Overview
- Katie Ledecky won the women’s 1500m freestyle in 15:26.44 to secure her 22nd world championship gold, moving within four titles of Michael Phelps’s record.
- David Popovici powered past Luke Hobson in the final lap to win the men’s 200m freestyle in 1:43.53, adding to his Paris Olympic crown.
- Kaylee McKeown set a championship record of 57.16 in the women’s 100m backstroke, fending off American Regan Smith by 0.19 seconds.
- Germany’s Anna Elendt captured her first world title in the women’s 100m breaststroke with a 1:05.19 finish ahead of Olympic champion Kate Douglass.
- South Africa’s Pieter Coetze stunned the field by winning the men’s 100m backstroke in 51.85, underscoring the depth of emerging talent at the championships.