2025 World Championships
- July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming)
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Oceania only had one individual finalist on night six of the 2025 World Championships, but Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan won the silver medal in the women’s 100 freestyle to make the most of the medal count.
They have set themselves up nicely for tomorrow, though, earning seven individual finals swims across the five events.
O’Callaghan has been having a very strong meet so far, winning the gold in the women’s 200 freestyle, and last night, she picked up her 2nd individual medal with her 2nd place finish in the women’s 100 freestyle. She touched in 52.67 to come in a little over a tenth behind Dutch swimmer Marrit Steenbergen.
After the swim O’Callaghan said, “To be on the podium is something special and I’m always grateful for that.”
While she was the only individual medalist from Oceania, the Australian men’s 4×200 freestyle relay team earned the bronze medal in 7:00.98. The team of Flynn Southam (1:45.85), Charlie Hawke (1:45.57), Kai Taylor (1:44.42) and Maximillian Giuliani (1:44.92) came in just seven-hundredths behind the silver medal team from China.
Giuliani pointed to the age of the team in his post race interview saying, “We’ve come away with a bronze and we’re such a young team. I think we’re all a real threat in the future. We’re all like 20, 22, 21, we’ve got a lot left in us. I think come 2028, we’re going to be a real force to be reckoned with”
The Oceania swimmers were excellent in the prelims and semifinals and earned seven individual finals swims tomorrow, meaning seven chances for more individual medals.
In the prelims, Australia’s Lani Pallister earned the 2nd seed for tomorrow’s 800 freestyle final and New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather was 6th.
The men’s 100 butterfly semifinal saw Aussie Matthew Temple take the 6th seed in 50.83, about half-a-second out of Maxime Grousset‘s 3rd place qualifying time of 50.25.
Australia’s Kaylee McKeown is the favorite in the women’s 200 backstroke tomorrow, and she earned the 4th seed at 2:08.36 to secure her spot in the event final.
There were two 50 semifinals which saw a trio of Australians earn finals swims. Cameron McEvoy swam 21.30 to earn the top seed in the men’s 50 free and Alexandria Perkins (25.52) and Lily Price (25.61) both found their way int the 50 fly final at 4th and 7th respectively.
National Records
- Loane Russet (Vanatu): Women’s 50 Butterfly National Record- 30.69
- Kestra Kihleng (Micronesia): Women’s 50 Butterfly National Record- 30.80
- Kazuumi Nestor (Palau): Men’s 50 Freestyle National Record- 24.88
Oceania Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
Medal Table Through Day Six of 2025 World Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |
U.S.
|
5 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 |
Australia
|
5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | China | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | NAB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | NAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
