The 1500 meters at the World Championships in Australia included such competitors as American Silver medalist Larsen Jensen and Australians Grant Hacket.
American teenager Kate Ziegler beat Laure Manaudou of France in a last-lap sprint to win the women's 800-meter freestyle final. The 18-year-old trailed Manaudou when the pair turned for home for the last lap but surged past in the last couple of strokes to win the gold in eight minutes 18.52 seconds. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
French skier Yannick Bertrand straddles the gate and takes a mean shot to the groin during his super-g attempt in Kvitfjell, Norway. He did not finish the race.
Panamanian Irving Saladino needed his final jump to eke out a win against the European champion Andrew Howe. Hot on the heels of Howe, who had just moved into first place on his last attempt, Saladino was not to be denied jumping 8.57 meters and setting a South American record. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
Michael Phelps broke a second world record in 24 hours to collect his third gold medal at the world swimming championships on Wednesday. The American won the 200-meter butterfly final in a time of one minute, 52.09 seconds to wipe a massive 1.62 off the previous record of 1:53.71 -- which he set in Columbia, Missouri last month. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
Austrian Matthias Lanzinger, with bib 30, crashed spectacularly out of his run in the latter stages of the Olympiabakken course and finished in the safety net. He was carried down on a sledge by officials, with his fall delaying the event by some 30 minutes. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
Michael Phelps of the United States broke his own world record in the final of the men's 400-meter individual medley at the world championships on Sunday. Phelps, 21, won the gold in four minutes, 6.22 seconds to wipe 2.04 seconds off the previous mark of 4:08.26 which he set at the 2004 Athens Olympics. (Universal Sports, WCSN, WCSN.com)
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