Katie Ledecky wins 1,500 gold at worlds
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Gretchen Walsh won her first individual long course world title by nearly breaking her own 100m butterfly world record. Walsh clocked 54.73 seconds at the World Swimming Championships, just off her own record of 54.60 from May 3. She owns the top eight times in history.
China's Yiwen Chen and Jia Chen were top of the standings with 325.20 points, while Lia and Mia Cueva Lobato, of Mexico, were third with 294.36 points. Harper and Mew Jensen have now won three consecutive medals together at the World Aquatics Championships, having claimed silver in 2023 and bronze in 2024.
Summer McIntosh continued to take the swimming world by storm on Monday, winning her second gold medal in two days to keep up her bid to make World Aquatics Championship history.
China picked up two more gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, and the U.S. got bronze in men’s 10-meter synchro.
Alexy and Popovici are the only two to have clocked a sub-47 time this season, with both of their performances coming last month. Alexy set a new U.S. Open record with a time of 46.99 to win the national title, while Popovici set a new European record and the fastest time in the world this year with a 46.71.
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As China continues to dominate diving at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, one glaring omission is three-time Olympic champion Quan Hongchan. Quan was originally listed in the squad to compete at the world championships, but had to withdraw because of what she called “a serious ankle” injury.
U.S. Mixed Medley Misses Final as Struggles Continue The United States finished fifth in the Tokyo Olympics in the inaugural mixed medley relay in what was then regarded
Swimming’s biggest names are competing at the world championships in Singapore, including Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh, Léon Marchand and a 12-year-old from China who could take home a medal.