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McIntosh Claims Second World Title as 12-Year-Old Yu Impresses and Mexico Secures Diving Silvers

Her win in the 200m medley capped a competition marked by youth breakthroughs, national rivalries in synchronized events, a reshuffling of power

Overview

  • Summer McIntosh powered to gold in the women’s 200m individual medley with a 2:06.09 swim to extend her bid for multiple titles in Singapore.
  • China’s Zidi Yu, at just 12 years old, finished fourth in the 200m medley by six hundredths of a second with a time of 2:09.21, narrowly missing a podium spot.
  • Osmar Olvera and Juan Celaya earned silver in the men’s 3m synchronized springboard with 449.28 points, boosting Olvera’s World Championship medal count to seven.
  • Gabriela Agúndez and Alejandra Estudillo captured silver in the women’s 10m synchronized platform with 304.80 points, trailing China’s champions.
  • China continued to dominate synchronized diving by winning gold in both the men’s 3m springboard (467.31) and women’s 10m platform (349.26).