1989 BDO World Darts Championship several double attempts, Wilson finally took the title 6-4. The prize fund was £84,800. There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £1,000. 1989 BDO World Darts Championship The 1989 Embassy World Darts Championship was the 12th World Professional Championships, and was staged at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey, England for the fourth successive year. The tournament was organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Following the 1988 Winmau World Masters ITV pulled all their coverage of darts and the BBC decided to withdraw their coverage of the 1988
Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 29 July. The heats took place 28 July, while the final was held on 29 July. In the final, Australian swimmer Grant Hackett broke the world record with a time of 14:34.56, bettering the previous record held by his compatriot Kieren Perkins by seven seconds. This record would stand for a decade until Chinese swimmer Sun Yang broke it at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships and at the time, it was the oldest world