Olympic Finalist Josh Liendo of Canada Misses 50 Free Semifinal in Singapore
The #6 seed coming into the meet, Liendo finished 30th in 22.22 during prelims shortly after placing 4th in the 100 fly prelims in the same session.
#9 Seed Maxime Grousset of France DNS Prelims of the 50 Freestyle
Grousset already took on the 50 fly and 100 free this week in Singapore, and he raced the prelims of the 100 fly earlier this morning.
Shaine Casas, Thomas Heilman & Nyls Korstanje Out of the 100 Butterfly Semifinals
Some of the highest ranked 100 butterflyers in the world this season, Casas, Heilman and Korstanje did not make it to the top 16 coming out of prelims.
#6 Seed Hubert Kos of Hungary Drops Out of 100 Butterfly Prelims
Kos has already competed in two events this week in Singapore and is set to race in the 200 back final tonight, where is the #3 seed.
2025 World Championships: Day 6 Prelims – Relay Lineups (Men’s 4×200 Free)
Seven time Worlds Medalist and a 2x time defending Olympic Champion in this event, Tom Dean, will anchor the Brits as they look to earn a chance at their first medal of the meet.
2025 World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Preview
Katie Ledecky will be taking the water as the top seed in the women’s 800 freestyle, where she will be trying to hold off Canadian Summer McIntosh
What’s More Impressive – Summer McIntosh’s 2:01.99 200 Fly OR Leon Marchand’s 1:52.69 200 IM?
Gold Medal Mel made the assertion that Summer’s swim was more impressive than Leon’s… what do you think?
McIntosh: “Our Big Goal Was To Break That World Record” (World Championships Flash Quotes)
Hear what your favorite swimming stars had to say after their swims on night five, with quotes courtesy of World Aquatics.
2025 World Championships: Day 5 Swims You Might Have Missed
Lewis Clareburt may have been overshadowed by Leon Marchand and Shaine Casas’ battle for gold, but he set a new National Record in the 200 IM to place 5th
2025 Worlds, Euro Recap: Popovici Earns 100/200 Free Double Gold After Nearly Not Swimming
David Popovici completed the 100/200 freestyle world title double for the second time in his career today. But he almost left Singapore before diving in.
WATCH: Summer McIntosh’s 2:01.99 200 Fly & Other Day 5 Worlds Race Videos
Didn’t catch the action from night five of the 2025 World Championships? No worries, SwimSwam has compiled a list of all available race videos.
2025 World Championships: Day 5 Pick’ems Update
User “Kevin” won day five of the pick’ems contest as one of 481 entries who correctly chose Leon Marchand to win the men’s 200 IM.
2025 World Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
Leon Marchand will be racing the clock in tonight’s final of the men’s 200 IM after he smashed the 14-year-old world record by a massive margin in the semis.
2025 Worlds, Day 5 Oceania Recap: Elizabeth Dekkers Misses Team, Then Wins Bronze
Elizabeth Dekkers missed the Australian Worlds Team after finishing 3rd at Trials in the 200 fly. She went on to win the Worlds bronze in the event.
2025 Worlds, Day 5 Asia Recap: China’s 12-Yr-Old Yu Zidi Becomes Youngest-Ever Medalist
12-year-old Yu Zidi of China raced in the morning heats of the women’s 4x200m free relay which wound up earning bronze during the final.
