How to observe Katie Ledecky on the 2025 World Swimming Championships

Swimming phenomenon Katie Ledecky heads to Singapore for the 2025 World Swimming Championships, trying so as to add extra {hardware} to her assortment of 26 World Championship medals.

Since successful her first Olympic gold medal at 15 years outdated on the 2012 London Olympic Games, Ledecky has dominated the game, turning into probably the most adorned feminine swimmer in Olympic historical past alongside the way in which.

At 28 years outdated, Ledecky has had top-of-the-line seasons of her profession, breaking her personal world document within the 800m freestyle and swimming her quickest time since 2018 within the 1500m freestyle in May. As she enters her seventh World Swimming Championships, she is going to try to defend her world titles within the 800m and 1500m freestyles and reclaim the title within the 400m freestyle.

Despite the absence of two-time 400m freestyle world champion Ariarne Titmus at this 12 months’s meet, a brand new heated rivalry has emerged within the freestyle subject between the veteran Ledecky and Canadian famous person Summer McIntosh.

When Will Katie Ledecky compete on the 2025 World Swimming Championships?

Swimming will start on Saturday, July 26, and conclude on Sunday, August 3. Ledecky certified for 3 particular person occasions and is anticipated to take part in a single relay. Heats are at 10 PM ET every day and finals will happen at 7 AM ET. She will compete on the next days:

• Women’s 400m freestyle heats: Saturday, July 26
• Women’s 400m freestyle finals/Women’s 1500m freestyle heats: Sunday, July 27
• Women’s 1500m freestyle finals: Tuesday, July 29
• Women’s 4×200 freestyle relay finals/Women’s 800m freestyle heats: Thursday, July 31
• Women’s 800m freestyle finals: Saturday, August 2

Women’s 800m freestyle preview

Ledecky and McIntosh face off within the 800m freestyle, making for one of many weekend’s most anticipated occasions.

Since Ledecky captured gold within the 800m freestyle on the 2012 London Olympic Games, she has been unstoppable on this occasion. She set the world document on the 2016 Rio Olympics and spent 9 years chasing it with none critical challenges from her rivals. In May, Ledecky unexpectedly broke her document with a time of 8:04.12 at a TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, proving that her finest swimming days aren’t over but.

Behind Ledecky looms Summer McIntosh, the 18-year-old coming off the perfect meet of her profession at June’s Canadian Swimming Trials, the place she broke three world data and clocked the third-fastest time in historical past within the 800m freestyle (which is lower than a second off Ledecky’s world document). McIntosh hasn’t raced the 800m freestyle on the world stage for the reason that Tokyo Olympics 4 years in the past, difficult herself to interrupt Ledecky’s six-time world title streak on this occasion.

Katie Ledecky eyes the longest reign in World Championships historical past. Summer McIntosh desires to finish it.

Women’s 400m freestyle preview

The two can even go head-to-head within the 400m freestyle, however this time, McIntosh can be within the driver’s seat. After dropping to Ledecky on the TYR Pro Swim Series in May – in what was Ledecky’s quickest swim in 9 years – McIntosh swam the quickest time of her profession and reclaimed the world document from Titmus the next month.

McIntosh is seeded over two seconds quicker than Ledecky, however both of these swimmers might stroll away with the gold medal.

Women’s 1500m freestyle preview

The 1500m freestyle is a unique story for Ledecky. She owns the 23 quickest instances within the historical past of this occasion and is seeded almost 15 seconds forward of the following swimmer within the subject, Australia’s Lani Pallister. She will possible be in a race of her personal, chasing the clock to get as near her world document as doable.

Ledecky swam the second quickest time in historical past in Fort Lauderdale in May, suggesting a world document is inside attain. She can even possible take part within the 4×200 freestyle relay ultimate for Team USA.

Gretchen Walsh has by no means gained a person world title in a long-course pool. She might go away worlds with 4 of them.

How many instances has Katie Ledecky competed on the World Championships?

The 2025 World Swimming Championships mark Ledecky’s seventh World Championship look (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025).

It wasn’t till after her Olympic debut on the London Games that Ledecky competed in her first World Championship meet. In 2013, Ledecky took residence gold medals within the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle, in addition to the 4x200m freestyle relay.

How many medals does Katie Ledecky have?

Ledecky is probably the most adorned girl in World Championships historical past, boasting 21 gold medals and 5 silver medals. She has gained at the very least one gold medal in every of her six World Championship appearances. Michael Phelps (33) and Ryan Lochte (27) are the one swimmers with extra medals than her.

If Ledecky takes residence gold within the 800m freestyle, she is going to develop into the primary swimmer to win seven consecutive world titles in a person occasion. She turned the primary swimmer to win six consecutive world titles in 2023, however Sarah Sjostrom joined her on this elite class in 2024 after claiming her sixth 50m butterfly world title.

How to Watch the 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

The World Swimming Championships air stay on Peacock from July 26-Aug. 3.