Day 7 at the Singapore World Swimming Championships: Ledecky claims her seventh gold in the women's 800m freestyle, while Team USA breaks the world record in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay.

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Day 7 at the Singapore World Swimming Championships: Ledecky claims her seventh gold in the women's 800m freestyle, while Team USA breaks the world record in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay.

On the evening of August 2, the swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore awarded medals in six different categories.
Women's 50m Butterfly Final, American athlete GretchenAustralian athlete Perkins claimed the gold medal in 24.83 seconds, while Belgium’s Ruth Vanottdijk secured the bronze with a time of 25.43 seconds, matching the Oceania record.

Men's 50m Freestyle Final，Australian athleteCameron McEvoyThe British athlete Benjamin Proud clinched the gold medal in 21.14 seconds, while the U.S. competitor Jack Alexy took home the silver with a time of 21.26 seconds, and the bronze went to another American swimmer, Jack Alexy, who finished in 21.46 seconds.

Women's 200m Backstroke Final，Peng Xuw ei swam a time of 2:07.22, finishing fourth, while Liu Yaxin clocked 2:09.71 to place sixth. Australian athlete Kelly·Mackion clinched the gold medal with a meet-record time of 2:03.33, while U.S. athlete Reagan…·Smith clinched the silver medal with a time of 2:04.29, while teammate Kazan took home the bronze with 2:06.04.

Men's 100m Butterfly Final, French athlete Groussard broke the European record, winning the gold medal with a time of 49.62 seconds. Swiss athlete Ponti took home the silver with 49.83 seconds, while Canadian athleteIlya Kharin won the bronze medal in 50.07 seconds.

Women's 800m Freestyle Final，Li Bingjie swam a time of 8:15.59, finishing fifth. American swimmer Ledecky claimed the gold with a stunning 8:05.62, smashing the meet record—this was herSecured their seventh World Championship gold medal in this event.Australian swimmer Pallister clinched the silver medal with a stunning time of 8:05.98, smashing the Oceania record—and finishing just 0.36 seconds behind Ledecky. Canadian swimmer McIntosh took home the bronze in 8:07.29.

Mixed 4×100-meter freestyleSwimming Relay Final，The U.S. team broke the world record to claim victory with a time of 3:18.48.Neutral athlete Team B clinched the silver medal with a time of 3:19.68, while the French team secured the bronze in 3:21.35. China's team finished 10th overall in the preliminary round with a time of 3:25.12, missing out on a spot in the final.


Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal，Tang Qianting delivered an outstanding performance, swimming a time of 30.04.Second, finishing second to advance to the final—Yang Chang, 30.91SecondRanked 16th, they missed out on the final. Lithuanian athlete Melutytė clocked 29.54.Secured first place with a time of 30.20, achieved by Italian swimmer Pirato.Secured third place, American star Lily·Gold: 30.22Fourth in seconds.
Women's 50m Freestyle Semifinal，Cheng Yujie and Wu Qingfeng swam a time of 24.36.SecondTied for second place in their group and fifth overall, they advanced to the finals together.
Men's 50m Backstroke HeatsIn the event, Wang Gukai finished 24th overall with a time of 25.04 seconds, while Xu JiaYu placed 26th at 25.08 seconds—neither advanced to the semifinals.
As of August 2,On the medal table for swimming,The U.S. team topped the medal standings with 26 medals in total—8 gold, 11 silver, and 7 bronze—followed by Australia in second place with 17 medals (7 gold, 4 silver, and 6 bronze), Canada third with 3 gold and 4 bronze, France fourth with 3 gold and 3 bronze, and China rounding out the top five with 2 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze.
August 3 is the final competition day.
August 3 Schedule:
In the morning
10:02 Men's 400m Individual Medley Prelims
10:28 AM, Female400m Individual Medley Preliminaries
10:49 Male4×100-meter medley relay
11:08 AM, Woman4×100-meter medley relay
In the afternoon
7:02 Men's 50m Backstroke Final
7:10 AM Women's 50m Breaststroke Final
7:18 Women's 50m Freestyle Final
7:31 Men's 1500m Freestyle Final
7:59 Men's 400m Individual Medley Final
8:15 AM Women's 400m Individual Medley Final
8:33 AM, Male4×100-meter medley relayFinals
8:49 Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final



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Swimming action on Day 3 of the World Championships in Singapore: Tang Qianting wins bronze in the 100m breaststroke.
Day 2 at the Singapore World Swimming Championships: Qian Haiyang makes a triumphant return, claiming the 100m breaststroke title, while Yu Zidi narrowly misses out on a medal by just 0.06 seconds.
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