U.S. crew coping with acute gastroenteritis at swim worlds

SINGAPORE — The United States crew on the swimming world championships in Singapore is battling a case of “acute gastroenteritis” that compromised performances Sunday, the opening day of eight days of competitors within the pool.

Nikki Warner, the spokeswoman for USA Swimming, confirmed the outbreak to The Associated Press and mentioned it had its roots at a coaching camp the American crew held in Phuket, Thailand, earlier than arriving in Singapore.

She mentioned all American swimmers had traveled to Singapore. She declined to say what number of had been affected with the infectious diarrhea.

At least three appeared to have been impacted: Torri Huske, Luca Mijatovic and Claire Weinstein.

Huske, the defending Olympic 100-meter butterfly champion, was withdrawn from preliminary heats of her occasion Sunday. The crew initially mentioned she was pulled to concentrate on relay occasions.

Mijatovic, 16, swam the prelims of the 400 freestyle. His time of three:59.68 was virtually 15 seconds off his entry time, and it was clear he was below duress as he swam.

Weinstein, a promising 18 yr previous, was additionally pulled from the 400 freestyle.

Katie Ledecky, probably the most well-known swimmer on the American crew, carried out usually in her preliminary session Sunday and didn’t seem like affected.

The U.S. crew is attempting to rebound from a tough time a yr in the past on the Paris Olympics. The Americans received solely eight gold medals, their lowest complete because the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

That comparatively low complete nonetheless topped the medal desk, adopted by Australia.

The males received just one gold medal in a person occasion in Paris, and that group is hoping to rebound in Singapore with a really younger males’s crew. Coach Greg Meehan mentioned it is the youngest in reminiscence.