{"id":619495,"date":"2025-07-31T19:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T02:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=619495"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T05:12:50","slug":"world-championships-day-6-prelims-mens-50-free-sets-up-as-intriguing-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-6-prelims-mens-50-free-sets-up-as-intriguing-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"World Championships, Day 6 Prelims: Jack Alexy Second in Chaotic 50 Free Prelims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World Championships, Day 6 Prelims: Jack Alexy Second in Chaotic 50 Free Prelims<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The splash and dash is never predictable. In a World Championships that has had a fair few things not go to plan, the men\u2019s 50 freestyle was exceptionally chaotic.<\/p>\n<p>American <strong>Jack Alexy<\/strong> tied for the second seed in prelims Friday at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, with Olympic medalists <strong>Cameron McEvoy<\/strong> and <strong>Ben Proud<\/strong> in the top eight.<\/p>\n<p>But 100 and 200 free champ <strong>David Popovici<\/strong> scratched, as did <strong>Maxime Grousset<\/strong> on the back end of the infernal 100 fly\/50 free double. <strong>Kyle Chalmers<\/strong> tied for 20th to miss the semis. <strong>Josh Liendo,<\/strong> who also did the double, was just 30th. And it requires a swim-off involving American <strong>Santo Condorelli<\/strong> to settle the field.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s prelims session, the sixth of the meet in Singapore, includes the first swim for <strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong> at this meet, plus the appetizer between <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> and <strong>Summer McIntosh<\/strong> in the 800 free.<\/p>\n<h4>Quick Links<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2025-world-aquatics-championships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swimming World Meet Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/2025-world-aquatics-championships-entry-list-international-elite-2025-07-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psych Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2025\/world-aquatics-championships-swm-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldaquatics.com\/competitions\/4725\/world-aquatics-championships-singapore-2025\/schedule?phase=All&amp;disciplines=SW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day-by-Day Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/sports\/highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. TV\/Streaming Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-to-follow-the-world-championships-links-for-streaming-results-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldaquatics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Aquatics Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Men\u2019s 100 butterfly<\/h4>\n<p>The United States\u2019 Singapore nightmare continues apace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shaine Casas,<\/strong> out in 19th place, going 51.66. That\u2019s a full second slower than he was at trials. Casas\u2019 first 50 on Thursday (24.00) was nearly slower than his first 50 to start the 200 IM (24.16), in which he earned silver. That swim, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-shaine-casas-achieves-breakthrough-200-im-silver-a-long-time-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he said, was \u201ca long-time coming<\/a>.\u201d It\u2019s been a short time in relishing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Heilman,<\/strong> out in 26th place in 52.02. He had been 50.70 at trials, as he missed another international semifinal, to say nothing of the finals.<\/p>\n<p>Casas put himself in a bad position by finishing fifth in Heat 7. Heilman was an obviously inadequate seventh in Heat 6. That left them on the chopping block thanks to a fast Heat 8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Noe Ponti<\/strong> got the top seed, winning Heat 6 in 50.68. But five of the top nine came from the final heat, led by <strong>Ilya Kharun<\/strong> in 50.70 and <strong>Andrei Minakov<\/strong> in 50.93. Heat 7 winner <strong>Matthew Temple<\/strong> went 50.97.<\/p>\n<p>Also through from the eighth heat are <strong>Josh Liendo<\/strong> (fifth in 51.04), <strong>Jesse Coleman<\/strong> of Australia (seventh in 51.20) and <strong>Diogo Ribeiro<\/strong> of Portugal (ninth in 51.34).\u00a0<strong>Maxime Grousset <\/strong>made the final, tying with <strong>Thomas Ceccon<\/strong> for 11th in 51.36.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"619499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-6-prelims-mens-50-free-sets-up-as-intriguing-battle\/m100fly-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M100fly.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1041,893\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M100fly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M100fly-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M100fly-1024x878.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-619499\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M100fly.jpg\" alt=\"World Championships\" width=\"650\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M100fly.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M100fly-1024x878.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M100fly-233x200.jpg 233w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M100fly-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M100fly-450x386.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M100fly-533x457.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Women\u2019s 200 backstroke<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Kaylee McKeown,<\/strong> the world record holder and Olympic champion, was quickest in prelims with a time of 2:08.01. All the heads of state are present, with <strong>Claire Curzan,<\/strong> in her first swim of the meet, safely third in 2:08.58, and <strong>Regan Smith<\/strong> fifth in 2:08.65.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary\u2019s <strong>Dora Molnar<\/strong> is second, having been in the same heat as McKeown, with a 2:08.53. <strong>Peng Xuwei<\/strong> of China outtouched Smith in Hat 5 by .06. <strong>Anastasiya Shkurdai<\/strong> was sixth. Canada\u2019 <strong>Ingrid Wilm<\/strong> was 14th, a spot behind <strong>Carmen Weiler Sastre<\/strong> of Spain. <strong>Katie Shanahan<\/strong> of Great Britain was 10th.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"619501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-6-prelims-mens-50-free-sets-up-as-intriguing-battle\/w200back-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W200back.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1033,894\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W200back\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W200back-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W200back-1024x886.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-619501\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W200back.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W200back.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W200back-1024x886.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W200back-231x200.jpg 231w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W200back-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W200back-450x389.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W200back-533x461.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Men\u2019s 50 freestyle<\/h4>\n<p>With all the major names in the 50 free, the top seed in the semifinals is \u2026 Serbia\u2019s <strong>Andrej Barna.<\/strong> He went a best time of 21.44, so it\u2019s deserving.<\/p>\n<p>Tied for second were <strong>Jack Alexy<\/strong> and <strong>Egor Kornev<\/strong> of the Neutral Athletes in 21.52. <strong>Cameron McEvoy,<\/strong> the Paris Olympic champion, was fourth in 21.53, with Olympic silver medalist <strong>Ben Proud<\/strong> eighth in 21.71. Both Italians made it back, with <strong>Leonardo Deplano<\/strong> fifth and <strong>Lorenzo Zazzeri<\/strong> tied for 14th with Ireland\u2019s <strong>Thomas Fannon.<\/strong> <strong>Gui Caribe<\/strong> was seventh in 21.67, a spot behind Israel\u2019s <strong>Meiron Cheruti.<\/strong> Hong Kong\u2019s <strong>Ian Ho<\/strong> made it back, as did South Korea\u2019s <strong>Ji Yuchan<\/strong> from outside the circle-seeded heats.<\/p>\n<p>A swim-off is required between Israel\u2019s <strong>Martin Kartavi<\/strong> and <strong>Santo Condorelli<\/strong> of the U.S., who finished even in 21.91. It was one of five ties in the top 20, plus a four-way tie for 22nd. Condorelli would win the swim-off in 21.83.<\/p>\n<p>Among those missing out: <strong>Kyle Chalmers,<\/strong> who tied with <strong>Lamar Taylor<\/strong> for 20th in 22.05; Neutral Athlete <strong>Kliment Kolesnikov,<\/strong> 18th in 21.95; <strong>Diogo Ribeiro,<\/strong> 26th after swimming the 100 fly; and <strong>Josh Liendo,<\/strong> tied for 30th in 22.22, also coming off the 100 fly.<\/p>\n<p>Among those scratching the race: <strong>David Popovici,<\/strong> the 100 free and 200 free champ, and <strong>Maxime Grousset,<\/strong> who made the 100 fly semifinals to start the session.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"619509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-6-prelims-mens-50-free-sets-up-as-intriguing-battle\/m50free-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M50free-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1162,770\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M50free\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M50free-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M50free-1-1024x679.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-619509\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M50free-1.jpg\" alt=\"jack Alexy\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M50free-1.jpg 1162w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M50free-1-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M50free-1-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M50free-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M50free-1-450x298.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M50free-1-533x353.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Women\u2019s 50 butterfly<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Gretchen Walsh,<\/strong> one of the Americans affected by illness, hasn\u2019t swum since winning the 100 fly on Monday. She looked her usual self in the water Friday, going 25.22 to set the fastest time in the women\u2019s 50 fly.<\/p>\n<p>She was .19 seconds ahead of <strong>Alexandria Perkins<\/strong> of Australia, who led three straight finishers from Heat 7 of 9. <strong>Silvia DiPietro<\/strong> was third overall in 25.49, with <strong>Arina Surkova<\/strong> tied for fourth with <strong>Kate Douglass,<\/strong> who was in Walsh\u2019s heat. Heat 8 winner <strong>Sarah Junevik<\/strong> of Sweden was sixth, ahead off <strong>Rikako Ikee<\/strong> of Japan, who tied with <strong>Tamara Potocka<\/strong> of Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roos Vanotterdijk<\/strong> made it back in 14th, a spot ahead of <strong>Taylor Ruck. Louise Hansson<\/strong> missed out in 18th, as did <strong>Maaike de Waard<\/strong> in 21st.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"619514\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-6-prelims-mens-50-free-sets-up-as-intriguing-battle\/w50fly-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W50fly.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,638\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W50fly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W50fly-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W50fly.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-619514\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W50fly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W50fly.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W50fly-280x174.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W50fly-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W50fly-450x280.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W50fly-533x332.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Men\u2019s 800 free relay<\/h4>\n<p>Great Britain doesn\u2019t have a medal at the 2025 World Championships. If ever there was to be a drought-breaker, it would be the event in which they are the reigning Olympic champ.<\/p>\n<p>The quartet of <strong>Jack McMillan, James Guy, Evan<\/strong> <strong>Jones<\/strong> and <strong>Tom Dean<\/strong> went 7:03.98 to set the pace, with Matt Richards held in reserve. Guy\u2019s 1:44.92 stands out, as does a 1:45.28 from McMillan.<\/p>\n<p>The second heat of two was the quickest, producing the top four times. Australia was second in 7:04.32, with 1:45s from <strong>Charlie Hawke<\/strong> and <strong>Max Giuliani.<\/strong> South Korea was third in 7:04.68, with a 1:45.72 from <strong>Kim Young-boem<\/strong> off the front and <strong>Hwang Sun-Woo<\/strong> coming home in 1:46.11. Italy was fourth in 7:05.17, Carlos <strong>D\u2019Ambrosio<\/strong> leading the way.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. looked good in the first heat, less so after the second.<strong> Chris Guiliano, Rex Maurer, Henry McFadden<\/strong> and <strong>Gabriel Jett<\/strong> went 7:06.09, just ahead of China and Israel. McFadden swam his way into the final in 1:45.51. Jett likely shut it down early to conserve. <strong>Luke Hobson<\/strong> is waiting in the wings. So too might be <strong>Carson Foster,<\/strong> part of the silver-winning squad in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>France edged Germany for the final spot by .66 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"619523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-6-prelims-mens-50-free-sets-up-as-intriguing-battle\/m800fr-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M800FR-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"898,883\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M800FR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M800FR-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M800FR-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-619523\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M800FR-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M800FR-1.jpg 898w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M800FR-1-203x200.jpg 203w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M800FR-1-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M800FR-1-450x442.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M800FR-1-533x524.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Women\u2019s 800 freestyle<\/h4>\n<p>The battle is set between <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> and <strong>Summer McIntosh,<\/strong> but it won\u2019t be just the two of them.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky led prelims with a time of 8:14.62. She was comfortably ahead of <strong>Lani Pallister<\/strong> of Australia, who went 8:17.06. McIntosh, in the prior heat, was easily third in 8:19.88. She edged <strong>Simona Quadarella\u2019s<\/strong> 8:20.47 in that heat, with <strong>Isabel Gose<\/strong> sneaking between them from the last heat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erika Fairweather<\/strong> was sixth, followed by <strong>Li Binjie<\/strong> into another final and <strong>Ichika Kajimoto<\/strong> of Japan eighth.<\/p>\n<p>Not in the final is the second Chinese swimmer <strong>Yeng Peiqi<\/strong> in ninth, nor <strong>Anastasiia Kirpichnikova<\/strong> in 11th nor <strong>Claire Weinstein,<\/strong> who went 8:38.70 for 17th.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"619525\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-6-prelims-mens-50-free-sets-up-as-intriguing-battle\/w800free-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W800free.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"923,803\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W800free\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W800free-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W800free.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-619525\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W800free.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W800free.jpg 923w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W800free-230x200.jpg 230w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W800free-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W800free-450x391.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/W800free-533x464.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Championships, Day 6 Prelims: Jack Alexy Second in Chaotic 50 Free Prelims The splash and dash is never predictable. In a World Championships that has had a fair 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