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World Championships: Several Paris Olympic Medalists Having Rough Go in Singapore The first two days of the World Championships have proven rough for several reigning Olympic medalists, including Great Britain's Matt Richards. During Monday's evening session, Richards finished 12th in the semifinals...

World Championships, Day Two Finals: Summer McIntosh Mines Gold in 200 IM; Silver for Alex Walsh A little more than a month ago, during a tour de force week at the Canadian Championships, Summer McIntosh took the 200-meter individual medley into new territory. For the first time in history, a woman ...

World Championships, Day 2 Finals: Maxime Grousset Overtakes Noè Ponti By Three Hundredths in 50 Fly The short course butterfly star from last winter seemed to have the jump on his first long course world title. Noè Ponti had the lead throughout the 50 fly final, but Maxime Grousset was stalking clo...

World Championships, Day 2 Finals: Gretchen Walsh Stands and Delivers 100 Butterfly Gold in Sizzling 54.73 U.S. superstar Gretchen Walsh stood and delivered the race of her life and under the toughest of circumstances to win her maiden World Championship gold medal and the U..S team's first gold i.....

World Championships, Day 2 Finals: Qin Haiyang Runs Down Nicolo Martinenghi to Retake 100 Breast Crown Two years ago, Qin Haiyang made history with the first-ever 50, 100 and 200-meter sweep in any stroke at the World Championships. But his Olympic follow-up was disastrous: seventh in the 100 breast...

World Championships: 12-Year-Old Yu Zidi Narrowly Misses Podium in 200 IM One of the leading storylines heading into the World Championships was the presence of Yu Zidi, the Chinese 12-year-old who has captured the attention of the sport. Would she continue to cut large chunks of time from her perso...

World Championships, Day 2 Women's Semifinals: Kate Douglass on Top of Tight 100 Breast Qualifying; 100 Back Favorites Advance The two women's semifinals held during Monday evening's session at the World Championships played out in very different fashion. The 100 breaststroke included a tight bunch ...

World Championships, Day Two Men's Semifinals: Luke Hobson and David Popovici Set for 200 Free Duel; Matt Richards Out There won't be much margin for error in the pair of men's semifinals that are part of the Night Two program at the World Championships in Singapore. The 100-meter backstroke prelims...

Singaporean Records, Finals Spot ‘Means World’ to Ching Hwee Gan The pressure of a home-county games has, through two days, fit magnificently for Ching Hwee Gan. At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in her native Singapore, Ching has set two national records and added a spot in the final of the ...

Pan Zhanle on 200 Free at Worlds: ‘It’s Not Good’ Much as Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh took center stage at the Paris Olympics in 2024 with their frequent ascents up the medal stand, Pan Zhanle delivered the swim of the Games with his world record in the 100 freestyle. It was the kind of perfor...

World Championships, Day 2 Prelims: Lilly King Barely Makes Semis of 100 Breast The illness sweeping through the American camp has introduced a certain uncertainty to the proceedings at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore. But they don’t have a monopoly on it. To wit, the 100 breaststroke, in ...

12-Year-Old Yu Zidi Advances to Final of 200 Individual Medley at World Championships The spotlight for Monday night's final of the 200-meter individual medley will undoubtedly shine on Canadian star Summer McIntosh. The 18-year-old captured her first gold medal of the World Championships on Sunday,...

World Championships, Day 1 Finals: Kyle Chalmers Anchors in 46.53 to Complete 400 Free Relay Sweep for Australia Never count out Kyle Chalmers on a relay anchor. The 27-year-old has been the star of medal-winning teams on so many occasions for the Australian men, including an unexpected gold-medal e...

World Championships, Day One Finals: Australian Women Maintain Control of Women's 400 Freestyle Relay The women's 400-meter freestyle relay has been the domain of Australia for some time. Four consecutive Olympic titles. Three straight world championships from 2019-2023. The world record. Nine of th...

World Championships, Day 1 Finals: Summer McIntosh Pulls Away for First Singapore Gold in 400 Free; Li Bingjie Edges Katie Ledecky for Silver A potentially historic week is underway for Canada's Summer McIntosh, and the effort was wire-to-wire in the women's 400 freestyle. Seven weeks removed from b...

World Championships: German Lukas Martens Wins 400 Freestyle Battle Royal with Australia's Sam Short and Korea's Woomin Kim German Olympic champion Lukas Martens snatched a last gasp victory and his maiden world title to grab the 400-meter freestyle gold medal in the opening event of the opening ses...

World Championships, Day 1 Women's Semifinals: Gretchen Walsh, Roos Vanotterdijk Tie for Top Seed in 100 Butterfly Four finals were contested on opening night of the World Championships in Singapore while the field was assembled for four further medal races set to take place Monday evening. For the ...

World Championships, Day One Men's Semifinals: Maxime Grousset Speeds to Top Seed in 50 Butterfly Although the women's events were dotted with unfortunate stortylines (illness; DQ by Erika Fairweather) during the first prelims session at the World Championships in Singapore, the men's events were qu...

World Championships, Day 1 Men's Prelims: Sam Short, Lukas Martens Set Up 400 Free Title Clash The first final of the World Championships is expected to feature a heavyweight showdown in the men's 400 freestyle. The last two world champions in the event, Australia's Sam Short and Korea's Kim Woo-min...

World Championships: Torri Huske Scratches 100 Fly Due to Illness Stomach illness has persisted throughout the U.S. team at the World Championships, and the first direct impact has been felt during the first session. Torri Huske, the American who won Olympic gold in the 100 butterfly last year, did ...