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FUKUOKA, Japan – The 2023 World Aquatics Championships pool competition started Sunday at the Marine Messe Arena. Team USA athletes captured three silver medals and one bronze – two in individual events and one in each of the women’s and men’s 4x100m relays.

Chris Guiliano, David Johnston, Matt King, Destin Lasco, Josh Matheny, Maxine Parker, Dare Rose and Gretchen Walsh made their World Championships (LCM) debut on Sunday.

Women’s 400m Freestyle – FINAL
SILVER – Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club), 3:58.73*
Eighth – Bella Sims (Henderson, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada), 4:05.37
*23rd career World Championships medal

Ledecky on her performance: “I can’t really complain. I thought Ariarne (Titmus) and Summer (McIntosh) would be fast and so I just wanted to stay in contact. I felt like I did that. I took off. I lost contact. It wasn’t bad; my stroke feels good, and I feel good in the water. I think all year my 800 felt better than my 400, so it’s just maintaining how I am feeling this meet.”

Men’s 400m Individual Medley – FINAL
SILVER – Carson Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason Manta Rays), 4:06.56
Fourth – Chase Kalisz (Baltimore, Md./Sun Devil Swimming), 4:10.23

Foster on his performance: “It’s always good to get on the podium. It’s always the goal. I’ve been practicing going in with no expectations and letting my body do the work. I’m happy with silver.”

Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – FINAL
SILVER – USA, 3:31.93
   Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./Nashville Aquatic Club/University of Virginia), 54.06
   Abbey Weitzeil (Santa Clarita, Calif./California Aquatics), 52.71
   Olivia Smoliga (Glenview, Ill./Sun Devil Swimming), 52.88
   Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 52.28

*With the U.S. earning silver, prelim swimmers Torri Huske and Maxine Parker also receive medals.

Abbey Weitzeil on the race: “Medaling is always the goal for Team USA. We’re always swimming for gold, and we knew it was going to be a challenge out there. Props to the Australians; they’re always an amazing team. We had some girls really step up for us today with some amazing splits. I’m really proud of us.”

Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – FINAL
BRONZE – USA, 3:10.82
   Ryan Held (Springfield, Ill./New York Athletic Club), 48.16
   Jack Alexy (Mendham, N.J./California Aquatics), 47.56
   Chris Guiliano (Douglassville, Pa./University of Notre Dame), 47.77
   Matt King (Snohomish, Wash./Texas Ford Aquatics), 47.32

*With the U.S. earning bronze, prelim swimmers Destin Lasco and Justin Ress also receive medals.

Matt King on the race: “That was my first real finals race. The Australians put up a real fight, especially going up against (Kyle) Chalmers at the end. I knew that was going to be a tough race. It’s a great experience to be here with these guys.”

Women’s 100m Butterfly – SEMIFINAL
Second – Torri Huske (Arlington, Va./Arlington Aquatic Club), 56.76
T-Sixth – Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./Nashville Aquatic Club/University of Virginia), 57.14
The final will be contested on Monday, July 24.

Women’s 200m Individual Medley – SEMIFINAL
First – Alex Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./Nashville Aquatic Club/University of Virginia), 2:08.27
Sixth – Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 2:10.38
The final will be contested on Monday, July 24.

Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SEMIFINAL
Third – Nic Fink (Morristown, N.J./Metro Atlantic Aquatic Club), 58.88
Sixth – Josh Matheny (Pittsburgh, Pa./Indiana Swim Club/Indiana University), 59.20*
*Matches personal best
The final will be contested on Monday, July 24.

Men’s 50m Butterfly – SEMIFINAL
Second – Dare Rose (Jersey City, N.J./California Aquatics), 22.79*
*Personal best; No. 3 American all-time
The final will be contested on Monday, July 24.

Men’s 50m Butterfly – PRELIM
29th – Shaine Casas (McAllen, Texas/Longhorn Aquatics), 23.69

Men’s 400m Freestyle – PRELIM
Ninth – Kieran Smith (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield Aquatic Club), 3:45.77
17th – David Johnston (Dallas, Texas/Rockwall Aquatic Center/University of Texas), 3:48.68 

Competition continues Monday, July 24 with prelims at 10:30 a.m. and finals at 8 p.m. local time. In the U.S., prelims are Sunday, July 23 at 9:30 p.m. ET with finals at 7 a.m. ET on Monday, July 24.

The World Aquatics Swimming Championships medal table, sorted by federation and by athlete, can be found here. For more on the U.S. team at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, visit here.