Two Cavaliers Win Silver to Open World Championships

SINGAPORE– Ten Virginia swimming student-athletes and alumni are competing at the FINA World Aquatics Championships July 26 through August 3 at the World Aquatics Championships Arena in Singapore.

Prelims start at 10 pm ET each day with finals at 7 am the next morning. Prelim and finals sessions will stream live on Peacock.

Sunday, July 27 Recap

Alumna Kate Douglass and rising sophomore Anna Moesch both earned silver medals with the women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay in the first day of competition. Moesch and Douglass swam in the prelims, giving the Americans the top time of 3:33.57, with Douglass clocking a 52.04 on her split.

Douglass swam the second leg of the final, with the American squad trailing the Australians until the final leg when Torri Huske put the Americans ahead, only to have the Olivia Wunsh surge at the end to outtouch Huske by 0.44. Gretchen Walsh was slated to swim the third leg of the relay, but was a late medical scratch, replaced by Erin Gemmell.

Walsh swam in the semis of the 100m Butterfly earlier in the session, tying for the top time with a 56.07. Huske had been slated to compete in the 100 Fly, but scratched the event to concentrate on the 4×100 Free Relay.

Alex Walsh also began competition on the opening day, swimming the 200m IM. Walsh had the second-fastest time in the semifinals, posting a 2:08.49.

Finals for the 100 Fly and 200 IM will take place during the 7 a.m. ET session on Monday, July 28.

Douglass will swim in her first individual event, the 100m Breast, during Sunday’s 10 p.m. ET prelims session. Rising senior Jack Aikins is also scheduled to swim in the prelims of the 100m Back. All sessions stream live on Peacock.

Cavaliers Competing at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships

• Jack Aikins (USA): 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke
• Aimee Canny (RSA): 200m Freestyle, 200m IM
• Sara Curtis (ITA): 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle
• Claire Curzan (USA): 200m Backstroke
• Kate Douglass (USA): 50m Butterfly, 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke
• Katie Grimes (USA): 400m IM
• Thomas Heilman (USA): 100m Butterfly
• Anna Moesch (USA): 4×100 Free Relay
• Alex Walsh (USA): 200m Breaststroke, 200m IM
• Gretchen Walsh (USA): 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly

Lana Pudar (BIH) qualified for the 100m Butterfly and 200m Butterfly, but will not be competing

CAVALIER EVENT SCHEDULE

July 26, 10 pm

• W 100 Fly Prelims
• W 200 IM Prelims
• 4×100 Free Relay Prelims

July 27, 7 am

• W 100 Fly Semis
• W 200 IM Semis
• 4×100 Free Relay Finals

July 27, 10 pm

• W 100 Breast Prelims
• M 100 Back Prelims

July 28, 7 am

• W 100 Breast Semis
• W 100 Fly Finals
• W 200 IM Finals
• M 100 Back Semis

July 28, 10 pm

• W 200 Free Prelims

July 29, 7 am

• W 200 Free Semis
• W 100 Breast Finals
• M 100 Back Finals

July 29, 10 pm

• W 200 Fly Prelims
• Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay Prelims

July 30, 7 am

• W 200 Free Finals
• W 200 Fly Semis
• Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay Finals

July 30, 10 pm

• W 100 Free Prelims
• W 200 Breast Prelims
• M 200 Back Prelims
• W 4×200 Free Relay Prelims

July 31, 7 am

• W 100 Free Semis
• W 200 Breast Semis
• M 200 Back Semis
• W 200 Fly Finals
• W 4×200 Free Relay Finals

July 31, 10 pm

• W 200 Back Prelims
• W 50 Fly Prelims
• M 100 Fly Prelims

Aug 1, 7 am

• W 100 Free Finals
• W 200 Breast Finals
• M 200 Back Finals
• W 200 Back Semis
• W 50 Fly Semis
• M 100 Fly Semis
• M 4×200 Free Relay Finals

Aug 1, 10 pm

• W 50 Free Prelims
• Mixed 4×100 Free Relay Prelims

Aug 2, 7 am

• W 200 Back Finals
• W 50 Fly Finals
• M 100 Fly Finals
• W 50 Free Semis
• M 4×200 Free Relay Finals

Aug 2, 10 pm

• W 400IM Prelims
• 4×100 Medley Relay Prelims

Aug 3, 7 am

• W 50 Free Final
• W 400 IM Final
• 4×100 Medley Relay Final