The prelims of the third day of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships kicked off from Singapore.
The events for Tuesday’s prelims session are the men’s 50 breaststroke, women’s 200 freestyle, men’s 200 butterfly and men’s 800 freestyle.
Here is a look at what happened in the Day 3 heats:
World Championships: Men’s 50 Breaststroke
Italy’s Simone Cerasuolo was the fastest in the 50 breaststroke to kick off the morning. The 22-year-old got to the wall in 26.42 to earn the top seed in the semifinals.
Japan’s Taku Taniguchi was 23 hundredths of a second behind at 26.65 to take the second deed.
German’s Melvin Imoudu grabbed the third seed in 26.64, followed by Kirill Prigoda (26.76), Ivan Kozhakin (26.77), South Africa’s Chris Smith (26.82), Ronan Wantenaar (26.75) and Ilya Shymanovich, who rounded out the top eight.
Also advancing was Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi (26.90) and Netherlands’ Caspar Corbeau (26.94), who placed ninth and 10th, respectively.
There were no U.S. swimmers to make the semifinals with Campbell McKean finishing 24th (27.32) and Michael Andrew taking 25th (27.37).
World Championships: Women’s 200 Freestyle
New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather put together a strong race to earn the top seed in the 200 free.
The 21-year-old was third after the 50, but turned at the halfway point in the lead at 56.76 before finishing in 1:56.54.
USA’s Erin Gemmell was two tenths back with a swim of 1:56.74, putting her in prime position for the semifinals.
Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan, the Olympic champion in the event, took the third seed in 1:57.04, right in the mix as well.
Her compatriot Jamie Perkins grabbed the fourth seed in 1:57.08, followed by Czech Republic’s Barbora Seemanova (1:57.13), China’s Liu Yaxin (1:57.33) and U.S. teen Claire Weinstein (1:57.38).
There was a three-way tie for the eighth with South Africa’s Aimee Canny, Great Britain’s Freya Colbert and Canada’s Ella Jansen all finishing in 1:57.53.
China’s Li Bingjie (1:57.57) and Canada’s Mary–Sophie Harvey (1:57.72).
