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McIntosh Claims 400m Freestyle Gold, Maertens Pips Short and Australia Sweeps Relays

A commanding 3:56.26 win over Katie Ledecky positions McIntosh to pursue five individual world titles

Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Women's 400m Freestyle Final - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - July 27, 2025 Australia's Lani Pallister and Katie Ledecky of the U.S. in action REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Artistic Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Team Technical - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - July 21, 2025 Team United States performs during preliminaries REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Women 400m Freestyle Final - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - July 27, 2025 Katie Ledecky of the U.S. in action during final REUTERS/Jeremy Lee
Jun 6, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, UNITED STATES; Regan Smith swims in the women’s 100 meter backstroke at the Toyota National Championships swimming meet at Indiana University Natatorium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Summer McIntosh won the women’s 400m freestyle in 3:56.26, nearly two seconds ahead of China’s Li Bingjie.
  • Katie Ledecky settled for bronze in her first event of the meet, extending her World Championships medal haul to 27 podium finishes.
  • Germany’s Lukas Maertens narrowly out-touched Australia’s Sam Short by 0.02 seconds to take men’s 400m freestyle gold.
  • Australia captured gold in both the men’s and women’s 4×100m freestyle relays, with the men’s team setting a championship record of 3:08.97.
  • McIntosh immediately advanced to the 200m individual medley semifinals as she aims to become only the second swimmer to win five solo titles at a single worlds.