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The girl in a plain blue swimsuit and white swim cap just kept going. Looping overhead stroke after looping overhead stroke, Kayla Han's arms propelled the 13-year-old forward despite the burn building in her lungs and shoulders. A socially distant, limited-capacity crowd cheered. Han knew she was catching up.

Sydney (AFP) - Olympic champions Ariarne Titmus and Emma McKeon return to the pool at the Commonwealth Games with a gold rush and world records on their minds, heading an Australia swimming squad boasting "insane depth".

History favours the Australians as the team seeks to top the Games medal count in Birmingham for a 14th time in history

Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Australian swim star Ariarne Titmus says she has improved since setting a world record in the 400m freestyle.

The annual awards ceremony also celebrated the 50th anniversary of Title IX.

After a stellar season, Kerr is named the best international athlete in women's football at the ESPY in the United States.

Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner was front and center at The ESPYS

Athletes and celebs took to the 2022 ESPYs red carpet with glitz and glamour.

After not matching her own lofty standards at the 2019 Worlds and Tokyo Olympics — she still won three gold medals — the American swimmer was unstoppable in Budapest. She added four World titles to take her tally to 19, a number bettered only by Michael Phelps

Budapest (AFP) - Canadian 15-year-old Summer McIntosh headlined a crop of golden teenagers too young to drive who caught the eye at the World Swimming Championships, but a number of former prodigies showed they are still driven to win too.

Proud claimed the 50m freestyle title in 21.32 seconds