FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Australian swimmer Grant Hackett celebrates his victorious finish in the men's 400-meter freestyle final with Japan's Takeshi Matsuda (left) at the XI FINA World Championships in Montreal, Canada on July 24, 2005. Hackett won the gold medal in a time of 3:42.91 minnutes. (UPI Photo / Grace Chiu)
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SYDNEY, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Australian swimmer Grant Hackett, the only person to win the same event at four consecutive World Championships, has retired.
BEIJING, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Michael Phelps completed the most productive Olympics for any competitor in history Sunday, setting a record that should last for generations.
BEIJING, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle in Beijing.
HOBART, Australia, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Australian swimming stars Libby Lenton and Leisel Jones have smashed world records at the Australian Shortcourse Championships.
SHANGHAI, April 19 (UPI) -- The Asian Open has suffered a triple blow as Ernie Els, Luke Donald and David Howell pulled out, leaving No. 15 Henrik Stenson as the highest-ranked player.
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Olympic medal winners in the men's 1,500 freestyle:
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Olympic medal winners in the men's 400-meter freestyle:
