By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
2025 World Championships
- July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming)
- Singapore, Singapore
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DAY 3 FINALS HEAT SHEET
Order Of Events:Â
- Men’s 200 freestyle final
- Women’s 1500 freestyle final
- Men’s 50 breaststroke semi-finals
- Women’s 100 backstroke final
- Men’s 100 backstroke final
- Women’s 200 freestyle semi-finals
- Men’s 200 butterfly semi-finals
- Women’s 100 breaststroke final
The third night of finals from the 2025 World Championships is set to get underway in Singapore with medals on the line in five events, plus semi-final rounds in three more.
The men’s 200 freestyle final promises to be a barn-burner with David Popovici and Luke Hobson set to go head-to-head, while Katie Ledecky aims to win her sixth world title in the women’s 1500 freestyle, with those events being the first two on the docket.
Then we’ll see the 100 back final for both genders, highlighted by Kaylee McKeown versus Regan Smith in the women’s event and a wide open battle for the men, and then things will close with the women’s 100 breaststroke final where American Kate Douglass leads the field out of the semis while China’s Tang Qianting is the favorite on paper and the defending champion.
We’ll also see semis in the men’s 50 breast, the women’s 200 free and the men’s 200 fly.
MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL
- World Record: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
- World Junior Record: 1:42.97 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
- Championship Record: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
- 2023 World Champion: Matt Richards, GBR – 1:44.30
- 2024 Olympic Champion: David Popovici, ROU – 1:44.72
WOMEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – FINAL
- World Record: 15:20.48 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2018)
- World Junior Record: 15:28.36 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2014)
- Championship Record: 15:25.48 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2015)
- 2023 World Champion: Katie Ledecky, USA – 15:26.27
- 2024 Olympic Champion: Katie Ledecky, USA – 15:30.02
MEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – SEMI-FINALS
- World Record: 25.95 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2017)
- World Junior Record: 26.97 – Nicolo Martinenghi, ITA (2017)
- Championship Record: 25.95 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2017)
- 2023 World Champion: Qin Haiyang, CHN – 26.29
WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
- World Record: 57.13 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
- World Junior Record: 57.57 – Regan Smith, USA (2019)
- Championship Record: 57.53 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2023)
- 2023 World Champion: Kaylee McKeown, AUS – 57.53
- 2024 Olympic Champion: Kaylee McKeown, AUS – 57.33
MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
- World Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
- World Junior Record: 52.08 – Miron Lifintsev, Russia (2024)
- Championship Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
- 2023 World Champion: Ryan Murphy, United States – 52.22
- 2024 Olympic Champion: Thomas Ceccon, Italy – 52.00
WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – SEMI-FINALS
- World Record: 1:52.23 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS (2024)
- World Junior Record: 1:53.65 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2023)
- Championship Record: Mollie O’Callaghan, AUS – 1:52.85
- 2023 World Champion: Mollie O’Callaghan, AUS – 1:52.85
- 2024 Olympic Champion: Mollie O’Callaghan, AUS – 1:53.27
MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – SEMI-FINALS
- World Record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2022)
- World Junior Record: 1:53.79 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017)
- Championship Record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2022)
- 2023 World Champion: Leon Marchand, FRA – 1:52.43
- 2024 Olympic Champion: Leon Marchand, FRA – 1:51.21
WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
- World Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA (2017)
- World Junior Record: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013)
- Championship Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA(2017)
- 2023 World Champion: Ruta Meilutyte, LTU – 1:04.62
- 2024 Olympic Champion: Tatjana Schoenmaker, RSA – 1:05.28
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