"I guess we haven’t been known for swimming in Ireland but its definitely getting up there, especially after breaking the short course record, and now being world champion, I’m kind of lost for words. It’s just so cool to say that we are really putting Irish swimming up there, and are bringing the gold, and I am just speechless about the whole thing."

  • Gold, Daniel Wiffen (IRL), Swimming, Men’s 800m Freestyle

 

"Unbelievable! It’s crazy. I am holding the medal but I still can’t find any words. I’m speechless. When I touched the wall and looked at the scoreboard I wasn’t sure if that was me among the medallists."

  • Bronze, Martin Espernberger (AUT), Swimming, Men’s 200m Butterfly

 

"It’s been a long journey getting here. Eighteen months ago I wasn’t on the Australian team. I was sitting in my living room watching this race on television."

  • Gold, Sam Williamson (AUS), Swimming, Men’s 50m Breaststroke

 

"This win is very special since I had missed the podium in the past two world championships. This means a lot. Finally, I get to not only be on the podium, but on top of it. This means so much – first gold medal for Hong Kong. I know a lot of people are watching and their support means so much to me. I keep getting all these nice messages and I hope I make them proud."

  • Gold, Siobhan Bernadette Haughey (HKG), Swimming, Women’s 200m Freestyle

 

"It’s so special that I finally made it! To be in my sixth World Championships and finally get an individual medal is something I am so proud of. Being at the age of 28 and to have this... I’m really overwhelmed and can’t help but cry right now! To be racing internationally at this point and to be on the podium gives me great joy and pride. I’m so excited I finally get to stand (on the podium) by myself for once!"

  • Bronze, Brianna Throssell (AUS), Swimming, Women’s 200m Freestyle

 

"Today, I felt really good – I have not felt like that since two years ago. It was an incredible race, one of my best. It is a great motivation for me to stand on the podium with these guys."

  • Silver, Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), Swimming, Men’s 50m Breaststroke

 

"I hope that when opposition teams match up with New Zealand, we’re here to play and be competitive. And for any neutral players and neutral support it was a spectacle and a beautiful game of water polo, so I was just so proud of the girls."

  • Angie Winstanley-Smith (NZL), Water Polo, Women’s Classification Matches

 

"I could just see Gregorio past Dan’s feet on the other side of the pool, and I thought maybe he was a body length in front of me, but I didn’t think it was that close. So, I just wanted to leave it all out there and I was fortunate enough to get in front of him."

  • Silver, Elijah Winnington (AUS), Swimming, Men’s 800m Freestyle

 

"You cannot complain when you are on the world championships podium."

  • Silver, Erika Fairweather (NZL), Swimming, Women’s 200m Freestyle

 

"It's cool to see Nicolo and Sam go best times and crush it. Those are the reasons why the World Championships are what they are. You have to stay sharp. I had a really good race, but those guys had unbelievable races, so hats off to them. It’s a great meet for those guys."

  • Bronze, Nic Fink (USA), Swimming, Men’s 50m Breaststroke

 

"They were trying to qualify for an Olympic spot, so they had a lot of fight, a lot of effort and we had to match that, so it was really exciting to come out with the win."

  • Alice Williams (AUS), Water Polo, Women’s Classification Matches

 

"It is a very important step toward Paris and I really wanted to win a medal tonight. After yesterday, I saw that I was there ready for a medal fight. So I really wanted to do it."

  • Silver, Alberto Razzetti (ITA), Swimming, Men’s 200m Butterfly

 

"Last week I was competing in open water so the transition from that to the pool is always difficult. Even more if you do it in that order when the open water race comes first. Yesterday’s race was really a fight to get to the final. I got a chance to be here, in lane one, so I wanted to push from the start and try to win a medal."

  • Bronze, Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA), Swimming, Men’s 800m Freestyle

 

"It was my dream so I’m so happy. This year we have the Olympics in Paris and my biggest dream is to get the gold medal in the Olympics so these championships will give me power. I will do my best in Paris."

  • Gold, Tomoru Honda (JPN), Swimming, Men’s 200m Butterfly