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USA Swimming closed out the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in record-breaking style on the final night of the competition. The American women’s 4x100m medley relay squad of Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Longhorn Aquatics), Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./New York Athletic Club), and Torri Huske (Arlington, Va./Arlington Aquatic Club) delivered a dominant performance to secure gold and a new world record with a time of 3:49.34.

Bobby Finke (Clearwater, Fla./Saint Petersburg Aquatics) capped his week with a bronze medal in the men’s 1500m freestyle, adding to his distance legacy on the world stage. The men’s 4x100m medley relay team of Tommy Janton (Kennett Square, Pa./University of Notre Dame), Josh Matheny (Pittsburgh, Pa./Indiana Swim Club), Dare Rose (Jersey City, N.J./California Aquatics), and Jack Alexy (Mendham, N.J./California Aquatics) secured a hard-fought bronze anchored by an astonishing 45.95 freestyle split from Alexy.

The evening also marked a milestone moment as Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana Swim Club) stepped onto the blocks for her final swim, contesting the 50m breaststroke and polishing off a storied, medal-filled career that has inspired a generation of swimmers. As a member of the women’s 4x100m medley relay preliminary team, King finishes her career with another gold medal.

The Americans leave Singapore atop the medal table with 29 total medals – nine gold, eleven silver, and nine bronze. The team finishes competition with two new world records, five total American records, and five total championship records. USA Swimming earned the Team of the Meet award, recognizing the collective effort, depth, and determination of its athletes. 

“I am incredibly proud of this team for closing out the meet with so much vigor,” USA Swimming Team Captain Michael Andrew said. “Throughout the highs and lows of the week, this team never backed down, and winning the team award perfectly demonstrates that resilience. This is a building block for our road to LA 2028!”

Men’s 50m Backstroke – FINAL

5 - Quintin McCarty (Colorado Springs, Colo./Wolfpack Elite), 24.58

Women’s 50m Breaststroke– FINAL

5 – Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana Swim Club), 30.25

King on her last race: “Honestly, tonight the pressure was off, and I just needed to show up and swim my last race. So, whatever happens, happens. I just tried to enjoy it and take the crowd in. It’s always fun to swim on the last night, because pretty much our entire team is in the stands. I got to look up to a huge USA crowd and just take it all in…. I hope I leave this sport better than I found it. That’s kind of what I’m hoping I leave the youth of the sport with…bring a little dose of Lilly to the swimming world.”

On what she brings to Team USA: “I just bring the same energy I bring to practice every day. I really try to come in and have a good attitude, make my day better, make other people's day better, and really just try to elevate the competition around me.”

Women’s 50m Freestyle– FINAL

4 – Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./New York Athletic Club), 24.40

6 – Torri Huske (Arlington, Va./Arlington Aquatic Club), 24.50

Men’s 1500m Freestyle - FINAL

3 – Bobby Finke (Clearwater, Fla./Saint Petersburg Aquatics), 14:36.60

Finke on his race: “It was interesting. I was feeling pretty decent in the beginning. I saw the split times and it was actually kind of slow compared to what I'd like to have. I'm proud of the USA team and what we've been able to accomplish… I'm proud of the team and what we've been able to do here…it's a big stepping point for the 2028 LA Olympics.”

Finke on the men’s results: “There's a lot of stuff being said. They have zero clue (about) the kind of teamwork that we have behind the scenes, and how well we're being put together. We have (about) eleven new guys on a team, and there's a lot of high schoolers. Those boys stepped up. And despite everything that was happening these past two weeks, we did great work.”

Men’s 400m Individual Medley – FINAL

20 – Rex Maurer (Pasadena, Calif./Longhorn Aquatics), 4:19.30

DNS – Carson Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Unattached)

Women’s 400m Individual Medley – FINAL

5 – Emma Weyant (Sarasota, Fla./University of Florida), 4:34.01

6 – Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev./Cavalier Aquatics), 4:36.52

Men’s 4x100m Mixed Relay – FINAL

3 – 3:28.62

Tommy Janton (Kennett Square, Pa./University of Notre Dame)

Josh Matheny (Pittsburgh, Pa./Indiana Swim Club)

Dare Rose (Jersey City, N.J./California Aquatics)

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

Alexy on the men’s relay performance: “I'm really proud of the team and the other guys, Josh (Matheny), Dare (Rose), Tommy (Janton), and also Campbell (McKean’s prelims swim). Obviously for Team USA, we always want to win, but we’re still on the podium there. Pretty good meet for us. Some things didn’t go our way in the past two weeks, but I think it’s a testament to Team USA’s resiliency and the hard work we put in. Not only in the past two months but also the past year. I think there’s a standard of excellence we’re expected to bring, and we had a lot of great swims…and it’s just going to fuel us for the next meet and the next few years for LA.”

Matheny on Alexy’s anchor leg: “He’s just had an incredible week and an incredible couple of years. He and I have been swimming for the national team since Budapest Junior Worlds, and watching him climb the ranks as well, and just become America’s premier sprinter. It’s just an honor to be there every step of the way and to be his friend while he throws down splits that you would not believe. I know the three of us have unbelievable confidence that when he gets in the water, as long as he sniffs them, he can get them.”

Janton on Alexy’s race: “Watching that swim in the last 30 meters, I knew he was going to pull it together and do what he needed to do…I’m very grateful to be a part of this relay and stand next to these guys as well. It was an honor to be up there with them and (Alexy) pulled through and got a 45. Second person to ever go 45, it’s truly an accomplishment.”

Women’s 4x100m Mixed Relay – FINAL

1 – 3:49.34*

*World record

Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Longhorn Aquatics)

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

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

Torri Huske (Arlington, Va./Arlington Aquatic Club)

Smith on the meet: “It feels really good ending the season this way with Team USA. We have so much faith and we're so proud of this medley relay. We always like ending with a bang…we bring our all every single time, and we wanted to deliver tonight, and that's what we did.”

Douglass on the relay world record: “I remember last year I watched these girls kill it for real in Paris and break this world record. And I’m so happy to have the chance this year and try to break that world record again. I'm really proud of this…​​It's not over till it's over. I'd say Team USA always knows how to finish with a bang.”

G. Walsh on the meet: “I think this is the best way to end the event, and I feel like we have such a good opportunity when you have this stacked group of women closing it out like this…We're going to put it all in the pool and we're going to leave Singapore with a smile on our face.”

Huske on the team camaraderie: “There was a recurring message that the team morale was really high, and I agree wholeheartedly. I've never felt so closely bonded to a team before in my international senior-level meet career. So even though there were highs and lows, I feel like it brought us really close together.”