2017 Kids Choice Sport Awards – Show – Los Angeles, California, U.S., 13/07/2017 - Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps accepts the Legend Award. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The world swimming championships will usher in a new era following the retirement of American great Michael Phelps when eight days of racing commence at Budapest's Duna Arena on Sunday.
This will be the first global meeting since 1998 without either Phelps, holder of 23 Olympic gold medals and 26 world titles, or compatriot and six-time Olympic gold medallist Ryan Lochte who is ineligible to compete after a 10-month ban.
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