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McIntosh and Ledecky Lead Field as World Aquatics Championships Open in Singapore

More than 2,500 competitors from 210 countries will contest six aquatic disciplines in a new temporary pool at the Singapore Sports Hub when heats begin July 27.

NANTERRE, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using an underwater robotic camera.) Katie Ledecky of Team United States and Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia compete in the Women's 800m Freestyle Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 03, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Artistic Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Team Acrobatic - Final - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - July 25, 2025 Team Japan perform during the final REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Overview

  • Over 2,500 athletes from 210 national federations will compete in swimming, diving, artistic swimming, water polo, open-water swimming and high diving across Singapore from July 27 to August 3.
  • A temporary pool constructed at the Singapore Sports Hub will host all swimming and artistic swimming events, with heats in daytime sessions and finals at 7 p.m. local time.
  • Summer McIntosh enters five individual events after breaking world records in the 400m freestyle and both individual medleys at Canadian trials, aiming to match Michael Phelps’s single-meet gold record.
  • Katie Ledecky, a nine-time Olympic gold medallist and 21-time world champion, is entered in the 400m and 800m freestyle to defend her distance titles and face McIntosh in their headline duel.
  • Leon Marchand will concentrate on the 200m and 400m individual medleys following recovery from a shoulder dislocation and fractured rib, while four-time Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus remains on a 12-month break.