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Smith, Douglass and Walsh Set Record Marks as Swimming World Cup Opens in Carmel

The three-stop short-course series heads to Westmont with fields altered by key absences.

Overview

  • Regan Smith lowered her American short-course record in the 200m butterfly to 2:00.28, ranking as the third-fastest performance in history.
  • Kate Douglass won the 200m breaststroke in 2:13.97 and now owns the four fastest times ever in the event.
  • Gretchen Walsh captured the 100m individual medley in 55.91, a World Cup record that adds to her all-time top marks in the event.
  • Australia’s Kaylee McKeown won the 50m backstroke in 25.42, while Hungary’s Hubert Kos took the men’s 200m backstroke in 1:46.84 ahead of Léon Marchand.
  • The three-stop, 25m series awards points toward overall titles, with Summer McIntosh out in Carmel due to illness and Marchand not expected to race Westmont or Toronto.