Leon MARCHAND (FRA), New World Record, Men’s 200m IM

“I actually can’t really believe it right now. I knew I was going to get close to my PB because I felt really good today, and the preparation has been pretty good, so I was really excited to race. It’s unbelievable for me. What’s crazy is that it’s a whole second… and it’s still hard to believe. A 1:52 on the 200m — that’s insane. I’m so happy, it’s just incredible.

“Now, I want to take a moment to think about everything, to process it all… It’s just an explosion of joy. I feel like all the choices I made this year were the right ones, and I want to thank everyone who’s been supporting me. Since the Games, I’ve had this goal in mind. I didn’t expect things to come together again so quickly. Right now, I’m trying to get some good sleep — which isn’t easy — but tomorrow’s the final, and it’s going to be great.”

Ahmed JAOUADI (TUN), Gold, Men’s 800m Freestyle

“During the last days of training, I was expecting this, and I knew that I will go fast. But at some point, I didn’t have a lot of confidence going through. But my team, my staff, the people around me knew how to control things, take things in control, and helped me through this.” 

Sven SCHWARZ (GER), Silver, Men’s 800m Freestyle

"It's absolutely amazing. In the beginning, I was like ‘I want to get a medal.’ But it is not easy, because you have five guys who can go under 7:40. Thankfully, I'm the second guy. I'm pretty happy. It's so amazing to be here.”

Lukas MARTENS (GER), Bronze, Men’s 800m Freestyle

“A lot (of confidence), but at the end, it counts who the fastest is at the end. Third place and second place for Germany is very very good. We have such good training groups… we have world-class athletes like Florian WELLBROCK in my team and he is one of the best German swimmers of all-time. I’m honoured that I can train with him.” 

Mollie O’CALLAGHAN (AUS), Gold, Women’s 200m Freestyle

“Heading into this week has been a whirlwind. Having a big long break after the Olympics was well needed, and then coming back from injury myself. I am so thankful to have an amazing coach, to guide me through this difficult time. A positive environment definitely makes a world of difference. It is nice to come to a pool and feel at home. To know that everyone supports you no matter what. I am very thankful to have such a strong team behind me.”

LI Bingjie (CHN), Silver, Women’s 200m Freestyle

“The 400m event gave me a good start, and that set me up well for the rest of the meet. I was able to race with an open mind, and just compete freely.”

Claire WEINSTEIN (USA), Bronze, Women’s 200m Freestyle

“Medalling internationally is kind of something I’ve only ever dreamed of, so it's really cool getting on the podium. I went into this week wanting to go a better time than that, but I can't be upset with a medal.”

Luca URLANDO (USA), Gold, Men’s 200m Butterfly

“Winning a world championship was my goal from the beginning of the season. To be able to actually do it is a whole another thing and doing it in a best time fashion... I truly can't put it into words. I hope to just build off more experiences like this. It’s a huge stepping stone for 2028.”

Krzysztof CHMIELEWSKI (POL), Silver, Men’s 200m Butterfly

“I feel amazing. I feel really good in this meet, and I'm happy that I can beat national records in my personal best times. And now, I'm gonna take a little bit of rest and see what happens in the future. Of course, I am planning to swim as fast as I can next summer.”

Harrison TURNER (AUS), Bronze, Men’s 200m Butterfly

“I'm just thrilled to be here… so unreal. This is something I dream about. It’s just that fire that burns, you know, deep within your heart. It's why you rock up, do the early mornings, late nights, you're feeling sore, you're feeling shattered through the week, and you just pick yourself up because you know you've got a job to do. So I'm just so stoked to be here representing Australia. I love it so much – it’s an honour to rep the green and gold.”

Simone CERASUOLO (ITA), Gold, Men’s 50m Breaststroke

“It is amazing for me. This win is unbelievable, and this race was very crazy, so I am happy for this win. I thought of doing the right things. I just thought about myself and my opponents. And that was it. I am happy to have taken the gold medal home.

Kirill PRIGODA (NAB), Silver, Men’s 50m Breaststroke

"I did not expect that. It was fantastic, today is a good day.”

Miron LIFINTSEV (NAB), Gold, Mixed 4x100m Medley

"I can say I feel nothing. Nothing. I'm just... I don't know what to say. I'm not happy. I'm not sad. It's the middle of the competition and the longer we go on winning, the better it will be."

ZHANG Yufei (CHN), Silver, Mixed 4x100m Medley

“I didn’t think that I would end up being the ‘big sister’! Jiayu and I are old partners too, and now we’re kind of shouldering the weight as more senior members of the team. I feel very relaxed every time I do a mixed relay, probably because it’s usually made up of more experienced, older members of the team. I feel very happy every time I do a mixed relay. I guess I helped provide some fireworks in the race today.” 

Kylie MASSE (CAN), Bronze, Mixed 4x100m Medley

“It’s such an unpredictable race, and you really never know until it’s over what the result is going to be. And I think just focusing on getting my job done in the first leg, and then knowing I was passing it off to incredible teammates who were fired up and ready to give it their all was all that I was really thinking about.”