When the US swimming team boarded the flight from America to participate in the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, no one would have imagined the crisis that was about to come. They first landed in Phuket, Thailand, and within days, almost half of the team fell ill with what was later diagnosed as acute gastroenteritis. The situation was so tense that a report said about 10 U.S. athletes were too sick to travel to Singapore with the rest of the team. Consequences?

Olympic champion Torri Huske and rising star Claire Weinstein withdrew from their events, while Gretchen Walsh abandoned the 4×100m freestyle relay. Sixteen-year-old Luca Mijatović, battling illness, finished well off his qualifying time in the 400m freestyle. Australia took advantage, winning both the women’s and men’s 4×100m r

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