News of Note Heading Into Tonight's Final

Leon Marchand is going for his 3rd individual title tonight. Michael Phelps won 5 individual titles at the 2007 Melbourne World Aquatic Championships (200Fr, 100Fl, 200Fl, 200IM, 400IM)

If Leon Marchand wins gold tonight that will make his 5th career World Aquatics title. That will draw him even with Alexander Popov (RUS) in total golds. Tied for 9th all-time golds on the men’s side.

Jordan Crooks will be the first swimmer from the Cayman Islands (CAY) to swim in a final at either the World Aquatics Championships or Olympic Games.

Top seed in the women’s 200 Butterfly Lana Pudar is the only swimmer from (BIH - Bosnia and Herzegovina) to ever make a final at the World Aquatics Championships(female or male).

Women’s 200 Butterfly – Final

1.12 seconds separate the field for the final (2:06.60 – 2:07.72)

7 countries are represented in this final (JPN, DEN, CAN, BIH, USA, AUS, GBR)

Top seed Lana Pudar (BIH – Bosnia and Herzegovina) is the only swimmer from BIH to ever make a final (female or male) at the World Aquatics Championships.

Summer McIntosh (CAN) won gold in this event at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships. Is the only swimmer from CAN to win this event at either the Olympic Games or World Aquatics

Regan Smith won silver in this event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

This is the third consecutive World Aquatics Championships that the USA has had two swimmers in the final in this event.

Men’s 100 Freestyle – Final

0.59 seconds separate the field for the final (47.47 – 48.06)

8 countries are represented in this final (FRA, ROU, CHN, GBR, AUS, HUN, CAY, USA)

Jordan Crooks is the first swimmer, male or female, from the Cayman Islands (CAY) to make a final at the World Aquatics Championships.

Top seed Matt Richards (GBR) won the 200 Freestyle title earlier at this competition. No swimmer from GBR has ever won gold in this event at either the Olympics or World Aquatics Championships.

David Popovici (ROU) is the current World Record holder in this event and won gold in this event at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.

Kyle Chalmers (AUS) won gold in this event at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in this event.  

 

Women’s 50 Backstroke – Final

0.64 seconds separate the field for the final (27.10 – 27.74)

6 countries are represented in this final (CAN, USA, GBR, AUS, FRA, CHN)

Kaylee McKeown (AUS – Gold), Regan Smith (USA – Silver), and Katharine Berkoff (USA – Bronze) in the 100 Backstroke are all in this final.

Kylie Masse (CAN) won this event at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.

No swimmer from Great Britain has made the podium in this event at the World Aquatics Championships. Lauren Cox (GBR) is looking to be the first swimmer to achieve this.

 

Men’s 200 Individual Medley – Final

0.89 seconds separate the field for the final (1:56.34 – 1:57.23)

5 countries are represented in this field (GBR, JPN, USA, FRA, ESP)

The top 3 finishers from the 2022 World Aquatics Championships are in this field. Gold - Leon Marchand (FRA), Silver - Carson Foster (USA), Bronze Daiya Seto (JPN)

Leon Marchand (FRA) is going for this 3rd individual title at this competition. He won gold and broke the World Record in the 400 Individual Medley and 200 Butterfly earlier at this meet.

Daiya Seto (JPN) won gold in this event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

No swimmer from Great Britain (GBR) has ever won gold at either the Olympics or World Aquatics Championships in this event.

 

Women’s 4 x 200 Freestyle – Final

9.78 seconds separate the field for the final (7:46.36 – 7:56.14)

Top seed USA won gold in this event at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and Silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The USA has won gold (22, 17, 15, 13, 11) in this event at the last 5 of 6 World Aquatics Championships

Australia holds the current World Record in this event and last won gold at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.

CHN won gold in this event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics