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SINGAPORE, JUL 28 – Kristel Köbrich set a new record at the Singapore Swimming World Cup, highlighting her exceptional performance in an international competition.
- On Tuesday in Singapore, Kaylee McKeown set a new championship record to win the women's 100m backstroke title.
- The event followed strong performances by top swimmers including Kylie Masse and Taylor Ruck, who finished fourth and seventh respectively after highly competitive trials and past successes.
- American swimmers Regan Smith and Katharine Berkoff took silver and bronze, while Canada collected four medals overall with Summer McIntosh aiming for five titles at the eight-day meet.
- McKeown set the course record at 57.16 seconds, Smith finished with 57.35 seconds, Masse clocked 58.42 seconds just 0.27 behind Berkoff, and Ruck posted 59.59 seconds.
- These results highlight ongoing international competition depth and suggest that several athletes, including Masse and McIntosh, remain poised for further success throughout the championships.
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Canada's Masse finishes fourth in 100m backstroke at world swimming championships
SINGAPORE — Canadian Kylie Masse narrowly missed the podium in the women’s 100-metre backstroke final at the World Swimming Championships on Tuesday, finishing fourth. The five-time Olympic medallist finished in 58.42 seconds, just 0.
Kristel Köbrich is making history again.The 39-year-old swimmer got a historic mark in the Singapore World Cup 2025.The Chilean managed to register her 13th share in a world cup, achieving an unprecedented record in the specialty.After competing in the 1,500-meter free test, recording a time of 16′22′′66, reaching the 14th best record and becoming the best Latin American.Now her next challenge will be to face the 800 meters free, competition tha…
The 22-year-old Olympic champion also set a national record in the number of weakest people, he looks very strong.
This is not Rasovszky's World Cup, Betlehem also eliminated, but Ábrahám and Márton advanced - at 13:56 Hungarian time we can cheer on Hubert Kós in the 100 m backstroke final.
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