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A dominant performance by Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), who went 2:18.50 in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke to claim an American record, championship record, and gold medal, highlighted night six of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. Her swim ranks as the second fastest in history and marks her first individual gold of the meet. 

Torri Huske (Arlington, Va./Arlington Aquatic Club) added to her international resume with a bronze medal in the women’s 100m freestyle, finishing with a time of 52.89. The medal is the twelfth of her long course World Championships career, making her the eighth most decorated American woman in competition history. 

The men’s 4x200 freestyle relay was a fight to the finish, with Henry McFadden (Haddonfield, N.J./Jersey Wahoos), Gabriel Jett (Clovis, Calif./California Aquatics), Luke Hobson (Reno, Nev./Longhorn Aquatics), and Rex Maurer (Pasadena, Calif./Longhorn Aquatics) earning a time of 7:01.24 to place fourth. In the men’s 200m breaststroke, AJ Pouch (Henderson, Nev./Pinnacle Racing) went 2:09.13 to place fifth.

Athletes qualifying for tomorrow’s finals include Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./TAC Titans) and Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Longhorn Aquatics) in the women’s 200m backstroke, Jack Alexy (Mendham, N.J./California Aquatics) and Santo Condorelli (Jacksonville, Fla./Unattached) in the men’s 50m freestyle, and Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./New York Athletic Club) in the women’s 50m butterfly. 

Women’s 100m Freestyle – FINAL

3 – Torri Huske (Arlington, Va./Arlington Aquatic Club), 52.89

Huske on the meet: “It was definitely a rocky start, and I’ve never had such a rollercoaster of a meet before, but I’m really proud of not just that swim but my prelims and semis as well, and that I was able to get back to normal.”

Men’s 100m Butterfly – Semifinals

19 – Shaine Casas (McAllen, Texas/Longhorn Aquatics), 51.66

26 – Thomas Heilman (Crozet Va./Cavalier Aquatics), 52.02

Women’s 200m Backstroke – Semifinals

3 – Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./TAC Titans), 2:08.13

5 – Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Longhorn Aquatics), 2:08.67

Men’s 50m Freestyle – Semifinals

2 – Jack Alexy (Mendham, N.J./California Aquatics), 21.32

7 – Santo Condorelli (Jacksonville, Fla./Unattached), 21.68

Men’s 200m Breaststroke – FINAL

5 – AJ Pouch (Henderson, Nev./Pinnacle Racing), 2:09.13

Women’s 200m Breaststroke – FINAL

1 – Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 2:18.50*

*Championship record and American record

Douglass on her race plan: “I definitely think my race plan in this particular event has been to try to go out 1:06, and I know that my back half isn't as strong as others, so I think it's important for me to get out fast. And I know I had the ability to do that, especially with my 100m getting better this meet, I felt like I was capable of going out faster. I have the confidence that I had a little bit left in the tank, and that I could possibly go a best time. I’m really happy with the 2:18. I did not expect to go that fast tonight. My semi-final race, I took a lot less strokes than usual, so I knew that I had the ability to go even faster. I also knew that racing the world record holder in that event was going to push me to go faster, so I just went out strong and then tried to come back as fast as I could.”

Douglass on her gold medal: “I was just really excited to win a gold for Team USA, especially with the tough week we’ve had. That was really important for me, to contribute to the team and boost our confidence going into these last two days.”

Women’s 50m Butterfly – Semifinals

1 – Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./New York Athletic Club), 25.09

14 – Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 25.74

Men’s 4x200m Freestyle – FINAL

4 – 7:01.24

Henry McFadden (Haddonfield, N.J./Jersey Wahoos)

Gabriel Jett (Clovis, Calif./California Aquatics)

Luke Hobson (Reno, Nev./Longhorn Aquatics)

Rex Maurer (Pasadena, Calif./Longhorn Aquatics)

Competition continues tomorrow, Saturday, August 2 at the World Aquatics Championships Arena. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. Singapore standard time/ 10 p.m. ET, while finals start at 7 p.m. Singapore standard time/ 7 a.m. ET. Tomorrow’s finals include the women’s 50m butterfly, men’s 50m freestyle, women’s 200m backstroke, men’s 100m butterfly, women’s 800m freestyle, and the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay.

Meet information and the complete competition schedule are available here.