2025 U.S. OPEN
- December 3-6, 2025
- Austin, Texas
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
- Prelims: 10 a.m. EST
- Finals: 7 p.m EST (Day 1: 5 p.m. EST)
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Day 3 Finals Heat Sheet
Swimming fans are in for a treat this evening for the night 3 finals of the 2025 U.S. Open Championships.
Summer McIntosh is entered in three 100s tonight, racing the 100 fly, 100 back and 100 breaststroke in lieu of her typical event, the 400 IM.
The women’s 100 fly final could be one of the most exciting events of the meet with World Record holder Gretchen Walsh coming in as the top seed ahead of Regan Smith, Alex Shackell, and Summer McIntosh.
The 100 breaststroke will see McIntosh as the last seed in the ‘B’ final after she qualified 16th out of prelims. The ‘A’ final features Kate Douglass, who has recently begun swimming the event internationally, and Olympic bronze medalist Mona McSharry side-by-side.
In the 100 back, Smith will also take the pool again, this time as the top seed ahead of Katharine Berkoff. McIntosh will race from lane 1 after just squeaking into the ‘A’ final this morning.
The other women’s events ar the 400 IM, where Mary-Sophie Harvey is the top seed in 4:40.98, more than two seconds ahead of Emma Weyant.
In the 200 freestyle, Indiana’s Anna Peplowski is the top seed in 1:58.19, three tenths ahead of Simone Manuel‘s 1:58.43 to qualify 2nd.
The men’s meet will see Leon Marchand hit the pool twice, once as the 6th seed in the men’s 100 fly, which is perhaps the most exciting race on the men’s side as well. He will race a hoard of World Championships medalists in Shaine Casas, Ilya Kharun, Dare Rose, Caeleb Dressel, and Hubert Kos.
He will also swim the 100 breaststroke as the top seed in the ‘B’ final while Alexei Avakov was the only swimmer under 1:00 this morning and will lead Texas teammate Campbell McKean and Nate Germonprez.
Carson Foster is the top seed in the men’s 400 IM, coming in more than three seconds ahead of 2nd seed Tristan Jankovics.
Hubert Kos will swim his 2nd event as the top seed of the 100 backstroke where he is the clear favorite to win.
The meet will end with the men’s 200 freestyle where SCM World Record holder Luke Hobson is the 2nd seed behind last night’s 50 freestyle champion Chris Guiliano.
WOMEN’S 100 FLY – Finals
- World Record: 54.60, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2025
- U.S. Open Record: 54.60, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2025
U.S. Open Meet Record: 56.21, Torri Huske (USA) – 2023Texas Pool Record: 56.38, Sarah Sjostrom
Top 8 Finishers
- Gretchen Walsh (NYAC) – 55.60 CR
- Regan Smith (TXLA) – 56.18
- Summer McIntosh (TXLA) – 57.01
- Alex Shackell (CSC-IN) – 58.22
- Marie Wattel (SUN) – 58.98
- Campbell Stoll (TEX) – 59.13
- Leah Shackley (NCS) – 59.57
- Isabella Boyd (SVA) – 59.76
There might have been some big names, but the World Record holder secured a decisive victory. Gretchen Walsh took home the top time in the women’s 100 fly final, touching in a new meet and pool record time of 55.60 as the only swimmer under 56 seconds in the event.
She takes down Torri Huske’s 2023 Meet Record of 56.21 and Sarah Sjostrom’s Texas Pool Record of 56.38.
Walsh was out in 25.52, just two tenths off her World Record swim from the 2025 Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale, and more than a second ahead of Regan Smith and Alex Shackell who tied for 2nd at the 50 mark.
She came home in 30.08, which allowed Smith to make up more than half-a-second with her monster closing speed of 29.33 earning her the fastest split in the field to finish 2ndi n 56.18.
Summer McIntosh was 3rd in 57.01, a new personal best time, dropping from the 57.19 she swam in April of 2024. She was out in 26.92 and came home in 30.09.
Alex Shackell finished 4th in 58.22 after splitting 31.37 on her closing 50.
MEN’S 100 FLY – Finals
- World Record: 49.45, Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 2021
- U.S. Open Record: 49.76, Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 2021
U.S. Open Meet Record: 50.78, Shaine Casas (USA) – 2023Texas Pool Record: 50.78, Shaine Casas
Top 8 Finishers
- Shaine Casas (TXLA) – 50.24 CR
- Ilya Kharun (UN-AZ) – 50.40
- Leon Marchand (TXLA) – 51.20
- Caeleb Dressel (SJAC) – 51.33
- Hubert Kos (TXLA) – 51.72
- Bjoern Kammann (TNAQ) – 51.95
- Dare Rose (SCAR) – 52.06
- Aiden Hayes (NCS) – 52.68
Shaine Casas has been electric over the last 12 months, and he just continues to get better. He won tonight’s 100 fly final in 50.24, a new Championship Record time, taking five tenths off the 50.78 he set in prelims, and a new personal best time, dropping from his 50.40 that he swam in July of 2022.
With that performance, Casas will move up to #9 in the all-time rankings in the event, jumping Australia’s Matthew Temple who previously held the spot in 50.25 from December of 2023. He was out in 1st from the beginning of the race, splitting 23.22 on his 1st 50 to sit half-a-second ahead of Hubert Kos‘s 23.78.
Updated Top 10 All-Time
- Caeleb Dressel (USA) — 49.45
- Maxime Grousset (FRA) — 49.62
- Kristof Milak (HUN) — 49.68
- Michael Phelps (USA) — 49.82
- Noe Ponti (SUI) — 49.83
- Milorad Cavic (SRB) — 49.95
- Josh Liendo (CAN) — 49.99
- Ilya Kharun (CAN) — 50.07
- Shaine Casas (USA) — 50.24
- Matthew Temple (AUS) — 50.25
Ilya Kharun finished 2nd in 50.40, about three tenths off his lifetime best 50.07 from August of 2025. Kharun almost caught Casas at the end, splitting 26.55 to move from 4th to second. Casas was 27.02 on the closing 50.
Leon Marchand was out in 5th at the 50 mark, turning in 24.01, but he came home in 27.19 to overtake Caeleb Dressel and Kos for the bronze medal, outtouching Dressel by just a tenth.
WOMEN’S 400 IM – Finals
- World Record: 4:23.65, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2025
- U.S. Open Record: 4:26.98, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2025
- U.S. Open Meet Record: 4:28.61, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2022
- Texas Pool Record: 4:34.25, Kirsty Coventry
Top 8 Finishers
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) – 4:36.75
- Tara Kinder (SVA) – 4:39.01
- Emma Weyant (GSC-FL) – 4:39.45
- Sadie Buckley (NCAP) – 4:45.33
- Rosie Murphy (UCLA) – 4:45.64
- Ieva Maluka (ABSC) – 4:49.76
- Emma Cigna (NCAP) – 4:53.29
- Emma Finlin (OSU) – 4:53.49
Mary-Sophie Harvey won the women’s 400 IM in 4:36.75, coming in more than two seconds ahead of Tara Kinder’s 4:39.01 for 2nd.
Harvey was in 3rd at the halfway mark, splitting 2:15.92 to come in behind Sadie Buckley’s 2:15.25 and Tara Kinder’s 2:15.61.
Harvey took over the lead on the breaststroke, splitting the fastest time in the field of 1:17.09. Only Tara Kinder also swam under 40 seconds on both 50s, coming in at 1:18.52.
Harvey came home in 1:03.74 to lock up the event win.
Kinder swam 4:39.01 in 2nd and Emma Weyant was 4:39.45 for 3rd as the final swimmer under 4:40 in the heat.
MEN’S 400 IM – Finals
- World Record: 4:02.50, Leon Marchand (FRA) – 2023
- U.S. Open Record: 4:05.25, Michael Phelps (USA) – 2008
U.S. Open Meet Record: 4:10.09, Chase Kalisz (USA) – 2022Texas Pool Record: 4:08.46, Carson Foster
Top 8 Finishers
- Carson Foster (UN-MR) – 4:07.02 CR
- Luka Mijatovic (PLS)/Baylor Nelson (TEX) – 4:15.91
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- Cooper Lucas (TEX) – 4:16.60
- Tommy Bried (UOFL) – 4:18.65
- Tristan Jankovics (OSU) – 4:19.02
- Bobby Finke (SPA-FL) – 4:19.02
- Gregg Enoch (UOFL) – 4:24.80
Carson Foster demolished the men’s 400 IM field, touching in 4:07.02 to come in almost eight seconds ahead of 2nd place finishers Luka Mijatovic and Baylor Nelson, who swam 4:15.91 to tie for 2nd.
Foster was out in 55.23 to turn more than a second ahead of Cooper Lucas who sat in 2nd at 56.33. He only built his lead from there, to swim 4:07.02, his 3rd fastest time ever, and only half-a-second off his lifetime best of 4:06.56. It is also the 2nd fastest swim in the world in 2025, only behind Leon Marchand.
Mijatovic and Nelson tied for 2nd place, a new personal best for Mijatovic, dropping from the 4:16.18, he swam at the USA Swimming Nationals in June.
- Mijatovic’s Splits: 57.10/1:07.13/1:14.62/57.06
- Nelson’s Splits: 57.48/1:06.23/1:12.89/59.31
Mijatovic made up a significant amount of ground on the freestyle, after Nelson out split him on the first three legs, splitting 57.06 on his final 100, which was nearly two seconds faster than Nelson’s 59.31.
WOMEN’S 100 BREAST – Finals
- World Record: 1:04.13, Lilly King (USA) – 2017
- U.S. Open Record: 1:04.45, Jessica Hardy (USA) – 2009
- U.S. Open Meet Record: 1:04.45, Jessica Hardy (USA) – 2009
- Texas Pool Record: 1:06.30, Lydia Jacoby
Top 8 Finishers
- Kate Douglass (NYAC) – 1:06.55
- Alexanne Lepage (CAN) – 1:06.81
- Mona McSharry (TNAQ) – 1:06.81
- Aliz Kalmar (FRES) – 1:07.57
- Piper Enge (TEX) – 1:07.88
- Alex Walsh (NYAC) – 1:07.98
- Mackenzie Lung (FRES) – 1:08.70
- Skyler Smith (NCAC) – 1:09.30
Kate Douglass won her 3rd event of the meet, touching in 1:06.55 in the women’s 100 breaststroke to come in three tenths ahead of Canada’s Alexanne Lepage and Mona McSharry who tied for 2nd place.
McSharry started the race in the top spot, turning in 31.20 to sit a little more than a tenth ahead of Douglass’s 31.33 in 2nd. Lepage was 31.85 on the opening 50, more than half-a-second back.
Lepage had the fastest closing 50 in the field, splitting 34.96 to be the only swimmer under 35 in the event. Douglass split 35.22 to move into the lead and earn the event win, and McSharry was 35.61 to tie with Lepage.
Summer McIntosh finished 8th in the ‘B’ final at 1:12.02
MEN’S 100 BREAST – Finals
- World Record: 56.88, Adam Peaty (GBR) – 2019
- U.S. Open Record: 58.14, Michael Andrew (USA) – 2021
- U.S. Open Meet Record: 59.28, Andrew Wilson (USA) – 2019
Texas Pool Record: 59.61, Brendan Hansen
Top 8 Finishers
- Alexei Avakov (IU) – 59.45
- Campbell McKean (TEX) – 59.67
- Jack Kelly (UN-MR) – 59.72
- Josh Matheny (ISC) – 59.73
- Nate Germonprez (TEX) – 59.80
- Denis Petrashov (CARD) – 59.81
- Noah Cakir (IU) – 1:00.55
- Luke Barr (TFA) – 1:00.79
Another pool record goes down with Alexei Avakov setting the top time in the men’s 100 breaststroke final of 59.45, taking nearly two tenths off Brendan Hansen’s 59.61 Texas Pool Record.
Avakov was out in 3rd at the 50 meter mark, turning in 27.81 to sit behind Jack Kelly (27.62) and Campbell McKean (27.73).
The 2nd 50 saw Avakov swim the fastest split with his 31.64 moving him into 1st in the event over Campbell McKean, who was 31.94 to touch in 59.67, and Jack Kelly, who touched in 59.72 with his 32.10 2nd 50 split.
Indiana Swim Club’s Josh Matheny finished 4th in 59.73, and Nate Germonprez was 4th in 59.80. Germonprez currently leads the NCAA rankings ahead of McKean while Avakov sits back in 11th.
Leon Marchand won the ‘B’ final with his 1:00.56, which would have been 7th.
WOMEN’S 100 BACK – Finals
- World Record: 57.13, Regan Smith (USA) – 2024
- U.S. Open Record: 57.13, Regan Smith (USA) – 2024
- U.S. Open Meet Record: 57.95, Regan Smith (USA) – 2022
Texas Pool Record: 58.34, Regan Smith
Top 8 Finishers
- Regan Smith (TXLA) – 58.19
- Katharine Berkoff (WOLF) – 58.71
- Leah Shackley (NCS) – 59.42
- Erika Pelaez (NCS) – 59.56
- Ingrid Wilm (CAN) – 59.57
- Phoebe Bacon (WISC) – 59.65
- Summer McIntosh (TXLA) – 1:01.62
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) – 1:01.97
The women’s 100 backstroke saw the 4th pool record of the session with Regan Smith swimming 58.19 to lock up the top time over Katharine Berkoff‘s 58.71, breaking her own pool record time of 58.34.
She led throughout the race, splitting 28.36 on the 1st 50, already sitting two tenths ahead of Katharine Berkoff‘s 28.56 for 2nd. Smith split the fastest closing 50 as well, touching in 29.83 to be the only swimmer under 30 seconds.
Berkoff split 30.15, which was the 2nd fastest in the field.
Leah Shackley came in just ahead of Erika Pelaez for 2nd, stopping the clock in 59.42 afters splitting 29.12/30.30 to Pelaez’s 29.26/30.30.
Summer McIntosh was less than half-an-hour removed from her 100 breast final, and she touched in 7th at 1:01.62, just ahead of Mary-Sophie Harvey‘s 1:01.97. Harvey is also coming off an event, having won the 400 IM about an hour ago.
MEN’S 100 BACK – Finals
- World Record: 51.60, Thomas Ceccon (ITA) – 2022
- U.S. Open Record: 51.94, Aaron Peirsol (USA) – 2009
- U.S. Open Meet Record: 52.51, Nick Thoman (USA) – 2009
- Texas Pool Record: 52.51, Shaine Casas
Top 8 Finishers
- Hubert Kos (UN-ST) – 52.63
- Blake Tierney (CAN) – 53.52
- Ivan Tarasov (AU) – 53.77
- Daniel Diehl (NCS) – 54.46
- Joe Hayburn (LOYO) – 54.64
- Hudson Williams (NCS) – 54.95
- Tommy Hagar (BAMA) – 55.15
- Jack Aikins (UVA) – 56.06
Hubert Kos won the men’s 100 backstroke in 52.62, touching nearly a second ahead of Canada’s Blake Tierney who touched in 53.52 for 2nd overall.
Kos led through the race, turning in 25.61 at the 50-meter mark. He also had the fastest 2nd 50 at 27.02, which was three tenths faster than Tierneys 27.33.
Ivan Tarasov finished 3rd in 53.77 as the final swimmer under 54 seconds after splitting 25.99 and 27.78.
WOMEN’S 200 FREE – Finals
- World Record: 1:52.23, Ariarne Titmus (AUS) – 2024
- U.S. Open Record: 1:54.13, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2023
- U.S. Open Meet Record: 1:54.20, Siobhan Haughey (HKG) – 2023
- Texas Pool Record: 1:54.43, Katie Ledecky
Top 8 Finishers
- Simone Manuel (TXLA) – 1:56.66
- Anna Peplowski (ISC) – 1:57.43
- Liberty Clark (IU) – 1:58.18
- Inez Miller (TEX) – 1:59.53
- Erin Gemmell (TEX) – 1:59.68
- Daria Golovaty (UOFL) – 2:00.04
- Erin Little (OSU) – 2:00.97
- Chloe Stepanek (LIAC) – 2:01.72
Simone Manuel had an absolutely monster swim in the women’s 200 freestyle, swimming just six tenths over her lifetime best in the event of 1:56.09 from July of 2019 leading off the relay at the World Championships.
This was her fastest ever individual swim in the event, dropping from the 1:56.90 she swam in June of this year.
Manuel was out in 2nd place, turning three tenths behind Anna Peplowski at the 100 meter mark. From there, she built into her swim, turning 1st at the 150 mark in 1:26.39, less than a tenth ahead. She had the fasest final 50 split in the field of 30.27 to lock up the event win over Peplowski.
- Manuel’s Splits: 27.05/29.68/29.66/30.27
- Peplowski’s Splits: 27.00/29.47/29.99/30.97
Indiana freshman Liberty Clark swam eight tenths faster than the 1:58.81 best time she swam in the prelims to touch in 1:58.18 for 3rd place. Coming into the meet, Clark had never been faster than 2:00 in the event.
MEN’S 200 FREE – Finals
- World Record: 1:42.00, Paul Biedermann (GER) – 2009
- U.S. Open Record: 1:43.73, Luke Hobson (USA) – 2025
U.S. Open Meet Record: 1:45.91, Chris Guiliano (USA) — 2025Texas Pool Record: 1:45.76, Yannick Agnel
Top 8 Finishers
- Luke Hobson (NYAC) – 1:44.49 CR
- Chris Guiliano (TXLA) – 1:45.67
- Patrick Sammon (UN-MR) – 1:46.59
- Gabriel Jett (CAL) – 1:46.61
- Aaron Shackell (IU) – 1:46.75
- Tomas Navikonis (OSU) – 1:47.42
- Kieran Smith (RAC) – 1:47.93
- Kaique de Morais Alves (BAMA) – 1:48.36
Luke Hobson dominated the men’s 200 free final, touching in 1:44.49 to beat training partner Chris Guiliano‘s 1:45.67 by more than a second. He shattered Guiliano’s prelims Meet Record time of 1:45.91 and Yannick Agnel’s pool record time of 1:45.70 in the process.
Hobson turned in 3rd at the 50 meter mark after getting out in 24.45 to Guiliano’s 24.31 and Patrick Sammon’s 24.43.
He quickly took over the lead on the next 50 with a huge split of 26.15, faster than anyone else in the field by half-a-second.
He had the fastest 3rd and 4th 50 splits in the field as well with his rd 50 coming in at 26.49 and his 4th 50 dropping back to 27.40.
Guiliano finished 2nd in 1:45.67, three tenths off his lifetime best of 1:45.38 that he swam in June of 2024 to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the event.
Patrick Sammon finished 3rd in 1:46.59, just off his lifetime best of 1:46.54 from June.
Shaine Casas won the ‘B’ final in 1:46.62, which would have been 5th in the final, and was just two tenths off his lifetime best of 1:46.49 from May.
Did Michael Andrew just leave the meet after the 2nd day?
I ask this at every meet now.
Is sub 55 100 fly equal to sub 52 free?
According to Gemini Based on historical performance sub 55 fly is equal to sub 51 free
I get why everyone swims at texas but from a fan perspective it’s kind of annoying. You don’t get this in other sports.
Go watch other sports
This sport, and this moment in it, is unique. One can’t ignore the bowman effect
You absolutely do in gymnastics. In fact, also in Texas, lol.
Would you prefer they go elsewhere and swim slower?
First in person meet was so fun!!!!
Some takeaways:
1) the venue is cool, tons of open seats (💀) and got a great view of the pool and the swimmers/coaches on the side of the deck. It lowkey seemed like we were the only people there not affiliated with a team or swimmer, which should not have been a surprise but is still kinda sad.
2) favorite swims to watch: Simone, Carson, Shaine, Luke, Hubi. Literally nothing like a closing lap of freestyle 🔥
3) like y’all said, C finals don’t need to be in the main session 😅 no offense to those swimmers who all did great jobs, but if a 2.5 hour session can be… Read more »
Thank you for this!
Love how far you’ve come in your fandom. Are you an Austin native?
Yes born and raised!!! And somehow was totally unaware of UT’s swim history the whole time I went there! I feel super lucky to be in such a hub for the sport right now.
I started learning to swim 1.5 years ago and becoming a fan of the sport has been a side effect I never ever would have guessed. I can’t count the number of times this year that I’ve googled “X swimmer swimswam” or gone over reaction threads from old meets to find out facts and lore that is simply not anywhere else. Extremely grateful to everyone here, including you, who has answered my nonstop questions this year 🥹
This is great!
I ignored Swimming until 2019. Runner for 45 years. Knee said “NO MORE”, and I started swimming and studying swimming. I curse myself for never paying attention to it. What a fantastic sport.
(And now everyone is thrilled to see me here.)
Thank you for sharing this. As I read it I could imagine myself there. I enjoy your description of the coaches and other swimmers on the deck cheering, etc. Captures the whole milieu!
Shackells are plateauing
Regress incoming
Gretchen Washed sub 55 was a fluked!
nice bait
Terrible bait actually. At least make it believable.
This is hate speech honestly
Go home!
Obviously trolling.
How does one “fluke” an athletic achievement?
I can understand getting elected POTUS, but not this.
didn’t she do it at 3 diff meets?
No and 55.6 by her tonight would have won at Singapore
Hey Rowdy,
USA Swimming failed to medal in the men’s 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. Don’t you even dare to attempt to throw shade at the female contingent of USA Swimming in the women’s 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay.
Rowdy needs to go since he is talking out of his arse.
In any other job, he’d been fired for incompetence.
Come on guys, he’s just old
If that B final was any indication, this A final could be a barnburner.