It wouldn’t be a major international swim meet in Asia without reports of American swimmers being hit with food poisoning or other illnesses. Go ahead and rewind that storyline for the World Aquatics Championships that begin in Singapore on Saturday.
Several USA Swimming members were dealing with stomach bugs during training camp in Thailand, sources confirmed to Sports Illustrated. A handful of athletes had to stay behind in Phuket when most of the team traveled to Singapore earlier this week, but all American competitors were present and accounted for at their headquarters by Thursday.
