Kate Douglass Lowers Own US Open Record With 2:13.97 200 Breaststroke

2025 SWIMMING WORLD CUP – CARMEL

• October 10-12, 2025
• Carmel, Indiana
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Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Final

• World Record: 2:12.50 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024)
• World Junior Record: 2:14.70 – Evgeniia Chikunova, RUS (2023)
• World Cup Record: 2:12.72 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024)
• U.S. Open Record: 2:15.99 – Kate Douglass, USA (2019)

Final:

1. Kate Douglass (USA) — 2:13.97 *U.S. Open Record* 
2. Anna Elendt (GER) — 2:17.80
3. Rebecca Meder (RSA) — 2:18.14
4. Alex Walsh (USA) — 2:18.96
5. Ella Ramsay (AUS) — 2:19.61
6. Mona McSharry (IRL) — 2:20.03
7. Eneli Jefimova (EST) — 2:20.58
8. Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) — 2:23.26

Kate Douglass lowered her own US Open record in the 200 breaststroke swimming to a 2:13.97 in finals. This morning, she swam a 2:15.99 to break the previous US Open record of a 2:17.03 set by Lilly King back in 2019.

Split Comparison

Douglass was faster tonight on all four of her 50s compared to this morning in prelims. She is the World Record holder in the event as well after swimming a 2:12.50 at last December’s SCM World Championships. She was slightly slower on the second 100 today compared to last December.

Last fall, Douglass raced the 200 breast at all three World Cup stops. She consistently improved, going from a 2:15.96 in Shanghai, to a 2:14.16 in Incheon, and finally to a 2:12.72 in Singapore. Her 2:12.72 was a World Record before she lowered it at Worlds. Her improvement in the event bodes well for the future stops in Westmont, Illinois and Toronto, Canada.