2025 World Championships
- July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming)
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Daria Klepikova, who is representing Neutral Athletes ‘B’ in Singapore, kicked off her campaign at the 2025 World Championships in style with a record-breaking performance en route to taking 4th in the semifinals of the 100 fly.
Klepikova shattered the Russian national record in 56.42, lowering the standard below 57 for the first time. The previous record was a time of 57.17 set by Svetlana Chimrova back in 2017.
In addition to dropping .75 off of the national record, Klepikova also knocked over a second off of her previous lifetime best time of 57.46, which she had set just at the 2025 Russian Championship in April.
Klepikova was out in 26.19, which was quicker than the opening 50 of her former best time a few months ago. She came back in 30.23, dropping .71 off of her closing 50 split from the Russian Championship.
Split Comparison
| Klepikova New Best Time (Russian Record) | Klepikova Previous Best Time | |
| 50 | 26.19 | 26.52 |
| 100 | 56.42 (30.23) | 57.46 (30.94) |
Klepikova qualified for the 100 fly final in the #4 spot, seeded behind Gretchen Walsh (56.07), Roos Vanotterdijk (56.07) and Alexandria Perkins (56.19).
Klepikova is also set to compete in the 100 freestyle later this week.
