Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh and French superstar Léon Marchand will be looking to close out their 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Sunday, 3 August, with 400m individual medley gold medals.
The four-time Olympic gold medallist Marchand, opting to focus on the medley events in Indonesia, is poised to add the 400m IM gold to his 200m crown from earlier at the championships.
Marchand set the pool alight on Wednesday by shattering the 200m IM world record with a time of 1 minute, 52.69 seconds in the semi-finals. He won his third 200m IM world title the next day.
The 18-year-old McIntosh will compete in her fifth final, where she will be aiming for her fourth gold medal of these championships when she gets into the pool in the 400m IM. She already has three golds behind her name in the 400m freestyle, 200 IM and 200m butterfly, while she also won the bronze medal in the 800m freestyle.
The phenom is aiming for a career third 400m IM gold medal at the world long-course championships.
In the women’s 50m breaststroke, Ruta Meilutyte is eyeing a fourth consecutive title. The Lithuanian will face Lilly King in her final hurrah before she retires at the end of the season. Gretchen Walsh, gold medallist in the 50m and 100m butterfly, could add a third gold as she makes an appearance in the 50m freestyle final.
South Africa’s Pieter Coetze is in line for a third backstroke medal at the global gala, featuring in the men’s 50m backstroke final. He won the 100m gold before winning silver over the 200m distance.
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