Newcomers to observe on the 2025 World Swimming Championships

From Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh dealing with off within the 800m freestyle to Lilly King swimming the ultimate race in her skilled profession, the 2025 World Swimming Championships might be stuffed with unforgettable races from a few of swimming’s most acquainted faces.

But it should even be stuffed with a complete new slate of younger swimmers making their debut on the worldwide stage and previewing what the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games may need in retailer.

With the 2025 World Swimming Championships set to happen in Singapore starting tomorrow, let’s take a look at a few of the rising American stars to control all through the meet.

Campbell McKean
50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke

Campbell McKean (mick-CANE) is a reputation you need to count on to see everywhere in the breaststroke occasions within the subsequent few years. The 18-year-old from Bend, Oregon, made historical past on the U.S. Open when he turned the primary male swimmer 18 or beneath to interrupt 59 seconds within the 100m breaststroke. McKean might be vying for a medal within the 100m breaststroke– as he’s seeded fourth– however he shouldn’t be missed in one of many latest Olympic races, the 50m breaststroke, wherein he gained the nationwide title over veteran Michael Andrew this 12 months.

Caroline Bricker
200m butterfly

Caroline Bricker, a rising junior at Stanford University, is about to make her debut on the worldwide stage after stunning the group on the U.S. Open– and herself– as she gained the nationwide title within the 200m butterfly. Bricker, who was seeded seventh coming into the meet, unexpectedly surged previous Olympic gold medalists Regan Smith and Alex Shackell on the ultimate lap of the race, out-touching Smith on the wall and clocking a lifetime greatest that was practically 4 seconds quicker than her entry time. Bricker is coming into the World Championships because the fourth seed, however it will be no shock if she ended up on the rostrum with a brand new lifetime greatest swim.

Luka Mijatovic
400m freestyle

Rising highschool junior Luka Mijatovic (mee-YAH-duh-vitch) is about to be the youngest American male to compete at a World Championships since Michael Phelps in 2001. The 16-year-old completed second within the 400m freestyle on the U.S. Open behind Rex Maurer, shattering his personal nationwide age group file for 15-16-year-olds, whereas additionally swimming beneath the 17-18-year-old file. Mijatovic additionally broke the 200m freestyle file for 15-16-year-olds and swam quicker than Michael Phelps’ 17-18 file set in 2003. The World Championships would be the excellent alternative for Mijatovic to get his foot within the door with swimming on a global stage. Mijatovic is seeded eleventh within the 400m freestyle.

McKenzie Siroky
50m breaststroke

Three years in the past, McKenzie Siroky (sir-OH-kee) was dedicated to play Division I hockey. Two years in the past, she swam her first-ever long-course meet and certified for the Olympic Trials. Now, she’s competing within the 50m breaststroke on the World Swimming Championships towards one of the best swimmers on the earth. The better part is, Siroky even has an opportunity to finish up on the rostrum, as she is seeded fifth, lower than two-tenths of a second behind Olympic gold medalist King.

For somebody who has a novel story, Siroky had nothing in need of a novel qualification for this meet. After tying Emma Weber for second within the finals of the U.S. Open, the 2 had a swim-off, the place Siroky swam a lifetime greatest 30.05 to say the spot. Siroky is simply getting began, and he or she might be a reputation to control because the 2028 Olympics close to.

Rex Maurer
400m freestyle, 400m IM, 4x200m freestyle relay

Rex Maurer had one of many greatest breakthrough seasons in collegiate swimming historical past this 12 months. After lacking the finals by a landslide on the 2024 NCAA Championships within the 500y freestyle and 400y IM, Maurer was topped NCAA champion in each occasions a 12 months later. He then introduced that momentum into the U.S. Open earlier this summer time, swimming arguably one of the best meet of his profession en path to qualifying for his first World Championships.

Maurer turned the third-fastest American within the 400m freestyle and broke the 17-year-old U.S. Open file whereas shattering his personal private greatest time by over three seconds. Maurer is seeded seventh on this occasion, however he ranks second on the earth this season, solely behind Germany’s Lukas Martens. Maurer is seeded eighth within the 400m IM, standing as a powerful contender to make the ultimate and battle for a podium spot. Maurer may also swim a leg within the 4x200m freestyle relay.

Gabriel Jett
200m freestyle

While Gabriel Jett could be barely older than the remainder of the newcomers making their first World Championship appearances, he’s not to be missed. The 22-year-old completed simply behind Olympic bronze medalist Luke Hobson within the 200m freestyle on the U.S. Open to say a spot on the World Championship staff for the primary time in his profession. Jett is heading to Singapore because the fourth seed, only one hundredth of a second behind Great Britain’s Matthew Richards, and is hoping to go away with some {hardware}.

How to Watch 2025 World Swimming Championships

The 2025 World Swimming Championships will stream on Peacock beginning Saturday, July 26.

● Dates: July 26 – August 2
● Venue: Singapore Sports Hub
● Streaming: Peacock