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Walsh Breaks 50m Fly World Record as Swimming World Cup Opens in Carmel

The three-stop short-course series now turns to Westmont with stars balancing schedules and points races after a blistering opening night.

Overview

  • Gretchen Walsh lowered her own short-course world record in the 50m butterfly to 23.72 seconds in Carmel.
  • Walsh also won the 100m individual medley in 55.91, a World Cup record that ranks among the fastest times in history.
  • Regan Smith reset the American short-course record in the 200m butterfly at 2:00.28, the third-fastest performance all time.
  • Kate Douglass took the 200m breaststroke in 2:13.97, extending her hold on the event’s all-time top short-course marks.
  • Shaine Casas broke his American record to win the 200m individual medley in 1:49.43 over Léon Marchand, as Kaylee McKeown won the 50m backstroke in 25.42 and Summer McIntosh withdrew from Carmel due to illness.