Click on the video player above to watch live coverage of the opening swimming finals session at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh will face American star Katie Ledecky in the women’s 400-metre freestyle final scheduled for 7:32 a.m. ET — the first of their two matchups this week.
The 18-year-old from Toronto reclaimed the world record in the event at the Canadian trials last month with a time of 3:54.18, beating the mark of 3:55.38 set by Australia’s Ariarne Titmus at the 2023 worlds.
McIntosh will also compete in the women’s 200m individual medley semifinals at 7:59 a.m. ET. She is looking to become the second swimmer in history to win five individual titles at a single long-course world championships, after Michael Phelps in 2007.
Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivières, Que., will swim in the lane next to McIntosh in the 200m medley semis.
Sunday’s session will also feature Montreal’s Ilya Kharun and Toronto’s Josh Liendo in the men’s 50m butterfly semifinals at 7:23 a.m. ET.
The other finals set for Sunday are the men’s 400m freestyle (7:02 a.m. ET), the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay (8:16 a.m. ET) and the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay (8:27 a.m. ET).
The full competition schedule is available here.
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