at London 2012 What does the Penrith Whitewater Stadium mean to team Australia canoe legend Jessica Fox? Sungjae Im has hopes to become the first South Korean Olympic golf medalist: "I hope I can create a new record". Team Mexico's artistic swimmers get a key victory in funding through the judicial system. What was competing at home like for Team Tajikistan's Temur Rakhimov, Madina Qurbondoza, and Somon Makhmadbekov at the Dushanbe Grand Prix of judo? Will Idalys Ortiz win a landmark fourth Pan American gold medal in judo this year in Santiago? 'Retirement is the furthest thing' from Ali Khalafalla's mind as the two-time Team Egypt swimmer trains for Paris 2024 in Oklahoma. Will Paris 2024 be the end of the road for Team Australia's Ariarne Titmus's swimming career? Which swimmers will be the World Aquatics Athletes of the Year for 2022? Curler Bruce Mouat and swimmer Dan Jervis have a Pride Month conversation: coming out, self-acceptance, sports, and more. Mixed doubles pair Mathias Christensen and Alexandra Boeje are experiencing "our year" after a surprise first Super 750-level badminton title. Badminton's PV Sindhu, sprinter Allyson Felix, and basketball player Pau Gasol join the International Olympic Committee's 'Let's Move' campaign targeting exercise on Olympic Day, June 23rd. Olympian Nikola Jokic makes headlines for his show of sportsmanship in the wake of winning an NBA basketball championship with the Denver Nuggets. It was 'back-to-basics' for Team France's men's biathlon squad as training camp opened in a new location and with a new coach. The 'sacrifices' of leaving home for training has paid off for Team China, as the Paris 2024 equestrian eventing qualification hopes were recently realized. U.S. Figure Skating checks in with singles skater Goku Endo, set to represent UCLA again in the collegiate championships this weekend. Get a behind-the-scenes peek at Cha Junhwan's experience at the World Figure Skating Championships. Diving legend Greg Louganis set to part with more Olympic medals, benefiting HIV/AIDS research. Triple Olympic champion Mathias Mayer transitions his Alpine skiing expertise into a coaching role. Chance Marstellar's World Team wrestling trials win against Jordan Burroughs was also a win against well-documented 'personal demons'. Congratulations to the seven new Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holders! Joining the program are athletes from track & field (Kun Waar Liem and Kiruhura Emmanuel Ntagunga), table tennis (Mahdi Ahmadian), taekwondo (Marzieh Hamidi), weightlifting (Yekta Jamali Galeh), wrestling (Jamal Valizadeh), and badminton (Dorsa Yavarivafa). World Taekwondo: 'Progression and hard work pays off' for Team Spain's Adrian Vicente. With taekwondo world championships under their belts, Merve Dincel and Hakan Recber turn their attention to Paris 2024. (in Turkish) Can Iko Yuli Irawan win a record fifth career Olympic medal in weightlifting at Paris 2024? ICON's June issue lands high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi, sprinters Marcell Jacobs and Filippo Tortu, and swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri as coverboys. (in Italian) Look back: So...what is Olympic runner Aisha Praught-Leer's training regimen? Hint: psychological, too. Did sprinter Tori Bowie die of complications from childbirth? Sprinters Noah Lyles and Asafa Powell have a 'Fast Lane Lifestyle' conversation. Meanwhile, Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs clears the air on his 2023 season so far. (in Italian) And...fellow sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wants to beat 'Father Time' as long as she can... Greek Reporter: Who were some of the ancient Greeks who 'defined the Olympic Games'? What Have Olympic Sports Stars Been Up To This Week?
Jessie Diggins and Zanden McMullen get down.
Angela Tenorio, Anahi Suarez, Yuliana Angulo, and Marileidy Paulino look ready to form a girl group...
Guillaume Cizeron gives us a good b&w.
Tobias Schneider contemplates a sunset.
Anhelina Ovchynnikova gets our attention for some words of advice.
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