Mollie O’Callaghan Rips 200 Free US Open Record In Carmel

2025 SWIMMING WORLD CUP – CARMEL

• October 10-12, 2025
• Carmel, Indiana
• SCM (25 meters)
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  • Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2
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The speedy swims we saw yesterday continued on tonight on day two of the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup stop in Carmel, Indiana.

This evening, we saw the final of the women’s 200m freestyle unfold, with Olympic multi-medalist Mollie O’Callaghan of Australia ripping a gold medal-worthy time of 1:50.77.

O’Callaghan of Australia beat the field by nearly 2 seconds with compatriot Lani Pallister settling for silver in 1:52.41 followed by Anna Peplowoski, who wrangled up bronze in 1:53.08.

O’Callaghan’s 1:50.77 effort erased the former U.S. Open record of 1:51.99 Hong Kong Olympic medalist Siobhan Haughey put on the books three years ago.

O’Callaghan split 13.90/14.08/14.06/14.21/14.36/14.30/13.71 to get the job done tonight in Carmel, leading wire-to-wire in the process.

O’Callaghan’s dominant performance now renders the Aussie the #3 performer of all time, according to the World Aquatics database.

Top 5 Women’s SCM 200 Freestyle Perfomers All-Time

1. Siobhan Haughey (HKG) – 1:50.31, 2021
2. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 1:50.42, 2017
3. Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) – 1:50.77, 2025
4. Federica Pelligrini (ITA) – 1:51.17, 2009
5. Katinka Hosszu (HUN) – 1:51.18, 2014

Women’s 200m Freestyle — Final

• World Record: 1:50.31 — Siobhan Haughey, Hong Kong (2021)
• World Junior Record: 1:51.62 — Claire Weinstein, United States (2024)
• World Cup Record: 1:50.43 — Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2017)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:51.19 — Siobhan Haughey, Hong Kong (2022)

Final:

1. Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) – 1:50.77
2. Lani Pallister (AUS) – 1:52.41
3. Anna Peplowski (CLB) – 1:53.08
4. Erika Fairweather (NZL) – 1:53.33
5. Freya Colbert (GBR) – 1:54.30
6. Marrit Steenbergen (NED) – 1:54.95
7. Bella Sims (CLB) – 1:55.57
8. Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 1:55.79