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Each week leading up to the start of the swimming competition at the FINA world championships, Swimming World will offer medal predictions for the 42 events set to be contested in Kazan, Russia. <\/i><\/p>\n

Coverage of the World Championships is sponsored by Wylas Timing<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

By Jeff Commings, Swimming World Senior Writer<\/i><\/p>\n

Katie Ledecky<\/strong> and Sun Yang<\/strong> are going for history in August at the FINA world championships. No one has won the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyles at consecutive world championships since the 800 was introduced to the program in 2011, but these two have the chance to do it.<\/p>\n

Perhaps I shouldn\u2019t delay the inevitable, and say outright that Katie Ledecky will achieve that record. It\u2019s a foregone conclusion that she\u2019ll win all three distance freestyle events (and might add the 200 free to that tally), with no one able to challenge her for more than one-fourth of any of the given races. The clock will be her rival, but as we have seen in the past three years, the clock rarely wins.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s distance freestyle at the 2015 world championships<\/h2>\n

400 freestyle<\/h3>\n

With Ledecky assured of another swim under four minutes, can she bring someone along with her? None of her competition has been faster than 4:02 in a textile suit, but with Ledecky setting the pace, anything is possible. The battle for silver and bronze will be just as thrilling as finding out how fast Ledecky can go. Four ladies could be in the heat of the battle.<\/p>\n

Lauren Boyle<\/strong> of New Zealand nipped Jazz Carlin<\/strong> of Great Britain for the 400 free bronze medal in 2013, with Carlin charging from sixth at the 200 to fourth just 100 meters later. Her surge came too late, as she finished .14 behind Boyle. The two renewed that great race again in 2014 at the Commonwealth Games, where Boyle won gold by six tenths of a second as Carlin\u2019s surge couldn\u2019t get her past Boyle. Though the two excel at the longer distances, Boyle clearly has the early speed needed in the 400 freestyle these days.<\/p>\n

Joining Carlin and Boyle in the race could be Mireia Belmonte<\/strong> of Spain. The only issue lies in the fact that Belmonte is a strong medal contender in the 200 IM, and the semifinals of that event fall in the same session as the 400 freestyle final. With less than 20 minutes between the last heat of the 200 IM semfinal and the start of the 400 free final, Belmonte might decide to skip it. That would be a bummer, because she would be a great addition to the championship final. She\u2019s currently ranked fourth in the world and could get on the podium with her great closing speed.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s 400 freestyle medal predictions<\/h2>\n

Gold:<\/strong> Katie Ledecky
\nSilver:<\/strong> Lauren Boyle
\nBronze:<\/strong> Jazz Carlin<\/p>\n

\"Katie<\/a>

Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div>\n\"Wylas<\/a>\n

800 freestyle<\/h3>\n

When will Ledecky break 8:10 in the 800 freestyle? Will it be this August in Kazan, or next year in Rio de Janeiro? Ledecky will surely give the barrier a shot in Russia. She nearly broke her world record of 8:11.00 last summer at the Pan Pacific championships, and though she denied it, I think the adverse weather conditions played a small factor. Ledecky went after that record again last January at the Arena Pro Swim Series, missing it by a couple of tenths. Though it\u2019s difficult to tell when Ledecky is broken down or on a full rest, it\u2019s very likely that she was not tapered in January. So, be prepared for 8:09 or better this year.<\/p>\n

Way back in second place could be her 2013 challenger Lotte Friis<\/strong>. Friis hasn\u2019t shown much since that exciting 2013 race that she\u2019ll be able to approach the 8:16 range, but she must be that fast to take silver again. Boyle has been stuck at 8:18 for a couple of years, and Carlin is the wild card. The Brit is capable of going under 8:20, if she can get into the final. Carlin was in line to win a medal in the 800 in Barcelona in 2013, but finished ninth in prelims. Look for Carlin to avenge that misstep from two years ago, and look for her and Boyle to once again play cat and mouse. Carlin got the edge over Boyle at the Commonwealth Games in 2014, and the two could push each other to get under 8:18 for the first time in their careers. Belmonte was the Olympic silver medalist in 2012 but faltered in 2013. She hasn\u2019t performed spectacularly yet in 2015, perhaps waiting to play her hand in Russia.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s 800 freestyle medal predictions<\/h3>\n

Gold:<\/strong> Katie Ledecky
\nSilver:<\/strong> Jazz Carlin
\nBronze:<\/strong> Lauren Boyle<\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a>

Photo Courtesy: British Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n

Women\u2019s 1500 freestyle<\/h3>\n

Ledecky broke her own world record in the mile by six seconds<\/i> last summer at the Pan Pacific championships. It was one of the most impressive world record swims in history. Something tells me more is in the tank this summer, as Ledecky will look to put up a great time in this event that will be so far ahead of the rest of the field.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Ledecky and Friis broke the world record at the time, engaging in a great race for 15-plus minutes. It was perhaps not a surprising swim for Ledecky, but many were shocked that Friis had the stamina to hang with Ledecky for the entire race. If Friis is on form in Kazan, she will easily get silver. But Friis hasn\u2019t been on form since those 2013 worlds, which makes me want to count her out of the medal picture.<\/p>\n

Once again, that leaves the race for silver up to Carlin and Boyle. For about three minutes during the mile at worlds in 2013, Boyle was under world record pace. Carlin might have been right there if she had made the final. Belmonte and Chile\u2019s Kristel Kobrich<\/strong> are the only other swimmers with the potential to get into the 15:45 range.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s 1500 freestyle medal predictions<\/h3>\n

Gold:<\/strong> Katie Ledecky
\nSilver:<\/strong> Lauren Boyle
\nBronze:<\/strong> Jazz Carlin<\/p>\n

\"Jun<\/a>

Photo Courtesy: Robert Stanton\/USA Today Sports Images<\/p><\/div>\n

Men\u2019s distance freestyle at the 2015 world championships<\/h2>\n

400 freestyle<\/h3>\n

Updated July 3<\/i>
\nAs was the case in 2013, Sun Yang<\/strong> will go into this world championships with his out-of-the-pool headlines trumping anything he\u2019s done in the pool. Sun tested positive for a banned substance<\/a> in May 2014 and served a three-month suspension that allowed him to compete at the Asian Games last fall. He was unable to return to Australia for some coaching by Denis Cotterell this year, but he put up some decent times this spring to rank in the top five in the world in the 400 and 800 freestyle. Though Sun only put up a 3:44.53 at Chinese nationals this spring, he\u2019s bound to get back into the 3:41 range and defend his world title.<\/p>\n

With the shocking news that Kosuke Hagino is out of the world championships with a broken elbow<\/a>, Mack Horton<\/strong> appears to be the biggest challenger to Sun in the 400 free. Horton posted a lifetime best 3:42.84 in April and has the potential to get in the 3:41 range, or possibly faster if the pace in the final allows it. If Horton wins, he\u2019ll bring the gold medal back to Australia, which has won this event five times at the world championships. American Connor Jaeger<\/strong> was the bronze medalist in 2013, and will also need to be more aggressive in the opening half of the race. Great Britain\u2019s James Guy<\/strong> and Australia\u2019s David McKeon<\/strong> could also be in the mix, if they swim faster than their tapered times from this past spring.<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s 400 freestyle medal predictions<\/h3>\n

Gold:<\/strong> Sun Yang
\nSilver:<\/strong> Mack Horton
\nBronze:<\/strong> Connor Jaeger<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div>\n

Men\u2019s 800 freestyle<\/h3>\n

Sun toyed with the field in the 800 free at the 2013 worlds, holding back on the pace until the final 100 meters to win by almost two seconds. The final in Kazan might be a cat-and-mouse game, with the eight swimmers hoping for someone to set a fast pace, but no one willing to be that person. If Sun is leading the field at 500 meters, he will win. If someone else takes out the pace through the first two-thirds of the swim, he might be able to hold of Sun.<\/p>\n

Jaeger and American teammate Michael McBroom<\/strong> are capable of doing that, as are Horton and Ryan Cochrane. In a race that lasts a little less than eight minutes, this could be one of the closest finishes of the meet from top to bottom. Italy\u2019s Gregorio Paltrinieri<\/strong> and Pal Joensen<\/strong> of the Faroe Islands are also bound to be in the final and are on the cusp of getting on the podium.<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s 800 freestyle medal predictions<\/h3>\n

Gold:<\/strong> Sun Yang
\nSilver:<\/strong> Mack Horton
\nBronze:<\/strong> Michael McBroom<\/p>\n

\"Mack<\/a>

Photo Courtesy: Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

Men\u2019s 1500 freestyle<\/h3>\n

Sun could make history with Ledecky as the only two people to sweep the distance events at consecutive world championships. Sun\u2019s easiest race will be his last in Kazan. The 1500 freestyle to Sun is what the 200 butterfly was to Michael Phelps<\/strong> from 2003 to 2012. Many will challenge him, but Sun is too strong in this event. Ryan Cochrane<\/strong>, in what will be his final world championships swim, will put everything on the line to break Sun\u2019s streak.<\/p>\n

Right there with him will be Horton, looking to officially take the mantel of Australia\u2019s best distance swimmer. Horton made a big push forward last year, nearly taking down Cochrane at the Commonwealth Games, and continues to show that a swim under 14:40 is possible for him in 2015. Paltrinieri is the reigning short course world champion and collected the bronze medal in 2013. He will go into the meet as the top-ranked swimmer in the world, which could give him a major boost of confidence \u2026 or a serious case of nerves.<\/p>\n

Jaeger upset Cochrane last year at the Pan Pacific championships to give the United States hope to get on the medal podium in the mile for the first time in 10 years. Swimming a fast 1500 freestyle twice in two days is a foreign concept to Americans, but Jaeger and McBroom will need to do that in Kazan to get in the final and fight for medals.<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s 1500 freestyle medal predictions<\/h3>\n

Gold:<\/strong> Sun Yang
\nSilver:<\/strong> Mack Horton
\nBronze:<\/strong> Ryan Cochrane<\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a>

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