Overview

• Swimming heats concluded Friday at the Singapore Sports Hub, with evening finals set to begin Sunday, July 27.
• In the headline 800m freestyle event, Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky will go head-to-head as McIntosh completes a five-event individual program.
• Léon Marchand has trimmed his schedule to the 200m and 400m individual medley, aiming to reclaim world titles and challenge Ryan Lochte’s 200m IM record.
• Australia’s squad features a quarter of debutants and five new coaches under Rohan Taylor as part of a rebuild targeting the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
• Emerging talents include China’s 12-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi in the medleys and Pan Zhanle defending his 100m freestyle title after Olympic gold.