"Fortunately, I was able to get my hand on the wall first night, but I have a feeling Justin and I will be doing this for many years down the road.There seems to be a common sentiment that high pricing among internet service providers, particularly cable ISPs, is the result of monopolizing a service area and then jacking the prices up simply because they can. "It is who can put together the best race that day," said Armstrong, the world record holder. He touched the wall in 24.05sec to beat compatriot Justin Ress on 24.24 and China's Xu Jiayu on 24.50.Īrmstrong said "every detail matters" over such a short distance and the result is "rarely a reflection of talent". The Tunisian's time was less than a second off the world record of 14:31.02 set by China's Sun Yang in 2012.Īrmstrong was also involved in a close contest in the men's 50m backstroke. Hafnaoui, who won the 800m freestyle title earlier in the week, came home in 14min, 31.54sec to finish ahead of Finke on 14:31.59 and Australia's Sam Short on 14:37.28. Tunisia's Hafnaoui won the men's 1,500m freestyle after a fierce dogfight with American Olympic champion Bobby Finke that went right to the wire. Meilutyte tied the previous world record of 29.30 in Saturday's semi-finals. Meilutyte set a new world record in the women's 50m breaststroke, clocking 29.16sec to finish ahead of American Lilly King on 29.94 and Italy's Benedetta Pilato on 30.04. "I've done this many times now but it's a battle with emotions." "I'm super-proud that I was able to handle the pressure again," said the 29-year-old. Sjostrom has now won a total of 21 individual world championships medals, one more than American great Michael Phelps. She touched the wall in 23.62sec to finish ahead of Australia's Shayna Jack on 24.10 and China's Zhang Yufei on 24.15. Sjostrom won the women's 50m freestyle a day after breaking her own world record in the semi-finals. "I try to look at all the positives because I learned so much from that race." "I try to turn everything that goes wrong into motivation somehow," she said. McIntosh said finishing fourth in that race was "definitely motivating". (L-R) China's Yu Yiting, USA's Katie Grimes, USA's Alex Walsh and Japan's Ageha Tanigawa compete in a heat of the women's 400m individual medley © François-Xavier MARIT / AFP McIntosh had to bounce back from the disappointment of missing out on a medal and losing her world record to Australia's Ariarne Titmus in the 400m freestyle on opening night. McIntosh also finished the championships strongly, defending her 400m IM title in 4min, 27.11sec, ahead of American Katie Grimes on 4:31.41 and Australia's Jenna Forrester on 4:32.30. "We have a lot of pride in representing our country and it's a great way to go out," said men's 4x100 medley relay member Ryan Murphy. The US finished with the most medals overall, beating Australia 38 to 25. Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui took the 1,500m freestyle title after an epic final.Īustralia finished on top of the medals table with 13 golds, equalling their best ever, but the Americans' final flurry gave them seven to leapfrog over China's five. Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom also picked up her second gold in the women's 50m freestyle, while Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte set a new world record in winning the women's 50m breaststroke. Sixteen-year-old McIntosh won the 400m individual medley to add to the 200m butterfly title she won earlier in the week. "Bringing home a gold for Team USA in the last event means so much to me and all of us." "This is the cherry on top," said women's relay member Regan Smith. The Americans went into the last day of competition in Fukuoka with only four golds to their name, with no chance of catching runaway leaders Australia at the top of the medal table.īut Hunter Armstrong kicked off a late gold rush with victory in the men's 50m backstroke, while later US success in the men's and women's 4x100m medley relays capped off the night.
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