{"id":620259,"date":"2025-08-04T09:48:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=620259"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:49:58","slug":"what-was-the-best-female-performance-of-the-world-championships-vote-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/what-was-the-best-female-performance-of-the-world-championships-vote-here\/","title":{"rendered":"What Was the Best Female Performance of the World Championships? (VOTE HERE!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Was the Best Female Performance of the World Championships? (VOTE HERE!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Picking the best male performance of the World Championships in Singapore was not difficult. When Leon Marchand clocked 1:52.69 for a world record<\/a> in the semifinals of the 200-meter individual medley, the performance required a double-take. The Frenchman lopped 1.31 seconds off the previous standard, the 1:54.00 set by Ryan Lochte at the 2011 World Champs in Shanghai.<\/p>\n

On the women’s side, however, an argument can be made for a number of performances as the best of the meet. The contenders:<\/p>\n

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Katie Ledecky’s victory in the 800 freestyle (8:05.62), where she beat Lani Pallister and Summer McIntosh in a thriller.<\/li>\n
The 2:01.99 of Summer McIntosh in the 200 butterfly, which narrowly missed the 2009 world record of Liu Zige.<\/li>\n
Kate Douglass’ American-record effort in the 200 breaststroke, where she clocked 2:18.50 for the No. 2 time in history.<\/li>\n
The 57.16 showing by Australian ace Kaylee McKeown in the 100 backstroke, which was just .03 off the world record.<\/li>\n
Gretchen Walsh’s swim of 54.73 (No. 2 all-time), following illness, en route to gold in the 100 butterfly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We’re interested in your thoughts. Vote below for the female performance you feel was the best of the World Championships.<\/p>\n