Swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships gets underway this evening with an action packed slate, featuring four races for medals.

Chinese 12-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi misses out on 200m IM bronze medal by 0.06 seconds as Summer McIntosh wins second gold in Singapore.

Walsh earlier this month was named the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and honored with the Honda Cup. She concluded her collegiate career at the University of Virginia with 25 NCAA titles (nine individual) and an unmatched 16-for-16 record in NCAA relay finals.

China's swimmer Qin Haiyang competes in the final of the men's 100m breaststroke swimming event during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on July 28, 2025. Photo:

Gretchen Walsh defied illness in the United States camp to power to a dominant victory in the 100m butterfly final at the world championships in Singapore on Monday.Huske decided against racing in the 100m butterfly in Singapore amid an outbreak of gastroenteritis in the American squad.

SINGAPORE (AP) — Léon Marchand’s life changed drastically after he won four gold medals a year ago in the Paris Olympics. He was a national hero and had to adjust — particularly when he was at home in France. “I have to plan things,” Marchand explained Saturday. “I can’t just go on my own in the city and just go get bread.”