Archive · 31 Jul 2025
McIntosh and Marchand Win Gold at World Aquatics
At the World Aquatics Championships, Summer McIntosh, a very skilled swimmer, won a gold medal in the 200m butterfly race.
She swam it really fast, but missed the world record by just a tiny bit.
Another swimmer, Leon Marchand, won the 200m individual medley race.
A young girl named Yu Zidi, who is only 12 years old, also did very well, coming in fourth place in two different races!
It's a competition where swimmers from all over the world try to be the fastest.
Summer McIntosh won her third gold medal in the 200m butterfly at the World Aquatics Championships.
McIntosh's time of 2:01.99 was the second-fastest in history but missed the world record by 0.18 seconds.
Leon Marchand won the 200m individual medley with a time of 1:53.68.
Marchand's winning time in the 200m individual medley was the second-fastest in history.
Yu Zidi, a 12-year-old, finished fourth in the 200m butterfly and the 200m individual medley.
- Who
- Summer McIntosh, Leon Marchand, and Yu Zidi
- What
- Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand won gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships, and Leon Marchand broke the world record.
- When
- July 31, 2025
- Where
- Singapore
- Why
- To compete and win medals at the World Aquatics Championships.
- Event
- World Aquatics Championships
- Location
- Singapore
- Athlete
- Summer McIntosh
- Event (McIntosh)
- 200m Butterfly
- McIntosh's Time
- 2:01.99
- Athlete
- Leon Marchand
- Event (Marchand)
- 200m Individual Medley
- Marchand's Time
- 1:53.68
Sources
WR Broken! Leon Marchand Shatters 200m Individual Medley World Record In Singapore
WATCH: Leon Marchand smashes Ryan Lochte’s 14-year-old 200m individual medley world record – ‘A 1:52 on the 200 — that’s insane’
Leon Marchand shatters Ryan Lochte's 200m medley world record at 2025 World Aquatics Championships