World Aquatics Championships 2025 Results: Katie Ledecky claims record 22nd gold, Kaylee McKeown defeats Regan Smith once again

The third day of the 2025 World Water Games championship was held in Singapore, with some of the best swimmers in the world dominating their events again. American swimmer Katie Ledky added to her impressive medals by winning gold in the 1500 -meter freestyle for women, while Kylie McChyun from Australia won 100 meters for women in record time in the 57.16 championship, and defeated Reagan Smith, which ended behind in the second.

This was the second time that Mckeown Smith came out, the last time to come in Paris 2024, where Smith was defeated in the 100 -meter women’s race.

In the 200 -meter free race for men, David Popovichi of Romania won the gold medal with a time of 1: 43.53, with Luke Hobson (USA) and Tatsuia Morrasa (Japan) in the second and third, respectively.

Below is a full list of results from the finals and the semi -finals for swimming events on the third day of the World Water Games Championship 2025:

World Water Games Championship 2025 The Third Day: Results from the Finals and the semi -finals

Below is the full list of results from the third day of the World Water Games Championship 2025:

Men of 200 meters free – finals

1. David Popovichi (Ro), 1: 43.53
2. Luke Hopson (USA), 1: 43.84
3. Tatsuya Murasa (JPN), 1: 44.54
4. Hwang Sono (Core), 1: 44.72
5. Kamil Sieradzki (POL), 1: 45.22

1500 meters free for women – finals

1. Katie Ledky (USA), 15: 26.44
2. Simona Quad (ITA), 15: 31.79
3. Lani Pallister (AUS), 15: 41.18
4. Lee Pingji (CHN), 15: 49.54
5. Anastasiia KirPichnikova (NAB), 15: 57.40

Men 50 meters chest – semi -finals

1. Qin Haiyang (Chn), 26.52
2. Simone Cerasuolo (ITA), 26.64
3. Ivan Kokakin (NAB), 26.66
4. Koen De Groot (NED), 26.71
5. Chris Smith (RSA) / Melvin IMoudou (GER), 26.77

100 meters from back blow – finals

1. Kaylee Mckeown (AUS), 57.16 CR
2. Reagan Smith (USA), 57.35
3. Catherine Berkov (USA), 58.15
4. Kylie Massi, 58.42
5. Peng Xuwei (Chn), 59.10

Men 100 meters back – finals

1. Pieter Coetze (RSA), 51.85
2. Thomas Sekkoun (ITA), 51.90
3. Yohann Ndoye-Broud (FRA), 51.92
4. Hoprt Kos (Hoon), 52.20
5. Oliver Morgan (GBR), 52.37

Women of 200 meters free – semi -finals

1. Claire Winstein (USA), 1: 54.69
2. Molly Oakhan (AUS), 1: 55.49
3. Erika Veroyeth (NZL), 1: 55.52
4. Barbora Sefleanova (CZE), 1: 55.63
5. Jimmy Perkins (AUS), 1: 55.89

Butterfly 200 meters for men – semi -finals

1. Luka Orlando (USA), 1: 52.84
2. KrZysztof Chmiegewski (POL), 1: 53.61
3. Chen Juner (Chn), 1: 54.02
4. Carson Foster (USA), 1: 54.30
5. Elijah Khaun (can), 1: 54.43

100 meters for women – finals

1. Anna Eilent (Gear), 1: 05.19
2. Kate Douglas (USA), 1: 05.27
3. Tang QIanting (Chn), 1: 05.64
4. Satomi Suzuki (JPN), 1: 05.78
5. Evgeniia Chikunova (NAB), 1: 06.04

Men 50 meters chest-semi-finals for swimming

1. Luka MLADENOVIC (AUT), 26.97
2. Antoine Viquerat (FRA), 27.27

The World Aquatics 2025 championship is filled with some wonderful shows, as swimming events will continue until August 3.