Swimming World Championships 2013 Results: Winners, Medal Count and Standings

Action is heating up at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona where the biggest names in swimming, including Missy Franklin and Ryan Lochte, are competing in a number of familiar events.

As expected, the United States and France have both gotten off to strong starts this summer, each winning multiple gold medals within the first three days of the Championships. Australia, Russia and Brazil are just three of the other nations with high expectations in Spain.   

With the World Championships in full swing, here we'll get you up to speed on what's happened thus far.

Missy Franklin Sets Record With Sixth World Gold

Just as she did last summer in London, American teenage swimming sensation Missy Franklin won gold in the 100-meter backstroke in Barcelona, beating out Australia's Emily Seebohm and Aya Terakawa of Japan, per Alan Abrahamson on Twitter:

Franklin recently turned 18 this past May, but she already has five Olympic medals, including four golds.

She won the gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai as a 16-year-old. Franklin will look to repeat in that event this summer. She is the current world-record holder in the 200-meter backstroke after posting a time of 2:04.06 at last summer's Olympic Games.

Her gold as part of the United States' 4x100m medley Sunday gave her a record six in the World Championships. On her Twitter account the transcendent young star was beaming with pride:

Franklin won individual championships in the 200m freestyle, 100m backstroke and two other relay events.

Katie Ledecky Crushes the World Record in 1500-Meter Freestyle

Another remarkable American teenager, Katie Ledecky shattered the world record en route to winning gold in the women's 1500-meter freestyle, per Ken Fang on Twitter:

Ledecky finished in a time of 15:36.53, more than six seconds better than the previous world record, which was 15:42.54, held by American Kate Ziegler. Ziegler recorded that time back in 2007.

The 16-year-old Ledecky first burst onto the scene in London a year ago, winning gold in the 800-meter freestyle at the age of 15. The Washington, D.C., native, who also won the 400-meter freestyle at this year's World Championships, will be the overwhelming favorite to win the women's 800-meter freestyle this coming weekend.

Conor Dwyer Has Strong Showing in Men's 200-Meter Freestyle

Conor Dwyer wasn't able to chase down France's Yannick Agnel in the men's 200-meter freestyle in Barcelona, but the 24-year-old turned out an impressive effort nonetheless, snagging silver after finishing in a time of 1:45.32, per Universal Sports on Twitter:

As the above tweet points out, Ryan Lochte missed out on the podium after finishing in fourth place. Lochte did earn a silver with the U.S. men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay team that won silver on Saturday.

For those who aren't familiar with Dwyer, he was a key part of the U.S. men's team that won gold in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay in London last summer. 

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