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 third and final session of day three, American Ryan Lochte secured gold in the men's 200m freestyle event with a time of 1:44.44, while fellow American Michael Phelps took silver with a time of 1:44.79, his second consecutive silver medal in the event at the World Aquatics Championships. In the women's 100m backstroke, Chinese Zhao Jing emerged victorious with a time of 59.05, edging out Russian Anastasia Zuyeva by just 1/100th of a second.