The swimming portion of the FINA World Championships begin July 23 in Budapest, with superstars\u00a0Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Sarah Sjostrom\u00a0<\/strong>set to star on the women’s side. To preview what’s to come during the eight days of racing at Worlds,\u00a0John Lohn\u00a0<\/strong>joined host\u00a0David Rieder<\/strong> on this episode of\u00a0Off Deck<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Rieder and Lohn discussed what should be expected from Ledecky and Sjostrom, each favored for gold in four individual events, and also previewed the rematch between\u00a0Lilly King<\/strong> and\u00a0Yulia Efimova<\/strong> in the women’s breaststroke events.<\/p>\n

The duo also discussed what events\u00a0Katinka Hosszu<\/strong> might be vulnerable in, looked ahead to the exciting women’s backstroke events and discussed what might allow the U.S. team to sweep all three women’s relays. Watch the full episode below.<\/p>\n