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Cameron van der Burgh heated up a chilly Tuesday morning at the swimming world championships by improving his own world record in the 50-meter breaststroke.

What Ledecky has done in the freestyle events is akin to what Australian legend Shane Gould accomplished the early 1970s, that being simultaneous world records from the 100 freestyle through the 1500 freestyle.

South Africa’s Cameron Van Der Burgh celebrates after setting a new world record in a preliminary heat of the men’s 50m breaststrock swimming event at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan.

Italian Federica Pellegrini put together a valiant effort to earn the silver medal in 1:55.32, marking the sixth consecutive time that she has finished on the podium in this event, dating to the 2005 World Champs in Montreal. The 18-year-old American Olympic gold medalist just...

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty has won gold in the men’s 100 metres breaststroke at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

ADAM Peaty produced a stunning comeback to take 100m breaststroke gold at the World Swimming Championships in Russian Federation.