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2025 World Junior Swimming Championships
August 19-24, 2025 Otopeni, Romania LCM (50 meters) Meet Central Meet Packet Team Leaders’ Guide SwimSwam Event Page SwimSwam Preview Psych Sheets Live Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 Finals: Day 1Finals Heat Sheet
Welcome back to day two of the World Junior Championships in Otopeni, Romania. We have a very busy and fast finals session ahead of us, and there could be some World Junior Records on the line.
Day 2 Finals Schedule
Boys 100 Backstroke Final Girls 200 Butterfly Final Boys 200 Freestyle Final Girls 50 Breaststroke Final Boys 100 Backstroke Medal Ceremony Boys 100 Butterfly Semifinal Girls 200 Butterfly Medal Ceremony Girls 100 Freestyle Semifinal Boys 200 Freestyle Medal Ceremony Boys 100 Breaststroke Final Girls 100 Backstroke Final Girls 50 Breaststroke Medal Ceremony Boys 200 IM Final Boys 100 Breaststroke Medal Ceremony Girls 800 Freestyle Fastest Heat Girl’s 100 Backstroke Medal Ceremony Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay Final Boys 200 IM Medal Ceremony Girls 800 Freestyle Medal Ceremony Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay Medal CeremonyThere will be nine medal events this evening with two event semifinals sprinkled in. There are no semifinals for events 200 and above, which is how we ended up with so many medal events this evening, so we are going to go through them fast.
As a reminder, the United States is using the finals of this meet as an opportunity for Pan Pacs qualification. With eight individual event finals tonight, we could see some event shakeups.
The first two events will both see American swimmers in lane four. Gavin Keogh is the top seed in the boys 100 backstroke by almost three tenths ahead of Ireland’s John Shortt, and Audrey Derivaux grabbed the top qualifying spot in the 200 fly this morning by just three-hundredths over Japan’s Umi Ishizuka.
Event 3, the boys 200 free final, will feature Austrian swimmer Christian Giefing as the only swimmer under 1:48 this morning with Japan’s Raito Numata just over a tenth back.
We are back to American led events on the next one with Rachel McAlpin owning the middle lane in the girls 50 breaststroke final with her two tenth lead over Ralina Giliazova from the Neutral Athletes ‘B’.
After the girls 50 breast will be the only semifinals of the day. Brazilian Lucio Flavio Filho and American Rowan Cox will each take a middle lane as the 1st and 2nd seeds.
The Girls 100 freestyle is next, and the event is all about American Rylee Erisman who is the top seed by more than a second after breaking the Championship Record this morning. Her time from prelims would have earned a spot on the Pan Pacs team, but she will need to repeat the swim tomorrow evening.
The boys 100 breaststroke is one of the most anticipated races so far this meet with young British superstar Filip Nowacki facing off against World Junior Record holder Shin Ohashi from Japan. They will be in lanes four and five in the final, and the WJR could be up for grabs.
Charlotte Crush has the top seed in the girls 100 backstroke by more than a second as the only swimmer under 1:00 yesterday. Her time of 59.21 was also only a tenth away from the Championship Record in the event, which could be on the line tonight.
Mikhail Shcherbakov from the NAB delegation is the top seed in the 200 IM final, just three tenths ahead of Japan’s Raito Numata and Yumeki Kojima. They were the only athletes under 2:00 in prelims.
The final individual event will be the fastest heat of the girls 800 freestyle timed final. American Kennedi Dobson currently holds the top time at 8:34.74, a mark that all the athletes will be trying to beat.
The mixed 4×100 medley relay will be the final event of the day, and the Neutral Athlete ‘B’ team will be the top seed by almost half-a-second.
BOYS 100 BACKSTROKE – Final
World Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, ITA (2022) World Junior Record: 52.08 – Miron Lifintsev, NAB (2024) Championship Record: 52.91 – Ksawery Masiuk, POL (2022)GIRLS 200 BUTTERFLY – Final
World Record: 2:01.81 – Liu Zige, CHN (2009) World Junior Record: 2:03.03 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024) Championship Record: 2:07.20 – Lana Pudar, BIH (2023)BOYS 200 FREESTYLE – Final
World Record: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann, GER (2009) World Junior Record: 1:42.97 – David Popovici, ROU (2022) Championship Record: 1:46.18 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)GIRLS 50 BREASTSTROKE – Final
World Record: 29.16 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2023) World Junior Record: 29.30 – Benedetta Pilato, ITA (2021) Championship Record: 30.19 – Eneli Jefimova, EST (2023)BOYS 100 BUTTERFLY – Semifinal
World Record: 49.45 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021) World Junior Record: 50.62 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017) Championship Record: 51.08 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017)GIRLS 100 FREESTYLE – Semifinal
World Record: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2017) World Junior Record: 52.70 – Penny Oleksiak, CAN (2016) Championship Record: 53.17 – Rylee Erisman, USA (2025BOYS 100 BREASTSTROKE – Final
World Record: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2019) World Junior Record: 58.94 – Shin Ohashi, JPN (2025) Championship Record: 59.01 – Nicolo Martinenghi, ITA (2017)GIRLS 100 BACKSTROKE – Final
World Record: 57.13 – Regan Smith, USA (2024) World Junior Record: 57.57 – Regan Smith, USA (2019) Championship Record: 59.11 – Regan Smith, USA (2017)BOYS 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – Final
World Record: 1:52.69 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2025) World Junior Record: 1:56.99 – Hubert Kos, HUN (2021) Championship Record: 1:57.29 – Maximus Williamson, USA (2023)GIRLS 800 FREESTYLE – Fastest Heat (TIMED FINAL)
World Record: 8:04.12 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2025) World Junior Record: 8:11.00 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2014) Championship Record: 8:22.49 – Lani Pallister, AUS (2019)MIXED 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – Final
World Record: 3:37.43 – USA (2024) World Junior Record: 3:44.84 – USA (2019) Championship Record: 3:44.84 – USA (2019)Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2025 World Junior Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
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