Caeleb Dressel breaks Michael Phelps' record with 8 medals as World Swimming Championships concludes
The U.S. sprint specialist became the first swimmer to win eight medals at a single world championships, taking down Olympic great Michael Phelps`s 10-year-old 100 metres butterfly world record for good measure.
Jul 29, 2019, 12:01 PM ISTKatinka Hosszu, Daiya Seto on course for medley double at World Swimming Championships
The "Iron Lady", who won her first gold medal in the event a decade ago in Rome, came home in 4:35.40, ahead of Japan`s Yu Ohashi and China`s Ye Shiwen.
Jul 28, 2019, 10:53 AM ISTAmerican swimmer Caeleb Dressel snaps Michael Phelps' 100m butterfly world record
Dressel, who in 2017 tied Phelps record of seven world titles at a single championships, knocked 0.32 seconds off his former team mate`s butterfly mark set at the world championships in Rome 10 years ago.
Jul 27, 2019, 15:53 PM ISTWorld Swimming Championships: Adam Peaty sets 50m breaststroke world record, ready to go faster
Britain`s Adam Peaty broke his own world record in the 50 metres breaststroke on Tuesday, swimming 26.10 seconds in the heats at the world swimming championships in Budapest.
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