Swimmers, Open water and World Aquatics Championships
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A number of factors including water temperature and choppy conditions made the race a particularly difficult one, said competitors.
Australian Zac Stubblety-Cook — an Olympic gold and silver medalist in the 200m breaststroke — will miss the World Swimming Championships that start July 26 in Singapore, citing a back injury.
"Swimming NSW is incredibly proud to welcome the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials to our home state, and we are grateful to the NSW Government for their support and investment in our vision. "This is a win for all our NSW swimming participants, swimmers, coaches, officials and for the future of our sport.
Open water competition at the World Aquatics Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of water-quality problems at Sentosa, the island area on the coast.