World Aquatics Championships 2025: Luca Urlando wins gold in butterfly, Jack Alexy sets American record
But that changed Wednesday, as Luca Urlando came away with the gold. Urlando posted a 1:51:87 time, beating out Poland's Krzysztof Chmielewski and Australia's Harrison Turner for the top spot.
Chmielewski finished second with a time of 1:52:64. Turner came in third, posting a 1:54:17 time.
The win is a long time coming for Urlando, who was on the rise before a shoulder injury derailed him in 2022.
With the win, Urlando becomes the first American man to pick up a gold medal at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. The team struggled early at the event due to an illness that caused a number of swimming to pull out of events or post slower times than usual. The team has recovered since then, with the women leading the way. Gretchen Walsh and Katie Ledecky are among the Team USA women to pick up gold medals at the World Championships so far.
Jack Alexy sets new American record in 100m freestyle
American Jack Alexy looked strong during 100m freestyle prelims Wednesday. Alexy turned in an incredible time of 46.81, setting a new American record.
Alexy's time narrowly beat Caeleb Dressel's 46.96 from the 2019 World Championships.
It was an impressive performance by Alexy, but it didn't result in a medal ... yet. Alexy still needs to compete in the final. If he can recapture his semifinal performance, Alexy could walk away from the 100m freestyle with a medal.
His job did get somewhat easier Wednesday after 100m freestyle favorite Pan Zhanle was surprisingly eliminated after a poor performance in the semis.
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