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Watch live coverage of swimming finals at World Aquatics Championships

Click on the video player above to watch live coverage of the last finals session at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.

The action gets underway Sunday at 7 a.m. ET.

Canadian star Summer McIntosh will go for her fourth gold and fifth medal of the week at 8:15 a.m. ET in the women’s 400-metre individual medley final.

WATCH l CBC Sports’ The Ready Room recaps McIntosh vs. Ledecky in 800m freestyle:

Summer McIntosh settles for bronze, Katie Ledecky reigns supreme in 800 free final | The Ready Room

The excitement was palpable as the two juggernauts of the sport Katie Ledecky & Summer McIntosh went head-to-head in the 800 free final. Here we break down the race, and hear from both Ledecky and McIntosh post race. Ilya Kharun also captured bronze in the pool, his first-ever long course world medal.

McIntosh won the world title in the event in 2022 and 2023. She is also the reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder, having clocked 4:23.65 to lower her own mark at the Canadian trials in June.

The 18-year-old from Toronto has already won gold in the 400m freestyle, 200m medley and 200m butterfly in Singapore, along with bronze in the 800m free.

The final day of competition will feature seven other finals:

  • 7:02 a.m. ET — men’s 50m backstroke
  • 7:10 a.m. ET — women’s 50m breaststroke
  • 7:18 a.m. ET — women’s 50m freestyle
  • 7:31 a.m. ET — men’s 1,500m freestyle
  • 7:59 a.m. ET — men’s 400m individual medley
  • 8:33 a.m. ET — men’s 4x100m medley relay
  • 8:49 a.m. ET — women’s 4x100m medley relay

Reporter Devin Heroux will be on site in Singapore speaking to Canadians following their races, and will join The Ready Room show live on YouTube every day after finals, with Brittany MacLean Campbell hosting from Toronto. The show will include Canadian highlights, athlete interviews and analysis.

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