2025 World Championships
- July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming)
- Singapore, Singapore
- World Aquatics Championships Arena
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- How To Watch
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- Entry Book
- Live Results
- Live Recaps
Day three of the 2025 World Championships spread the swimmimg hardware wealth as five different nations had a swimmer top the podium in Singapore.
Olympic champion David Popovici of Romania kicked things off with a come-from-behind victory in the men’s 200m freestyle (1:43.53).
Then American Katie Ledecky gave the United States its second gold after Gretchen Walsh‘s 100m fly victory from night two.
Ledecky fired off a time of 15:26.44 to take the women’s 1500m freestyle and capture the 22nd World Championships gold medal of her career.
Kaylee McKeown of Australia produced the 2nd-best 100m backstroke time ever in 57.16 to sneak to the wall ahead of American Regan Smith.
South Africa’s Pieter Coetze became one of a select few who became both World University Games and World Championships gold medalist in the same year. The 21-year-old posted a time of 51.85 to become the #3 performer in sthiory.
Finally, Anna Elendt upset the women’s 100m breaststroke field out of lane one, producing a new German national record of 1:05.19 en route to gold.
For perspective, the 2023 World Championships saw a total of 12 nations earn at least one gold while last year’s less-attended edition in Doha saw 18 nations accomplish that task.
Medal Table Through Day Three of 2025 World Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |
Australia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | U.S. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Is Australia about to dominate the US again in WCH? US men have to step up. Breastroke is really concerning. And backstroke at this championships was the worst result ever
Not sure the aussies have the depth in their 200s… or IM. They might get close to the same number of golds but dominate? Definitely not. That said, American backstroke looked exceptionally weak this year. Even our top performers from WUGs would have struggled to final with their times.
Nah. We’re lucky to still be at the top after day 3. We don’t have the team from Fukuoka.
Best case scenario we’ll come second and be within 2-3 of USA, but I suspect the margin will be about 5-6
No Peaty, no GB medals early doors!
Shame, but true! Pre-meet, I would have arguably said Morgan was best bet for a medal of any colour in the 100 back, or Richards in the 200 free, so now without those better opportunities I’m not so sure who will grab one. Perhaps the men’s 4×200 is a shoe in for a medal now, although not the gold certainty like they once had, and perhaps Freya Colbert outside shot in the 400IM?
Ben Proud 50 free bro my bad sorry boss I forgot, Duncan Scott too omg I’m sorry let me shut up