Singapore: Swimming world championships - Australia's beaming Harris foils Walsh treble bid at worlds

Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - August 3, 2025 - Gold medallist Canada's Summer McIntosh and France's Leon Marchand celebrate with their trophies after winning best female and male swimmer of the World Aquatics Championships. -- REUTERS/Hollie Adams

SINGAPORE (AFP): Australia's Meg Harris denied Gretchen Walsh a sprint treble at swimming's world championships in Singapore on Sunday, winning the 50m freestyle for her first individual world title.

Harris, the Paris Olympics silver medallist, powered home in 24.02sec to beat Chinese pair Wu Qingfeng (24.26) and Cheng Yujie (24.28).