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20-year-old won silver in 400m individual medleyJeers were partially drowned out by cheers and applauseIsraeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko was jeered by some of the crowd after finishing second in the women’s 400m medley on the closing day of the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar on Sunday.The 20-year-old Gorbenko was being interviewed after the race when the jeers rang out at the Aspire Dome in...

Betty Brussel sets records in the 100- to 104- year-old age class in Saanich, while inspiring members of local swim clubBy the time an exhausted Betty Brussel finally swims to the finish and pulls herself from the pool, an Olympic athlete could have covered the same distance at least three times. But the 99-year-old Canadian’s quiet determination has led her to shatter world records...

Search crew finds body of man near Rosebud beach on the Mornington Peninsula after two-hour searchA kayaker has died in waters off Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.Emergency services were called to Rosebud beach about 3.30pm on Thursday. Continue reading...