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  •   Home > News > Sports > Swimming

    Kiwi swimmer Erika Fairweather has finished 7th in the women's 800 metres freestyle final at the World Champs in Singapore

    Kiwi swimmer Erika Fairweather has finished 7th in the women's 800 metres freestyle final at the World Champs in Singapore


    Fairweather was a whopping 15 seconds behind American great Katie Ledecky, with Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh snaring the bronze.

    Finn Harland was the slowest performer in the semi-finals of the 50 metre backstroke.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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