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Westmont World Cup Delivers Trio of World Records for McKeown, O’Callaghan and Douglass

The World Aquatics World Cup leaves Illinois highlighting McKeown’s narrow 200m backstroke world record over Regan Smith ahead of the Toronto finale.

Overview

  • Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan lowered the women’s short‑course 200m freestyle world record to 1:49.77, becoming the first woman under 1:50 and eclipsing Siobhan Haughey’s 2021 mark.
  • Kaylee McKeown won the 200m backstroke in a world record 1:57.87, with Regan Smith second in 1:57.91 as both finished under Smith’s previous standard of 1:58.04.
  • Regan Smith equalled her 100m backstroke world record at 54.02 and earlier improved the American 200m butterfly record to 2:00.20 to open the meet.
  • American Kate Douglass set a 100m freestyle world record of 50.19, bettering Cate Campbell’s 2017 best, as O’Callaghan took silver in 51.44.
  • Ireland’s Ellen Walshe won the 400m individual medley in an Irish record 4:25.38 and Mona McSharry claimed 50m breaststroke gold in 29.59, as the World Cup now heads to Toronto on Oct. 23–25.