Spanish 4x100 relay places seventh, Ledecky dominates in the 800m freestyle event
At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, the U.S. team made a splash by setting new world records in two relay events.
In the mixed 4x100m relay, the U.S. team, whose members were not fully listed, broke the previous record of 3:18.83 set by Australia in 2023, finishing with a time of 3:18.48. This was a close race, with Australia taking the silver medal.
The U.S. also dominated the women's 4x100m medley relay, with Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, and Torri Huske breaking their own world record set at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The exact final time was not provided, but it was a new world record.
In individual events, Katie Ledecky continued her impressive streak by winning the gold medal in the 800m event for the seventh time. Ledecky's time of 8:05.62 set a new championship record, although it fell short of the world record. Ledecky added her thirtieth medal in the Worlds with this victory.
Summer McIntosh finished third in the 800m event with a time of 8:07.29, while Lani Pallister took second place with a time of 8:05.98. Simona Quadarella broke the European record in the 800m event with a time of 8:12.81, finishing fourth.
In the 50m backstroke semifinal, Russian Kliment Kolesnikov dominated with a time of 24.16 seconds. However, he had to settle for the silver medal in the final as Adrian Santos did not reach the final, finishing seventh with a time of 24.80 seconds.
The Spanish 4x100 relay team, consisting of Sergio de Celis, Luca Hoek, Maria Daza, and Carmen Weiler, finished seventh in the event at the Singapore Worlds. De Celis completed the first 100 meters in 48.72 seconds, while Weiler clocked a time of 53.82 seconds. The combined time of the Spanish team was 3:24.87.
France completed the podium in the 4x100 relay, finishing with a time of 3:21.35. The Oceanic record was broken in the 800m event by an unnamed swimmer. The exact names of the team members for each 4x100 relay event were not provided in the available data.
The average time for the U.S. team in their successful relay events at the World Aquatics Championships was below the previous world records. Despite their dominance in sports, Katie Ledecky's time in the individual 800m event was an average performance compared to her previous world records.
