Day two of the swimming competition of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore will see Summer McIntosh go for a second title of the event in the women’s 200 individual medley final.
It would take a seismic effort to stop the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder from adding another victory to her opening 400 freestyle win, but former world champion Alex Walsh of Team USA – who finished with silver at Paris 2024 – would love to cause an upset on Monday, 28 July.
Elsewhere in the final, keep an eye on 12-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi of the People’s Republic of China, who is already being touted as the next McIntosh.
Also in action are Italian Olympic champion Nicolo Martinenghi in the men’s 100m breaststroke final, US world record holder Gretchen Walsh locks horns with 200m butterfly Olympic gold medallst Zhang Yufei of China in the women’s 100m butterfly final, 100m backstroke Olympic champion Thomas Ceccon of Italy lines up in the men’s 50m butterfly final, and Australia’s Kaylee McKeown joins Team USA athlete Regan Smith in the women’s 100m backstroke semi-finals.
In the morning heats, world record holder Smith took top spot in the women’s 100 back qualifying with double Olympic champion McKeown in third, while US veteran Katie Ledecky won her 1500 freestyle heat by half a lap.
The World Aquatics Championships — previously known as the FINA World Championships and often referred to as the World Swimming Championships — have been held since 1973. The Singapore edition marks the 22nd staging of the event.
Follow our live updates across the four finals.