Summer Mcintosh V Katie LedCKY: The Fluetian Fluenz that has been determined to determine the World Championship | swimming star-news.press/wp

andOr the first time in more than a decade, Katie Ledecky may not be the most fearful swimming pool. This honor now belongs to Summer Mcintosh, the Canadian teenager is looking to do what Michael PhenPs only did before: he won five individual gold medals in the World Swimming Championship.

Their clash in the 800m free race on August 2 is the decisive moment of meeting for a week in Singapore. LEDECKY, the most decorating swimmers in history, offers the seventh unprecedented title of its dimension since 2013.

They are now sharing more than a hotline. Mcintosh grew up with a LEDECKY quote on her bedroom wall. Now she is ready to challenge her idol, and perhaps even eclipse. “Katie always brings my best,” McCaintech said. “This is why I never feel nervous of her race.”

Mcintosh arrives in Singapore in a historical form, after breaking the world record in the 400 -meter individual race, 200 meters from IM and 400 meters free for five days amazing in national experiences in Canada in June. Its 3: 54.18 in the previous global standard for the broken ariane Titmus of 400 meters and the brand set for a meeting that can be coronked. While it is held the fastest time in the world this year in four events, it is not the first official seed in freely 400 meters or 800 meters, both of which are led by Ledky. Its 8: 05.07 in 800 meters is the third fastest in history, only two swimming by Americans.

To meet on the penultimate day of the competition, the confrontation gives more drama. By that time, McCainch has already got three or four gold. But 800 meters is Ledky Fort. In the words of the team manager in the United States, Greg Mihan, he is the “Golden Standard”.

McCaintech said she chose to add 800 meters this year because she represents the biggest challenge. You will need each ounce of endurance, especially with 14 or 15 races in eight days, thanks to the duties of deportation and rapid transformation such as Sunday 400 meters free after 30 minutes by 200 meters IM. “It is a very difficult schedule that she has set for herself,” said Canada’s coach, Canada coach. “But it flourishes the challenge.”

Absolutely absent from the 800 -meter start list is Arren Timos, who won the Olympic Gold Medal in Paris in the 400 -meter free race, which takes the year. In this race, he took a silver maccosh and claims to make a bronze. However, Ledky won gold in 800 meters in Paris, and continued her historical hegemony in this event. This race provides rearranging the hierarchical sequence for long distances and possibly the moment of water gatherings in the history of sports. Mcintosh’s victory will not only lead the LEDECKY momentum to its Olympics in La 2028, but indicates a real transformation between generations.

However, LEDECKY is still hard. In May, she rewroved the 800 -meter world record, where 8: 04.12 was recorded in Florida. Although the Mcintosh program is more harsh, the concentrated LEDECKY schedule may allow it to maintain energy in the Saddam Sardah.

Even if the Mcintosh is short in 800 meters, it is still the overwhelming favorite of Medley and 200 meters butterfly. The ingenuity of her is that McDonald says it is difficult to name the best event for her. If you complete the survey, you will join Phelps as the only swimmer that wins five individual gold in one world.

But Mcintosh is not the only interest in Singapore. The 12 -year -old Chinese Yu Zaidi will line up in the 200 -meter, 400 meters and 200 meters. Her qualified times would put her fourth in each of these events in the Paris Olympics. Yu is already 15 seconds faster than Mcintosh was the same age. “There is always someone after that,” McDonald said. “This is the nature of this sport.”

In the events of the men, all the attention will be on Léon Marchand from France, who won the Olympic Gold Medal four times that shook La Défense Arena even a year ago in providing “ideal” home games. His coach, Bob Bowman, urged a more streamlined approach to Singapore: Marshand dropped a fly of 200 meters and 200 meters from the chest to focus on 200 meters and 400 meters, with the possibility of deportation.

Marshand is expected to defend his world titles and may challenge the world record for Rayan Luchti for a long time in 1: 54.00 at 200 meters. “Expecting is to do what he can now, not where he was last summer,” said Bowman. Marshand returned to the Bowman program in Austin after a brief stagnation after the Olympics. Whether he can evoke the same brilliance in Singapore, it will be three years from Los Angeles 2028, it will be one of the central questions for a meeting.

The runners dominate the rest of the men’s program. Pan Zhanle will defend in China, which starts from 46.40 Olympic gold in Paris, for its free title 100 meters. Romanian David Popovichi, who achieved the world record before the rise of Ban, will be a great competitor in each of 100 meters and 200 meters empty. Daniel Wiften, the ruling world champion in Ireland, the world champion 800 meters and 1500 meters free. The 22 -year -old has his attention on the world record in the Zhang Lane era of 7: 32.12 in the 800 -meter race, a sign that cannot be prejudiced. “I think all the world records will be broken,” Wifin recently said. “I am ready to push myself so much.”

The Great British Denkan Scott, an eight -time Olympic medal, simplified his own program to seek this world -class world title. “This event is all I have, so I will lay all my eggs in one basket.”

Scott also proves a free sequence of 4 x 200 meters free for British men, defending Olympic champions. The Quartet Committee – Scott, Matt Richards, Tom Dean and James Jay – is now seeking their first world title together.

Elsewhere, the American star Gritchen Walsh is looking to transform her success in the short cycle to long length dominance, and Molly Ocalahman returns in Australia as a serious threat to Sprint Freestyles.

The new 4800 -seat in Singapore is a suitable stage for post -Olympic reset. Nearly 30 countries are expected to win medals, a testimony to the growing global depth of swimming. But for all new arrivals and national aspirations, the specified narration may continue to descend into two swimmers in one race. “Maybe it would be the summer who wanted to challenge it,” said McCain’s coach Farid Fergino about her decision to take over Ledky at 800 meters. “I accepted the challenge a little early, for these worlds. But I think they are ready.”