{"id":617537,"date":"2025-07-25T04:27:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=617537"},"modified":"2025-07-25T04:27:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:27:25","slug":"world-championships-predictions-mens-leon-marchand-chasing-more-golds-and-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-predictions-mens-leon-marchand-chasing-more-golds-and-records\/","title":{"rendered":"World Championships Predictions (Men&#8217;s): Leon Marchand Chasing More Golds and Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World Championships Predictions (Men&#8217;s): Leon Marchand Chasing More Golds and Records<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given his pristine record at previous major international competitions, no one expects anything but the same dominance from\u00a0<strong>Leon Marchand<\/strong> at this year&#8217;s World Championships. In Paris, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/leon-marchand-and-his-march-to-olympic-legend-nine-days-of-greatness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he became only the third man in history to win four individual golds at a single Games<\/a>, joining\u00a0<strong>Mark Spitz<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong>, and Marchand has performed supremely well at World Championships as well, with two golds and one silver in 2022 followed by three golds in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Marchand would be favored in all four of his individual races in Singapore, but he opted to focus on the individual medley events and skip the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke. In addition to Marchand, the Olympic gold medalist in every event except one will be in action in Singapore; the list includes <strong>Thomas Ceccon<\/strong>, <strong>Bobby Finke<\/strong>, <strong>Hubert<\/strong> <strong>Kos<\/strong>, <strong>Lukas Martens<\/strong>, <strong>Nicolo Martinenghi<\/strong>, <strong>Cameron McEvoy<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Pan Zhanle<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>David Popovici<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Dan Wiffen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>World-record holders <strong>Qin Haiyang<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Kliment Kolesnikov<\/strong> will also be among the favorites, with Kolesnikov heading a group of Russians competing under the title &#8220;Neutral Athletes B.&#8221; Russian participation in major meets has been extremely limited in recent years as a result of the country&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine, but a solid showing is expected from the country&#8217;s swimmers this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2025-world-aquatics-championships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldaquatics.com\/competitions\/4725\/world-aquatics-championships-singapore-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Aquatics Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_594279\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-594279\" data-attachment-id=\"594279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-predictions-mens-leon-marchand-chasing-more-golds-and-records\/paris-2024-olympic-games-693\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240727_GSca_SG11840.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Giorgio Scala \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lukas Martens of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal in the swimming 400m Freestyle Men Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Defense Arena in Paris (France), July 27, 2024.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1722106249&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Giorgio Scala \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Paris 2024 Olympic Games&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paris 2024 Olympic Games\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lukas Martens of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal in the swimming 400m Freestyle Men Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Defense Arena in Paris (France), July 27, 2024.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240727_GSca_SG11840-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240727_GSca_SG11840-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-594279 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240727_GSca_SG11840-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lukas Martens\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240727_GSca_SG11840-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240727_GSca_SG11840-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240727_GSca_SG11840-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240727_GSca_SG11840-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240727_GSca_SG11840-533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240727_GSca_SG11840.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-594279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lukas Martens &#8212; Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Sunday, July 27<\/h2>\n<p><strong>400 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Lukas Martens, Germany<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Sam Short, Australia<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Kim Woo-min, South Korea<\/p>\n<p><em>Short might be back to his form from 2023, when he was world champion in this event, but Martens became the first man under 3:40 earlier this year. Rex Maurer will contend for the first American medal in this race since 2013.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>400 Freestyle Relay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> United States<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Australia<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Neutral Athletes B<\/p>\n<p><em>Look for Jack Alexy to give his team a lead it will not relinquish. Kyle Chalmers and Egor Kornev make the difference for their respective squads, with Italy, Great Britain and China also in the medal mix.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Monday, July <strong>28<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>100 Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Qin Haiyang, China<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Nicolo Martinenghi, Italy<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Lucas Matzerath, Germany<\/p>\n<p><em>A host of contenders for the medals, but Qin and Martinenghi have by far the most winning experience in the field.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>50 Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> No\u00e8 Ponti, Switzerland<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Maxime Grousset, France<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Thomas Ceccon, Italy<\/p>\n<p><em>Canada&#8217;s Ilya Kharun and the Netherlands&#8217; Nyls Korstanje will be hard to deny spots on the podium, but Ponti is poised for his first long course world title.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_594316\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-594316\" data-attachment-id=\"594316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-popovici-fires-off-21-83-romanian-50-free-record-at-national-championships-robert-badea-lowers-200im-mark\/paris-2024-olympic-games-730\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240728_Maso_MA70778.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrea Masini \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;David Popovici of Romania during the warm up of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Defense Arena in Paris (France), July 28, 2024.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1722155059&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Andrea Masini \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Paris 2024 Olympic Games&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paris 2024 Olympic Games\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/8\/25&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;David Popovici of Romania during the warm up of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Defense Arena in Paris (France), July 28, 2024.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240728_Maso_MA70778-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240728_Maso_MA70778-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-594316 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240728_Maso_MA70778-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"david popovici\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240728_Maso_MA70778-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240728_Maso_MA70778-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240728_Maso_MA70778-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240728_Maso_MA70778-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240728_Maso_MA70778-533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240728_Maso_MA70778.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-594316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Popovici &#8212; Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Tuesday, July 29<\/h2>\n<p><strong>200 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> David Popovici, Romania<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Luke Hobson, United States<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Matt Richards, Great Britain<\/p>\n<p><em>Popovici will try to hold off Hobson, who has one of the best chances to secure U.S. gold. Watch to see if Pan Zhanle makes a run at a medal here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>100 Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Kliment Kolesnikov, Neutral Athletes B<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Thomas Ceccon, Italy<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Pieter Coetze, South Africa<\/p>\n<p><em>Another open field here, but Kolesnikov might be able to get the better of the Olympic champion. Hungary&#8217;s Hubert Kos will have a say in the outcome, as will Great Britain&#8217;s Oliver Morgan, China&#8217;s Xu Jiayu and neutral athlete Miron Lifintsev, the short course world champion.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Wednesday, July 30<\/h2>\n<p><strong>800 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Dan Wiffen, Ireland<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Sven Schwarz, Germany<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Bobby Finke, United States<\/p>\n<p><em>Wiffen should back up his Olympic gold, and we know Finke will be competitive at the end. Sam Short has the quickest lifetime best of anyone in the field while Lukas Martens should have momentum coming off the 400 free.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>200 Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Ilya Kharun, Canada<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Luca Urlando, United States<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Krzysztof Chmielewski, Poland<\/p>\n<p><em>The top-two finishers from Paris, Leon Marchand and Kristof Milak, are both absent. That opens the door for Kharun, the Olympic bronze medalist, and Urlando, who swam a time of 1:52.37 in April.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>50 Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Qin Haiyang, China<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:\u00a0<\/strong>Simone Cerasuolo, Italy<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Ilya Shymanovich, Neutral Athletes A<\/p>\n<p><em>World No. 1 swimmer Ludovico Viberti is not one of the two Italian representatives in the field, but the country has two medal contenders in Cerasuolo and Nicolo Martinenghi.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mixed 400 Medley Relay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> China<br \/>\n<strong>Silver: <\/strong>United States<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Australia<\/p>\n<p><em>With the Americans missing front-half swimmers Ryan Murphy and Nic Fink from the Olympic-gold-medal relay, China holds on for gold.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Thursday, July 31<\/h2>\n<p><strong>100 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Pan Zhanle, China<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> David Popovici, Romania<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Jack Alexy, United States<\/p>\n<p><em>Pan clocked an otherworldly 46.40 for Olympic gold, but Popovici went 46.71 earlier this year. Alexy is the only other swimmer in the field who has been under 47. Brazil&#8217;s Gui Caribe looks to crash the party while Australia&#8217;s Kyle Chalmers is always a tough out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>200 Individual Medley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Leon Marchand, France<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Duncan Scott, Great Britain<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Carson Foster, United States<\/p>\n<p><em>Could this be the moment that Marchand cracks through the world record? Ryan Lochte&#8217;s time of 1:54.00 dates back to 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_593733\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-593733\" data-attachment-id=\"593733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/hubert-kos-caps-standout-year-with-world-title-at-home-in-budapest\/paris-2024-olympic-games-284\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240801_Maso_MA75633.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrea Masini \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hubert Kos of Hungary shows the gold medal after competing in the swimming 200m Backstroke Men Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Defense Arena in Paris (France), August 01, 2024.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1722541329&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Andrea Masini \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Paris 2024 Olympic Games&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paris 2024 Olympic Games\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hubert Kos of Hungary shows the gold medal after competing in the swimming 200m Backstroke Men Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Defense Arena in Paris (France), August 01, 2024.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240801_Maso_MA75633-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240801_Maso_MA75633-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-593733 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240801_Maso_MA75633-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"hubert kos\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240801_Maso_MA75633-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240801_Maso_MA75633-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240801_Maso_MA75633-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240801_Maso_MA75633-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240801_Maso_MA75633-533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240801_Maso_MA75633.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-593733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hubert Kos &#8212; Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Friday, August 1<\/h2>\n<p><strong>200 Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Hubert Kos, Hungary<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Jack Aikins, United States<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Pieter Coetze, South Africa<\/p>\n<p><em>Kos will be extremely tough to beat, but Aikins and Coetze have both recorded breakthrough performances this year. Thomas Ceccon is set to make a rare appearance in the event.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>200 Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Qin Haiyang, China<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Ippei Watanabe, Japan<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Caspar Corbeau, Netherlands<\/p>\n<p><em>Marchand&#8217;s withdrawal will benefit Qin, Watanabe, Corbeau and Japan&#8217;s Yu Hanaguruma.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>800 Freestyle Relay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> United States<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Great Britain<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Australia<\/p>\n<p><em>The depth displayed by the Americans this year might be enough to finally knock off a full-strength British squad. The world record, a relic from 2009, should be under threat.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Saturday, August 2<\/h2>\n<p><strong>50 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Cameron McEvoy, Australia<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Jack Alexy, United States<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Ben Proud, Great Britain<\/p>\n<p><em>This would be a repeat of the finish at the 2023 World Championships, but Egor Kornev and Gui Caribe will try to break that up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>100 Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Josh Liendo, Canada<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> No\u00e8 Ponti, Switzerland<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Ilya Kharun, Canada<\/p>\n<p><em>It is extremely hard to leave France&#8217;s Maxime Grousset off the podium, but it might be time for Liendo to finally claim a world title.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mixed 400 Freestyle Relay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> United States<br \/>\n<strong>Silver:<\/strong> Australia<br \/>\n<strong>Bronze:<\/strong> China<\/p>\n<p><em>Kyle Chalmers is an all-time great relay swimmer, and using only two swimmers per gender will neutralize the depth advantage for both the U.S. in the single-gender events, but the Americans have enough firepower here.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_613656\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-613656\" data-attachment-id=\"613656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bobby-finke-seeking-to-continue-winning-ways-in-distance-races-in-singapore\/bobby-finke-122\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bobby-finke-USA-Swimming-Nationals-2025-3048-Edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-1MarkII&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;bobby-finke-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749166789&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;173&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;bobby-finke-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bobby-finke-\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/9\/25 &#038; 1\/14\/26&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bobby-finke-USA-Swimming-Nationals-2025-3048-Edit-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bobby-finke-USA-Swimming-Nationals-2025-3048-Edit.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-613656 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bobby-finke-USA-Swimming-Nationals-2025-3048-Edit-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"bobby-finke-\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bobby-finke-USA-Swimming-Nationals-2025-3048-Edit-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bobby-finke-USA-Swimming-Nationals-2025-3048-Edit-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bobby-finke-USA-Swimming-Nationals-2025-3048-Edit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bobby-finke-USA-Swimming-Nationals-2025-3048-Edit-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bobby-finke-USA-Swimming-Nationals-2025-3048-Edit.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-613656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bobby Finke &#8212; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. 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