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NBC Sports
25-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
How to watch Katie Ledecky at the 2025 World Swimming Championships
Swimming phenomenon Katie Ledecky heads to Singapore for the 2025 World Swimming Championships, looking to add more hardware to her collection of 26 World Championship medals. Since winning her first Olympic gold medal at 15 years old at the 2012 London Olympic Games, Ledecky has dominated the sport, becoming the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history along the way. At 28 years old, Ledecky has had one of the best seasons of her career, breaking her own world record in the 800m freestyle and swimming her fastest time since 2018 in the 1500m freestyle in May. As she enters her seventh World Swimming Championships, she will attempt to defend her world titles in the 800m and 1500m freestyles and reclaim the title in the 400m freestyle. Despite the absence of two-time 400m freestyle world champion Ariarne Titmus at this year's meet, a new heated rivalry has emerged in the freestyle field between the veteran Ledecky and Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh. When Will Katie Ledecky compete at the 2025 World Swimming Championships? Swimming will begin on Saturday, July 26, and conclude on Sunday, August 3. Ledecky qualified for three individual events and is expected to participate in one relay. Heats are at 10 PM ET each day and finals will take place at 7 AM ET. She will compete on the following days: Women's 400m freestyle heats: Saturday, July 26 Women's 400m freestyle finals/Women's 1500m freestyle heats: Sunday, July 27 Women's 1500m freestyle finals: Tuesday, July 29 Women's 4x200 freestyle relay finals/Women's 800m freestyle heats: Thursday, July 31 Women's 800m freestyle finals: Saturday, August 2 Women's 800m freestyle preview Ledecky and McIntosh face off in the 800m freestyle, making for one of the weekend's most anticipated events. Since Ledecky captured gold in the 800m freestyle at the 2012 London Olympic Games, she has been unstoppable in this event. She set the world record at the 2016 Rio Olympics and spent nine years chasing it without any serious challenges from her competitors. In May, Ledecky unexpectedly broke her record with a time of 8:04.12 at a TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, proving that her best swimming days aren't over yet. Behind Ledecky looms Summer McIntosh, the 18-year-old coming off the best meet of her career at June's Canadian Swimming Trials, where she broke three world records and clocked the third-fastest time in history in the 800m freestyle (which is less than a second off Ledecky's world record). McIntosh hasn't raced the 800m freestyle on the world stage since the Tokyo Olympics four years ago, challenging herself to break Ledecky's six-time world title streak in this event. Nick Zaccardi, Women's 400m freestyle preview The two will also go head-to-head in the 400m freestyle, but this time, McIntosh will be in the driver's seat. After losing to Ledecky at the TYR Pro Swim Series in May – in what was Ledecky's fastest swim in nine years – McIntosh swam the fastest time of her career and reclaimed the world record from Titmus the following month. McIntosh is seeded over two seconds faster than Ledecky, but either one of these swimmers could walk away with the gold medal. Women's 1500m freestyle preview The 1500m freestyle is a different story for Ledecky. She owns the 23 fastest times in the history of this event and is seeded nearly 15 seconds ahead of the next swimmer in the field, Australia's Lani Pallister. She will likely be in a race of her own, chasing the clock to get as close to her world record as possible. Ledecky swam the second fastest time in history in Fort Lauderdale in May, suggesting a world record is within reach. She will also likely participate in the 4x200 freestyle relay final for Team USA. How many times has Katie Ledecky competed at the World Championships? The 2025 World Swimming Championships mark Ledecky's seventh World Championship appearance (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025). It wasn't until after her Olympic debut at the London Games that Ledecky competed in her first World Championship meet. In 2013, Ledecky took home gold medals in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle, as well as the 4x200m freestyle relay. How many medals does Katie Ledecky have? Ledecky is the most decorated woman in World Championships history, boasting 21 gold medals and five silver medals. She has won at least one gold medal in each of her six World Championship appearances. Michael Phelps (33) and Ryan Lochte (27) are the only swimmers with more medals than her. If Ledecky takes home gold in the 800m freestyle, she will become the first swimmer to win seven consecutive world titles in an individual event. She became the first swimmer to win six consecutive world titles in 2023, but Sarah Sjostrom joined her in this elite category in 2024 after claiming her sixth 50m butterfly world title. How to Watch the 2025 World Swimming Championships The 2025 World Swimming Championships will stream on Peacock starting Saturday, July 26. Dates: July 26 - August 2 Venue: Singapore Sports Hub Streaming: Peacock
The Star
02-07-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh wins Honda Cup as top woman athlete
Jun 5, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, UNITED STATES; Gretchen Walsh swims in the womenÕs 100 meter butterfly at the Toyota National Championships swimming meet at Indiana University Natatorium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-Imagn Images/File Photo Virginia star swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the prestigious Honda Cup as the top Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The other two finalists were UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers and Texas Tech softball player NiJaree Canady. Walsh joins basketball legend Dawn Staley (1991) as the only Cavaliers to win the honor. Walsh is the ninth swimmer to win the award, a list that includes two-time winner Tracy Caulkins (1982, 1984), Missy Franklin (2015) and Katie Ledecky (2017). "I feel like I'm on cloud nine right now," Walsh said after being named the winner. "Honestly, being nominated for this award last year was a big deal to me. To win it this year is obviously unreal. It's interesting this sport, you know, it's all-year-round, and it feels like it never stops. But to have these moments of knowing that all the hard work and the never-ending training is coming to fruition, and it's worth it. "It's really nice to have this recognition and to win this award among such an amazing group of athletes. And these women, all of us, different disciplines, different sports, but just excelling in all fields, it is really cool to be represented in a group like this." Walsh won NCAA individual titles in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter butterfly this season to raise her total to nine titles. She also holds nine NCAA records (four individual, five relays). The Cavaliers won four straight team titles during Walsh's career. Of course, Walsh is also known for her international profile and she won three gold medals and one silver at last month's U.S. national championships. She set the world record with a time of 54.60 seconds in the 100 butterfly at the TYR Pro Swim Series. At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Walsh won two gold medals and two silvers. --Field Level Media
Straits Times
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh wins Honda Cup as top woman athlete
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Virginia star swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the prestigious Honda Cup as the top Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The other two finalists were UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers and Texas Tech softball player NiJaree Canady. Walsh joins basketball legend Dawn Staley (1991) as the only Cavaliers to win the honor. Walsh is the ninth swimmer to win the award, a list that includes two-time winner Tracy Caulkins (1982, 1984), Missy Franklin (2015) and Katie Ledecky (2017). "I feel like I'm on cloud nine right now," Walsh said after being named the winner. "Honestly, being nominated for this award last year was a big deal to me. To win it this year is obviously unreal. It's interesting this sport, you know, it's all-year-round, and it feels like it never stops. But to have these moments of knowing that all the hard work and the never-ending training is coming to fruition, and it's worth it. "It's really nice to have this recognition and to win this award among such an amazing group of athletes. And these women, all of us, different disciplines, different sports, but just excelling in all fields, it is really cool to be represented in a group like this." Walsh won NCAA individual titles in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter butterfly this season to raise her total to nine titles. She also holds nine NCAA records (four individual, five relays). The Cavaliers won four straight team titles during Walsh's career. Of course, Walsh is also known for her international profile and she won three gold medals and one silver at last month's U.S. national championships. She set the world record with a time of 54.60 seconds in the 100 butterfly at the TYR Pro Swim Series. At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Walsh won two gold medals and two silvers. --Field Level Media REUTERS
Los Angeles Times
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh sets two world swimming records in three days
On Monday night, Summer McIntosh won the 200-meter individual medley at the 2025 Canadian swimming trials to set her second world record in just three days. She had already achieved one world record at the trials in Victoria. McIntosh won the 200-meter individual medley in 2 minutes, 5.7 seconds. The previous world record of 2:06.12, set by Hungary's Katinka Hosszú, had stood for 10 years. After shaving a second off her previous best time on the backstroke leg, McIntosh was still a tenth of a second off Hosszú's previous record pace at the final turn. But McIntosh crushed the freestyle leg in 29.65 seconds, another personal best, to finish in world-record time. 'It's been one of those records that's always been in the back of my mind since trials two years ago,' the 18-year-old Toronto native said afterward. 'I've been knocking on the door on this one. I've just tried to chip away, chip away at it. To finally do it, it's kind of like 'Wow, I've finally got that done.'' Two days earlier, McIntosh had reclaimed the world record in the 400 freestyle. She first set the mark with 3:56.18 in 2023, but was bested the same year by Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus' 3:55.38. But on Saturday, McIntosh was back on top of the world after swimming a 3:54.18. 'That last 100, I'm usually really, really hurting. But I flipped at the 200, and I was just cruising,' McIntosh said. 'I knew I was having a strong swim and I could tell by the crowd and the way they were cheering that I was probably close to the world record, so I really tried to push that last part for them.' In between those two historic swims, McIntosh also improved on her Canadian record in the 800 freestyle, with a time of 8:05.07. U.S. swimming star Katie Ledecky holds the world record in that event after finishing in 8:04.12 at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last month. McIntosh won four medals at the Paris Olympics last year — three golds (200 butterfly, 200 and 400 IM) and one silver (400 freestyle). She holds the world record in the 400 IM; she swam it in 4:24.38 at last year's Canadian swimming finals. With three more days of competition, is there a chance she'll grab a fourth world record before the event is over? Maybe. The 400 IM is scheduled for Wednesday.
Forbes
02-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
NBC Sports Announces Deal To Air Swimming Beyond Olympics Through 2028
NBC Sports and USA Swimming announced that NBC Sports will continue to cover the sport's top domestic events every year through 2028 on NBC, Peacock and CNBC. This includes the TYR Pro Swim Series, Toyota National Championships and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. The partnership aims to make competitive swimming more accessible to fans nationwide, not just during the Olympic Trials or Olympic Games, but throughout the entire year. The most recent 2025 TYR Pro Swim Series was held in Fort Lauderdale in April, where Katie Ledecky broke her own world record in the 800 freestyle. The meet ran from April 30 to May 3, and Ledecky also posted her fastest 400 freestyle time since the 2016 Rio Olympics. The 28-year-old clocked her second-fastest 1500 freestyle ever as well—a time that would have been faster than the one that won her gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Two nights of finals were streamed live on Peacock, and all sessions were also available on the USA Swimming Network. The series featured several other Olympic gold medalists, including Bobby Finke, Caeleb Dressel, Gretchen Walsh and more. Walsh, fresh off helping the Virginia Cavaliers win their fifth consecutive NCAA championship, also broke the world record in the 100 butterfly and became the first woman to swim the event in under 55 seconds. The 2025 Toyota National Championships, set for June 3–7, will be held at the Indiana University Natatorium. It's a major meet for swimmers, including Ledecky and Walsh, and fans, especially since it will decide the U.S. team for the World Championships in Singapore this July and August. All sessions will stream on the USA Swimming Network, with finals airing on Peacock. Looking ahead, the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships will return in August 2026 in Irvine, California, marking the event's first appearance on NBC Sports in eight years. Typically held every four years, the meet rotates among the U.S., Canada, Japan and Australia. The U.S. roster will include up to 26 men and 26 women, selected based on results from key 2025 meets, including the National Championships, World Aquatics Championships, World University Games, World Aquatics Junior Championships and the TYR Pro Summer Championships. According to USA Swimming, the full Pan Pacs roster will be announced on or before September 8, 2025. In addition to the new swimming deal, NBC will also broadcast the 2028 U.S. Olympic Trials and the Los Angeles Olympic Games. NBCUniversal holds U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2036, including Milan Cortina (2026), Los Angeles (2028), French Alps (2030), Brisbane (2032), Salt Lake City (2034) and the 2036 Summer Olympics. NBC has been broadcasting the Olympics for decades. It first aired the Summer Games in 1964 and has covered every Summer Olympics since 1988. Over the years, NBC has introduced innovations in swimming and diving coverage, such as the debut of the Moby-Cam underwater camera at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the Emmy-winning Dive-Cam at the 1996 Atlanta Games. With rights secured through 2036, NBCUniversal will have broadcast a total of 24 Olympic Games by that year.
