The USA set the world file within the 4×100 combined relay on Saturday, clocking 3 minutes, 18.48 seconds within the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
The previous file was 3:18.83 set in 2023 by Australia.
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It was solely the second world mark set in these championships. It got here on an evening when the US gained three gold medals, by far its finest efficiency in what had been a lackluster championships for the crew.
Katie Ledecky gained the 800 freestyle and Gretchen Walsh took the 50-meter butterfly. The People now have eight gold medals. The championships shut on Sunday.
Regardless of the relay gold, the story was Ledecky remaining unbeaten within the 800 freestyle. She first gained that race within the 2012 Olympics and has by no means misplaced since in a serious competitors.
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After 700 meters, 18-year-old Summer time McIntosh of Canada was barely forward however she light and Ledecky gained in 8:05.62, with Lani Pallister of Australia taking silver (8:05.98), with bronze for McIntosh (8:07.29).
McIntosh has gained three particular person gold medals in Singapore and was making an attempt for 5. She is going to come up quick, although she would be the favourite in Sunday’s 400 particular person medley.
Ledecky stated she was not conscious she was trailing. She glanced down at a race outcomes sheet to verify it.
“I did not know,” she stated. “I simply knew it was shut the entire approach. There have been instances the place I believed I used to be simply going to interrupt away. I used to be simply blissful I used to be up there.”
“You simply by no means know whenever you dive what everybody’s techniques are going to be — or what is going on to occur,” she added. “It was enjoyable to only be in that form of a race. Simply attempt to make small strikes simply right here and there.”
Ledecky has gained 23 gold medals at world championships and 30 general. Add to that 9 Olympic gold medals and 14 Olympic medals general. When you’re counting, that is 44 Olympic and world medals.
In different outcomes
Gretchen Walsh of the US gained the 50 butterfly in 24.83 seconds for her second particular person gold of the worlds. She gained the 100 fly. Alexandria Perkins of Australia claimed silver (23.51) with bronze for Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium (25.43).
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“It feels nice to be like myself once more within the water after form of a rocky week,” stated Walsh, referring to the ” acute gastroenteritis ” that the People have battled in Singapore following a coaching camp in Thailand.
“Two-time world champion. Cannot complain with that,” Walsh added.
Paris Olympic 50-fly gold medalist Cameron McEvoy of Australia repeated his title within the worlds, successful in a fast 21.14. Ben Pleased with Britain was the silver medalist (21.26) and American Jack Alexy took bronze (21.46).
Defending champion and world-record holder Kaylee McKeown of Australia gained gold once more, taking the 200-meter backstroke in 2:03.33. American Regan Smith took her fourth silver medal in Singapore (2:04.29) with bronze for American Claire Curzan (2:06.04).
Maxime Grousset of France picked up his second gold, taking the 100 butterfly in 49.62, simply off the world file of 49.45 by American Caeleb Dressel. Noe Ponti of Switzerland took silver (49.83) with bronze for Canadian Ilya Kharun (50.07). Grousset additionally gained the 50 fly.
