DOHA, Qatar (AP) — With some of America's biggest stars deciding to stay home, Claire Curzan and Hunter Armstrong claimed the spotlight at the World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday.
Curzan won gold in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the Aspire Dome, while Armstrong followed just a few minutes later with a victory in the men's 100 back.
The 19-year-old Curzan, who competes at the University of Virginia, claimed the first individual world title of her burgeoning career.
After settling for bronze in the 100 back at the last two world championships, the Ohio native now has a gold.
Hobson, part of a scaled-back team for these world championships, gave himself a big boost with the Paris Olympics just five months away.
Persons:
Claire Curzan, Hunter Armstrong, Curzan, Armstrong, Simona Quadarella, Italy romped, Hwang Sun, Kaylee McKeown, Regan Smith, Iona Anderson, Canada's Ingrid Wilm, ” Curzan, ” Armstrong, “, Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Ryan Murphy, Quadarella, Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Li Bingjie, Isabel Gose, Hwang, Luke Hobson, Danas Rapsys, Hobson, ”, Kim Woo
Organizations:
University of Virginia, Paris, Cal, Doha, Ledecky, Olympic, Paris Olympics, University of Texas
Locations:
DOHA, Qatar, U.S, Doha, Italy, South Korea, Fukuoka, Ohio, Paris, Quadarella, China, Germany, Nevada