Sarah Sjöström wins 21st individual medal, breaking Phelps record - ESPN

Sarah Sjöström won her 21st career medal in individual races in the world championships, surpassing Michael Phelps' 20 for the record with a victory in the women's 50-meter freestyle Sunday.

Swedish swimmer Sjöström, who set the world record in the semifinals Saturday, powered home in the final 25 meters for the win, clocking 23.62 — only one-hundredth of a second away from her world-record effort the day before.

«I'm super happy with that. It was very busy yesterday, with the world record and the gold medal,» said Sjöström, who won a fifth straight world title in the 50 butterfly on Saturday.

It was another of Phelps' longstanding records that fell on the final day of worlds. Katie Ledecky broke a tie with Phelps by winning a record 16th individual gold Saturday in the 800 freestyle, while French youngster and potential Paris Olympics star Leon Marchand set the world record in the men's 400-meter individual medley last Sunday to break the last individual mark that Phelps had held from his illustrious swimming career.

Shayna Jack of Australia picked up the silver in the 50 free in 24.10, while Zhang Yufei of China earned the bronze in 24.15.

Summer McIntosh, the 16-year-old Canadian who also promises to be a star in Paris next year, won her second gold medal of worlds by taking the women's 400-meter individual medley in 4:27.11.

The victory for McIntosh, the world-record holder in the event, added to her win in the 200 butterfly Friday.

McIntosh seized the lead in the opening leg and won going away, recording the third-fastest time in history. American Katie Grimes took the silver in 4:31.41, with Jenna Forrester of Australia picking up the bronze in 4:32.30.

«Going into tonight, I just wanted to see how hard I could