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McIntosh Pursues Phelps Record as Swim Worlds Enter Day 3

Having secured two golds in two days, McIntosh will chase three more events at the championships, with Katie Ledecky lining up for the 1500m freestyle final.

Regan Smith of the United States, top, Kylie Masse of Canada and Taylor Ruck of Canada compete in the women's 100m backstroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Ledecky finished five seconds clear of second-placed Simona Quadarella in the 1,500m freestyle final.
Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Women 1500m Freestyle Final - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - July 29, 2025 Katie Ledecky of the U.S. in action during the final REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Women 200m Freestyle - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - July 29, 2025 New Zealand's Erika Fairweather in action during Heat 5 REUTERS/Edgar Su

Overview

  • Summer McIntosh claimed gold in the women’s 200m individual medley in 2:06.69 after winning the 400m freestyle on opening day and now needs three more titles to match Michael Phelps’s five individual golds at a single world championships.
  • Gretchen Walsh overcame a gastroenteritis outbreak in the U.S. camp to win the women’s 100m butterfly in 54.73 seconds for the second-fastest time ever, delivering the United States its first gold of the meet.
  • China’s Qin Haiyang secured the country’s first swimming gold with a 58.23 triumph in the men’s 100m breaststroke, and France’s Maxime Grousset edged Switzerland’s Noe Ponti by 0.03 seconds to win the men’s 50m butterfly in 22.48.
  • Katie Ledecky, the 28-year-old world record holder, is virtually unbeatable in Tuesday’s 1500m freestyle final after posting the second-fastest time in history earlier this year.
  • Australia’s five-time Olympic champion Mollie O’Callaghan advanced to the women’s 200m freestyle semi-finals with the third-fastest heat time of 1:57.04, underscoring the depth of contenders as the meet shifts into its third day.