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 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.

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.

Canada's Summer McIntosh claimed her second title in two days at the world championships in Singapore with victory in the women's 200 metres individual medley on Monday, while Chinese 12-year-old sensation Yu Zidi just missed out on a medal.

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.

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.

World Aquatics on Tuesday announced that the 2026 World Short-Course Championships will be held in Beijing.