Ahmed JAOUADI (TUN), Gold, Men’s 1500m Freestyle

“I knew that everyone was struggling and feeling the pain. I wasn't the only one. My body was in a lot of pain. But through my mind is that I want this medal and I want to win it.

“I just tried being the strongest one mentally. It was a good one, because all of the boys swam a good race.”

Sven SCHWARZ (GER), Silver, Men’s 1500m Freestyle

“It’s absolutely amazing. I can’t believe I was able to do this and I’m really proud of myself to get two medals here. I need some time to process this and we’ll see what will be next.”

Kliment KOLESNIKOV (NAB), Gold, Men’s 50m Backstroke

“Before the final tonight, I didn’t think that I could go so fast. Still, after eight days of championships. Some good feelings, by the end, I’m happy. When I saw the result, I thought, come on, just off my world record, why not faster?”

Pieter COETZE (RSA), Silver, Men’s 50m Backstroke

“I’m very proud, I’ve always been pretty even across all distances even though I mainly train for the 200, so getting a medal across all three distances is amazing and if you told me this a week or two ago I’d say I would be super happy with that too.”

Pavel SAMUSENKO (NAB), Bronze, Men’s 50m Backstroke

“You don’t see anything – only the roof. But, the energy, the emotions, were insane. The race shows that in the world, there are a lot of good backstrokers.

Ruta MEILUTYTE (LTU), Gold, Women’s 50m Breaststroke

“That’s eight years, right? That’s crazy, I don’t know, I don’t know what’s happening. I’m just really thankful for this opportunity to do what I’m doing, to be where I’m at. Just to share this experience in this pool with great people, and the girls. It was really cool, to do it with Lilly (KING) on her last race today. Cheers to Lilly.” 

Lilly KING (USA), 5th, Women’s 50m Breaststroke

“Honestly, tonight the pressure was off, just kind of show up and it's your last race, so whatever happens, happens. Just tried to enjoy it and take the crowd in, and it's always fun the last night because pretty much our whole team is in the stands, so I got to look up to a huge USA crowd and just take it all in."

"I hope I leave the sport better than I found it. I was kind of a voice for the young girls that are maybe a little overconfident or cocky or said the wrong thing every once in a while or just aren't afraid to be themselves, so that's kind of what I'm hoping I leave the youth of the sport with. Just bring a little dose of Lilly to the swimming world." 

Meg HARRIS (AUS), Gold, Women’s 50m Freestyle

“I mean, stoked. Like, there’s not much more I could say, like I achieved the dream that I’ve been dreaming of this whole time. Like this is why I swim, also for the enjoyment, but it is nice winning.

“Starting low, finishing strong, I'm pretty happy with that. This team's been amazing this week. Yeah, it's been one to remember.”

CHENG Yujie (CHN), Silver, Women’s 50m Freestyle

“I really like competing on the international stage. It’s a boost to my confidence. It’s the first time I’ve broken through my best, and to do it at a world championships is great validation.”

Leon MARCHAND (FRA), Gold, Men’s 400m IM

“Honestly, it was crazy… in the best possible way! It was amazing. That’s probably why I’m here, I guess. This morning wasn’t easy. Swimming at 9am is never ideal, so I wasn’t too stressed, but I was lucky with my lane, and I managed to swim my race from start to finish.”

MATSUSHITA Tomoyuki (JPN), Silver, Men’s 400m IM

“Last year’s silver was a happy one, but this time, the feeling of frustration welled up right after the race. I think that’s because I set higher goals for myself over the past year. In that sense, I feel that I’ve grown as an athlete.”

Summer MCINTOSH (CAN), Gold, Women’s 400m IM

"I think it was very obvious that my goal was five golds. Time just didn't matter. I just wanted to get my hand on the wall the first five times.

"I fell short of that, but I think it's just going to keep me hungry and push, and keep moving forward. Even if I were to get five golds, I would still want more. That's just my mentality."

Jenna FORRESTER (AUS), Silver, Women’s 400m IM

“I didn't know that I was going to come in second. I thought maybe a third, but then seeing second up on the big screen, I was honestly just in disbelief. That was crazy.”

NARITA Mio (JPN), Silver, Women’s 400m IM

“I feel that every experience has been meaningful. Whether it was in Fukuoka, Paris, or domestic meets, each competition had significance for me. Even the frustrating experiences where things didn’t go well gave me confidence when I pushed through until things did go well. Those experiences became a great source of strength.”

Andrei MINAKOV (NAB), Gold, Men’s 4x100m Medley

“We came here to win. We knew it's going to be a great rivalry. But you know, it's always good to come out on top. This win particularly means as a step forward towards our goal, towards 2028 and this is another milestone. We're happy to win!”

Yohann NDOYE-BROUARD (FRA), Silver, Men’s 4x100m Medley

“It was really cool. The crowd was cheering for the French people. It was a really good race and we got to stand on the podium. So I think we succeeded at it.”

Jack ALEXY (USA), Bronze, Men’s 4x100m Medley

“Pretty good meet for us, some things didn’t go our way in the past two weeks but I think it’s a testament to Team USA’s resiliency and just the hard work we put in. I think there’s a standard of excellence we’re expected to bring and we had a lot of great swims, some not great swims and it’s just going to fuel us for the next meet and the next few years for LA.”

Regan SMITH (USA), Gold, Women’s 4x100m Medley

“It feels really good, ending the season this way with Team USA. We have so much faith and we're so proud of this medley relay. We always like ending with a bang. And so we love that and we bring our all every single time, and we wanted to deliver tonight, and that's what we did.”

Kate DOUGLASS (USA), Gold, Women’s 4x100m Medley

“I remember last year I watched these girls kill it for real in Paris and break this world record. And I’m so happy to have the chance this year and try to break that world record again. I'm really proud of this.”

Gretchen WALSH (USA), Gold, Women’s 4x100m Medley

“I think this is the best way to end the event, and I feel like we have such a good opportunity when you have this stacked group of women closing it out like this, like, we're gonna put it all in the pool and we're gonna leave Singapore with a smile on our face.”

Torri HUSKE (USA), Gold, Women’s 4x100m Medley

“Honestly, I knew that we were gonna be right there in front. I didn't hear much, but this is my favourite relay. And there's no better way to end it. So I'm really happy. “

Ella RAMSAY (AUS), Silver, Women’s 4x100m Medley

“It means a lot. It’s my first world medal, so it’s pretty surreal and something I’ll cherish. Getting up alongside these girls is something spectacular.”

TANG Qianting (CHN), Bronze, Women’s 4x100m Medley

“We’ve shown that there is great depth in the Chinese team. That goes to show that there’s more to come from us in the future.”