Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh sealed their golden swimming world championships with dominant victories on Sunday's final day as the United States signed off with a relay record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/04/more-sports/swimming-worlds-final-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #leonmarchand #summermcintosh #worldaquaticschampionships

American great Katie Ledecky beat Summer McIntosh to win a thrilling 800-meter freestyle title on Saturday and said her rule for the event is simple: "I don't lose 800s." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/03/more-sports/ledecky-wins-800-free/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #katieledecky #summermcintosh #lanipallister #worldaquaticschampionships

Katie Ledecky won the 22nd world title of her legendary career on Tuesday to close in on Michael Phelps' record as fellow Olympic champions David Popovici and Kaylee McKeown also struck gold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/30/more-sports/ledecky-1500m-win-worlds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #katieledecky #worldaquaticschampionships #kayleemckeown #davidpopovici

Chinese 12-year-old Yu Zidi has become a sensation at the World Aquatics Championships after missing the podium by only 0.06 seconds, but she is keen not to get caught up in the hype. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/29/more-sports/yu-zidi-worlds-podium-miss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #yuzidi #worldaquaticschampionships #china

Teenage phenomenon Summer McIntosh captured gold in ominous fashion on the opening day of the world swimming championships on Sunday as Australia claimed a relay double in Singapore. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/28/summer-mcintosh-golden-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #summermcintosh #katieledecky #worldaquaticschampionships #lukasmaertens #australia

It has not been a year since global swimming's finest rocked La Defense Arena at the Paris Olympics but there is already anticipation of record-breaking thrills at the world championships in Singapore. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/26/more-sports/swimming-worlds-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #summermcintosh #worldaquatics #worldaquaticschampionships #singapore #katieledecky #leonmarchand #panzhanle

Chinese swimmers took more anti-doping tests this year than swimmers from any other country ahead of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore this month, the Aquatics Integrity Unit said in a report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/14/more-sports/china-swimmers-doping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #china #swimming #doping #worldaquaticschampionships