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2025 World Championships
- July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming)
- Singapore, Singapore
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Tonight’s session at the 2025 World Championships saw two ends of the age spectrum represent the nation of Japan, with a rising star and a veteran each clocking new lifetime bests.
First, 18-year-old Tatsuya Murasa ripped a big-time PB of 1:44.54 to earn a surprise bronze in the men’s 200m freestyle.
The Japanese National High School record holder got to the wall behind winner David Popovici of Romania and runner-up Luke Hobson of the United States, putting his first-ever sub-1:45 second result on the board in the process.
Later in the women’s 100m breaststroke medal-contending race, 34-year-old Satomi Suzuki punched a result of 1:05.78 to fall just .14 outside of the medals.
That outing overtook the veteran’s previous lifetime best of 1:05.91 established at the 2024 Japanese Olympic Trials.
Suzuki was a three-time Olympic medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, including becoming the bronze medalist in the 100m breaststroke.
Last year in Paris, the seasoned star placed 12th in the 100m breast but finished 4th in the 200m breast, which she will also be racing here in Singapore.
Suzuki shows no signs of slowing down, so look for something special to potentially come from the ace when the longer distance unfolds beginning Thursday, July 31st.
Additional Notes
- 2023 world champion Qin Haiyang of China followed up his 100m breaststroke victory by taking the 50m breast top seed tonight in 26.52.
- Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo fell short of reaching his 4th consecutive World Championships podium in the 200m free, relegated to 4th in a time of 1:44.72.
- After breaking her national record during the women’s 1500m freestyle heats, Singapore’s own Ching Hwee Gan ultimately placed 7th in a time of 16:03.51.
- Tang Qianting earned bronze in the women’s 100m breaststroke (1:05.64) and her opening split of 29.84 was only .33 off her own Chinese national record of 29.51 in the individual 50m breast from last year’s World Championships.
Asian National/Continental Records
- Li Bingjie, Women’s 400m freestyle (3:58.21) – Chinese & Asian Records
- Ching Hwee Gan, Women’s 400m freestyle (4:09.82) – Singapore Record; Women’s 800m freestyle (8:29.93) – Singapore Record; Women’s 1500m free (16:01.29) – Singapore Record
- Denis Petrashov, Men’s 100m breaststroke (58.88) – Kyrgyzstani Record
- Samiul Islam Rafi, Men’s 100m backstroke (58.36) – Bangladeshi Record
- Enkhatmir Batbayar, Men’s 200m freestyle (1:50.26) – Mongolian Record; Men’s 100m backstroke (57.25) – Mongolian Record
- Chen Juner, Men’s 200m butterfly (1:54.02) – Chinese Record
Asian Medal Table Through Day Three of 2025 World Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Krgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Overall Swimming Medal Table Through Day Three of 2025 World Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |
Australia
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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 |
Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2025 Worlds, Day 3 Asia Recap: 34-Yr-Old Satomi Suzuki Hits Lifetime Best
