American team at world swimming battles case of 'acute gastroenteritis' that damages performance

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<p>STEPHEN WADE July 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM</p>

<p>Katie Ledecky of the United States competes in the women's 400-meter freestyle heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ()</p>

<p>SINGAPORE (AP) — The United States team at the swimming world championships in Singapore is battling a case of "acute gastroenteritis" that compromised performances on Sunday, the opening day of eight days of competition in the pool.</p>

<p>Nikki Warner, the spokeswoman for USA Swimming, confirmed the outbreak to The and said it had its roots at a training camp the American team held in Phuket, Thailand, before arriving in Singapore.</p>

<p>She said all American swimmers had traveled to Singapore. She declined to say how many had been affected with the infectious diarrhea.</p>

<p>At least three clearly have been impacted: Torri Huske, Luca Mijatovic and Claire Weinstein.</p>

<p>Defending Olympic 100-meter butterfly champion Huske was withdrawn from preliminary heats of her event on Sunday. The team initially said she was pulled to focus on relay events.</p>

<p>American 16-year-old Mijatovic swam the prelims of the 400 freestyle. His time of 3:59.68 was almost 15 seconds off his entry time, and it was clear he was under duress as he swam.</p>

<p>Weinstein, a promising 18 year old, was also pulled from the 400 freestyle.</p>

<p>Katie Ledecky, the most famous swimmer on the American team, performed normally in her preliminary session on Sunday and did not appear to be affected.</p>

<p>The United States swim team is trying to rebound from a difficult time a year ago at the Paris Olympics. The Americans won only eight gold medals, their lowest total since the 1988 Seoul Olympics.</p>

<p>That relatively low total still topped the medal table followed by Australia.</p>

<p>The men won only one gold medal in an individual event in Paris, and that group is hoping to rebound in Singapore with a very young men's team. Head coach Greg Meehan said it's the youngest in memory.</p>

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