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High Schooler Cooper Lutkenhaus Places 2nd in 800 Meters, Qualifies for Worlds

High Schooler Cooper Lutkenhaus Places 2nd in 800 Meters, Qualifies for Worlds

Cooper Lutkenhaus defied the odds on Sunday at the USATF Outdoor Championships, earning a ticket to the World Championships after a second-place finish in the men’s 800-meter final at Hayward Field. As a 16-year-old. As a rising high school junior. What’s crazier may have been the time: 1:42.27. It was the fourth-best men’s performance in U.S. history—by anyone. It’s currently …

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Americans finish strong with a relay world record in the swim worlds

Americans finish strong with a relay world record in the swim worlds

SINGAPORE (AP) — The United States, which had a frustrating swim world championships, ended on a high note Sunday with a world record in the women’s 4×100 medley relay in the last event of the eight-day championships. The Americans swam a time of 3 minutes, 49.34 seconds, breaking their own old mark of 3:49.63 set a year ago in the …

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Summer McIntosh caps historic swim worlds with fourth individual gold; U.S. tops medal standings

Summer McIntosh caps historic swim worlds with fourth individual gold; U.S. tops medal standings

Summer McIntosh capped arguably the best world championships for a female swimmer, while the U.S. broke the women’s 4x100m medley world record in the final event to finish with one more gold medal than rival Australia. McIntosh, an 18-year-old Canadian, swam the third-fastest 400m individual medley in history — 4 minutes, 25.78 seconds, distancing the field by 7.48 seconds. McIntosh …

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Why one of the world’s biggest earthquakes wasn’t followed by a monster tsunami – The Washington Post

Why one of the world’s biggest earthquakes wasn’t followed by a monster tsunami  The Washington Post Huge quake in Russia triggers tsunami warnings around Pacific  Reuters The Hawaii tsunami response is a warning about science funding  MSNBC News Visualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts  CNN Cruise Ships Sailed to Safety Amid Tsunami Warnings, Leaving Some Passengers Behind  The New York Times …

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