BUDAPEST, Hungary—Four finals, three golds.
Torri Huske, Caeleb Dressel, and Alex Walsh all won for the United States on the second day of racing at the world swimming championships on Sunday.
Only Nicolò Martinenghi prevented an American clean sweep as the 22-year-old claimed Italy’s first-ever gold medal in the men’s 100 breaststroke.
“My first medal, a gold medal in my first final at the world championship is something special,” said Martinenghi, who also set a national record.
The 19-year-old Huske improved on her own American record in the women’s 100 butterfly, clocking 55.64 seconds to finish ahead of French swimmer Marie Wattel and China’s Zhang Yufei….