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SPORTS Friday 28 July 2017

Ledecky back on top, while new generation emerges for US men

By PAUL NEWBERRY length.
AP National Writer About 24 hours after set-
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) tling for silver in the 200
— On a night when Ka- free, when she was passed
tie Ledecky returned to a on the final lap by Ita-
more familiar spot — the ly’s Federica Pellegrini ,
top rung of the medal podi- Ledecky returned to form
um — the U.S. men’s team on a team that also in-
began passing the torch to cluded Leah Smith, Mallory
a new generation at the Comerford and Melanie
world championships. Margalis.
Step aside, Michael Phelps “I knew I would have a big
and Ryan Lochte. You’ve race,” said Ledecky, who
got a worthy successor in now has 13 golds in the
Chase Kalisz. world championship ca-
Sorry, Nathan Adrian. It’s reer, along with that lone
Caeleb Dressel’s time to silver. “I had an off day yes-
shine. terday. It happens. You just
Kalisz extended American try to bounce back as best
dominance in the 200-me- you can from it and move
ter individual medley on forward.”
Thursday with a bit of Olym- The U.S. was just 0.13 sec- United States’ Chase Kalisz celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter
pic redemption, ably filling onds ahead when Ledecky individual medley final during the swimming competitions of the World Aquatics Championships
the void left by Phelps’ re- took over for Margalis. The in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, July 27, 2017.
tirement and Lochte’s ab- Americans finished in 7 min- Associated Press
sence in Budapest. utes, 43.39 seconds with a leaving Hosszu to settle for the centerpiece of that for choice to step aside,
“Big congrats to my little comfortable 1.57 margin bronze. almost 15 years now.” Lochte missed out on a
bro!!!” Phelps wrote on Ins- over China. Australia took Also, Brazil’s Etiene Me- But Kalisz is still miffed chance to qualify for the
tagram to his former train- the bronze. deiros took gold in the about a silver medal in the U.S. team because of a sus-
ing partner at the North Bal- “Diving in when our anchor women’s 50 backstroke, 400 IM at Rio , a setback that pension for his embarrass-
timore Aquatic Club. “Love is a multi-time world-record which isn’t an Olympic ended America’s Olympic ing antics at last summer’s
ya dude!!!” holder just gives you the event. The silver went to dominance of that event Olympics . Kalisz made sure
The 20-year-old Dressel put most confidence you can China’s Fu Yuanhui, while stretching back to the 1992 the Americans didn’t miss
the United States back on have,” said Smith, who led Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Barcelona Games. a beat, finally breaking
top in swimming’s glamour off. Belarus earned the bronze. “It took a toll on me for a through on a big stage. He
event, pulling away to a Also Thursday, Olympic Kalisz extended American few months,” he said. “The had a bronze and a silver
dominating win in the 100 champion Mireia Belmonte rule of the 200 IM with his first second I turned it around at the two previous worlds.
freestyle while Adrian glad- of Spain stayed on top in major international cham- into motivation was kind His first gold was a huge
ly settled for the silver. the women’s 200 butterfly, pionship. The Americans of when I started making surprise. Kalisz was only fifth
“He crushed it,” said Adri- finishing strong to deny Ka- have won the event at leaps forward. I think of that after the opening butterfly
an, the 100 gold medalist at tinka Hosszu another gold eight straight world cham- moment every single day. I lap but stormed back to
the 2012 London Olympics. before the home crowd. pionships, not to mention never forget it.” win in 1:55.56. Japan’s Ko-
“He’s going to be incred- Hungary’s “Iron Lady” was at the last four Olympics — The American reign of the suke Hagino claimed the
ible for years to come.” leading at the midway with Phelps or Lochte win- 200 IM began with Phelps’ silver, with the bronze go-
Ledecky earned her fourth point, sending the packed ning every time. coming-out at the 2003 ing to China’s Wang Shun.
gold of the championships house at Duna Arena into “The U.S. has always been worlds in Barcelona. “If you had told me that
by anchoring the U.S. vic- a frenzy, but Belmonte dominant in IMs, and that’s Lochte had won the last this would be my first world
tory in the 4x200 free relay, blazed past her to win in been one of our proudest two world titles. title, I would have definite-
taking over with a slight 2:05.26. traditions,” Kalisz said. “Mi- Neither is in Budapest, of ly laughed at you,” Kalisz
lead before powering Germany’s Franziska chael and Ryan have been course. While it was Phelps’ said.q
away to win by a full body Hentke grabbed the silver,

Clarendon loses triple-double to stat correction

By DOUG FEINBERG covered to be stat errors. ed to see Layshia lose her
AP Basketball Writer The WNBA confirmed to triple-double, we appreci-
NEW YORK (AP) — For the The Associated Press that ate the hard work put in by
third time in just over a both the stat corrections the league office to make
year the WNBA took a tri- were accurate. Temeka sure everything is correct,”
ple-double off the record Johnson still has the last Atlanta Dream spokes-
books. Layshia Clarendon triple-double, garnering 13 man Dan Goldberger said.
appeared to be the sixth points, 10 rebounds and 11 “We will continue to look at
player in league history to assists for the Seattle Storm ways to equip our stat crew
achieve the statistical feat in 2014. Last year Brittney with the tools necessary to
on Tuesday night when she Griner and Angel Mc- provide a clean box score
had 15 points, 11 assists and Coughtry both had triple- at the end of the evening.”
10 rebounds in Atlanta’s doubles rescinded in July Clarendon took the stat
overtime win over Phoenix. after stat errors were found change in stride.
Two of her assists were later in their games. All three “For me, last night was al-
taken away in a league re- games occurred in Atlanta. ways about the win,” she
view when they were dis- “Though we are disappoint- said. q