In the first final of day three, the men's 200 m freestyle, American Ryan Lochte won gold in a time of 1:44.44. Fellow American Michael Phelps won the silver with a time of 1:44.79, his second consecutive silver in the event at a World Aquatics Championships. In the women's 100 m backstroke, Chinese Zhao Jing won the gold in a time of 59.05, just 1/100 of a second ahead of Russian Anastasia Zuyeva.
In the concluding session of day three, Ryan Lochte from the United States emerged victorious in the men's 200m freestyle event with a time of 1:44.44, while his American teammate Michael Phelps secured silver with a time of 1:44.79, repeating his second consecutive silver medal performance at the World Aquatics Championships. In contrast, Chinese swimmer Zhao Jing claimed gold in the women's 100m backstroke with a time of 59.05, narrowly defeating Russian Anastasia Zuyeva.