Newcomers to look at on the 2025 World Swimming Championships

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

But it would even be crammed 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.

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

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Campbell McKean
50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke

Campbell McKean (mick-CANE) is a reputation you need to anticipate to see all around 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 grew to become the primary male swimmer 18 or below 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 neglected in one of many latest Olympic races, the 50m breaststroke, through which he received the nationwide title over veteran Michael Andrew this yr.

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Caroline Bricker
200m butterfly

Caroline Bricker, a rising junior at Stanford University, is ready to make her debut on the worldwide stage after stunning the group on the U.S. Open– and herself– as she received 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 finest that was almost 4 seconds sooner than her entry time. Bricker is coming into the World Championships because the fourth seed, however it could be no shock if she ended up on the rostrum with a brand new lifetime finest swim.

Luka Mijatovic
400m freestyle

Rising highschool junior Luka Mijatovic (mee-YAH-duh-vitch) is ready 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 document for 15-16-year-olds, whereas additionally swimming below the 17-18-year-old document. Mijatovic additionally broke the 200m freestyle document for 15-16-year-olds and swam sooner than Michael Phelps’ 17-18 document set in 2003. The World Championships would be the excellent alternative for Mijatovic to get his foot within the door with swimming on a world stage. Mijatovic is seeded eleventh within the 400m freestyle.

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Luka Mijatovic turned 16 years previous in April and holds 14 nationwide age group information.

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 in opposition to the very best swimmers on this planet. 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 singular story, Siroky had nothing in need of a singular 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 finest 30.05 to assert the spot. Siroky is simply getting began, and he or she might be a reputation to regulate because the 2028 Olympics close to.

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

Rex Maurer had one of many largest breakthrough seasons in collegiate swimming historical past this yr. 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 yr later. He then introduced that momentum into the U.S. Open earlier this summer season, swimming arguably the very best meet of his profession en path to qualifying for his first World Championships.

Maurer grew to become the third-fastest American within the 400m freestyle and broke the 17-year-old U.S. Open document whereas shattering his personal private finest time by over three seconds. Maurer is seeded seventh on this occasion, however he ranks second on this planet 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 struggle for a podium spot. Maurer can even swim a leg within the 4x200m freestyle relay.

Gabriel Jett
200m freestyle

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While Gabriel Jett is likely to be barely older than the remainder of the newcomers making their first World Championship appearances, he’s not to be neglected. The 22-year-old completed simply behind Olympic bronze medalist Luke Hobson within the 200m freestyle on the U.S. Open to assert a spot on the World Championship crew 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

2025 World Swimming Championships: How to watch, schedule, preview

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