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2025 SWIMMING WORLD CUP – CARMEL

Didn’t catch the final day of the 2025 Carmel World Cup? No worries, if you weren’t able to tune in, SwimSwam has compiled all the available race videos, courtesy of NBC Sports’ YouTube channel.

This article will be updated as more videos are posted.

Men’s 400 Individual Medley – Fastest Heat

  • World Record: 3:54.81 – Daiya Seto (JPN), 2019
  • World Cup Record: 3:57.25 – Daiya Seto (JPN), 2019
  • World Junior Record: 3:56.47 – Ilia Borodin (RUS), 2021
  • U.S. Open Record: 3:54.81 – Daiya Seto (JPN), 2019

Final:

  1. Carson Foster (CLB) – 3:59.58
  2. Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN) – 4:01.82
  3. Shaine Casas (CLB) – 4:03.10
  4. Lewis Clareburt (NZL) – 4:03.66
  5. Max Litchfield (GBR) – 4:05.85
  6. David Schlicht (AUS) – 4:07.11
  7. Trenton Julian (CLB) – 4:07.36
  8. Alberto Razzetti (ITA) – 4:08.18

It was the reigning World and Olympic silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita out first after 50 meters, but at the end of the fly he had been overhauled by American swimmers Carson Foster and Trenton Julian.

Foster touched first at halfway, although only just ahead of his countryman with Matsushita still within touching distance. Notably, he was just a quarter of a second ahead of Shaine Casas’ pace from this morning.

It was an unfamiliar stroke on which Foster made his move, building a two second gap over both the field and Casas over the breaststroke leg, with a 1:07.58 split. Julian fell away towards the end of the breaststroke, and left Matsushita as the only man close enough to challenge Foster.

However it was the Texas Longhorn who took the win in the only swim of the day under 4:00, touching in 3:59.58 thanks to a 56.27 final 100. Matsushita set a new personal best of 4:01.82 to take 2nd, closing in an identical 56.27.

Shaine Casas and Lewis Clareburt placed 3rd and 4th out of this morning’s heats, ahead of British Olympian Max Litchfield, with Casas adding 0.1 points to his overall total to edge ahead of Hubert Kos in the overall rankings.

However, there is a new name on top of those rankings, with Carson Foster jumping up from 10th to take the lead, 1.6 points ahead of Casas and 1.7 ahead of Kos.

Women’s 800 Freestyle – Fastest Heat

  • World Record: 7:57.42 – Katie Ledecky (USA), 2022
  • World Cup Record: 7:57.42 – Katie Ledecky (USA), 2022
  • World Junior Record: 7:59.44 – Wang Jianjiahe (CHN), 2018 
  • U.S. Open Record: 7:57.42 – Katie Ledecky (USA), 2022

Final:

  1. Lani Pallister (AUS) – 8:02.02
  2. Erika Fairweather (NZL) – 8:12.57
  3. Caitlin Deans (NZL) – 8:13.37
  4. Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) – 8:22.65
  5. Molly Walker (AUS) – 8:23.65
  6. Mila Nikanorov (CLB) – 8:24.09
  7. Paige Downey (CLB) – 8:36.83
  8. Emily Wolf (CLB) – 8:38.52

Lani Pallister was under WR pace through the first 200 meters, and kept right on Katie Ledecky’s splits all the way through to 500 meters. She just fell away from the U.S. swimmer’s pace, but was still pulling away from the field through the final few lengths. 

She ended up taking the win by over ten seconds, touching in a time of 8:02.02, just 0.07 seconds off her personal best from December last year. After a huge summer where she dropped nearly 10 seconds in long course and pushed Ledecky all the way in the world final, she looks primed for a big short course season.

The New Zealand pair of Erika Fairweather and Caitlin Deans took 2-3 behind Pallister for the second event at this meet, having done so in the 400 free on Day 1. Fairweather took 2nd in 8:12.57, with Deans nearing her personal best with a time of 8:13.37 for 3rd. 

Pallister now jumps up to 2nd in the overall standings, just 0.1 points behind Kate Douglass.

Women’s 100 Butterfly – Final

Final:

  1. Gretchen Walsh (CLB) – 53.69
  2. Alexandria Perkins (AUS) – 54.93
  3. Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL) – 55.64
  4. Alex Shackell (CLB) – 55.78
  5. Olivia Wunsch (AUS) – 56.97
  6. Ellen Walshe (IRL) – 57.27
  7. Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 57.59
  8. Leah Shackley (CLB) – 57.65

Gretchen Walsh got out in front on the first length and never looked back, utilising her underwater to take a dominant victory and break her own newly set World Cup and U.S. Open Records in 53.69. She was out in 24.79, quick enough to have taken 3rd behind herself and Alex Perkins in the individual 50 last night.

For her part, Perkins set a new best time, breaking her own Australian and Oceanian Records in 54.93. That is her second Oceanain Record of the meet after shaving four hundredths off the 50 fly mark last night, when she also took silver behind Walsh.

Roos Vanotterdijk hacked almost a second off the Belgian Record to take 3rd in a new best of 55.64, giving us a like-for-like copy of the 50 fly podium from yesterday, as well as the same three swimmers who took home the medals at long course worlds this summer. 

Alex Shackell was just outside the medals in 55.78, with over a second separating her from 5th-place finisher Olivia Wunsch,

Men’s 50 Butterfly – Final

  • World Record: 21.32 – Noe Ponti (SUI), 2024
  • World Cup Record: 21.50 – Noe Ponti (SUI), 2024
  • World Junior Record: 22.28 – Ilya Kharun (CAN), 2022
  • U.S. Open Record: 21.99 – Dylan Carter (TT), 2022

Final:

  1. Ilya Kharun (CAN) – 21.86
  2. Noe Ponti (SUI) – 21.90
  3. Thomas Ceccon (ITA) – 22.36
  4. Josh Liendo (CAN) – 22.56
  5. Dylan Carter (TTO) – 22.57
  6. Tzen Wei Teong (SGP) – 22.63
  7. Grant House (CLB) – 22.64
  8. Aiden Hayes (CLB) – 22.68

With the field almost completely even at the 25 meter mark, Noe Ponti and Ilya Kharun showed their class with a pair of phenomenal underwaters off the wall to break the race open. 

Ponti had the slight edge with 10 to go, but just like in the 200 fly last night Kharun fought back to take the touch, going 21.86 to Ponti’s 21.90.

Thomas Ceccon held on for 3rd in 22.36, two-tenths ahead of Josh Liendo’s 22.56. Grant House, more often known as a freestyler specialist, took 7th in a best time of 22.64.

Women’s 200 Backstroke – Final

Final:

  1. Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 1:58.86
  2. Regan Smith (CLB) – 2:00.07
  3. Charlotte Crush (CLB) – 2:02.28
  4. Ingrid Wilm (CAN) – 2:03.57
  5. Hannah Fredericks (AUS) – 2:03.72
  6. Phoebe Bacon (CLB) – 2:03.75
  7. Anastasiya Shkurdai (NAA) – 2:04.28
  8. Rhyan White (CLB) – 2:07.95

Charlotte Crush was the surprise leader after the first 50, and was right with Kaylee McKeown at the halfway mark, half a second ahead of fellow American Regan Smith. However, the Australian superstar showed her class to pull away on the second half of the race, splitting 30.08/30.38 to take the win over Smith by over a second.

This  means that McKeown and Smith have split their battles at this meet, after Smith took the win in the 100 back yesterday. That was Smith’s first win over the Australian in an individual race since the 200 backstroke at Worlds in 2019.

Crush held on for 3rd in 2:02.28, a new best time, with Ingrid Wilm getting the best of a tight battle for 4th in 2:03.57. Hannah Fredericks moved up from 8th to 5th on the final 50, one of only three in the field to close faster than 31 seconds.

Men’s 100 Backstroke – Final

Final:

  1. Hubert Kos (HUN) – 49.08
  2. Kacper Stokowski (POL) – 49.92
  3. Thomas Ceccon (ITA) – 50.20
  4. Enoch Robb (AUS) – 50.28
  5. Finlay Knox (CAN) – 50.61
  6. Ralf Tribuntsov (EST) – 50.77
  7. Ksawery Masiuk (POL) – 51.53
  8. Daniel Diehl (CLB) – 51.62

Hubert Kos led at the first turn, in an ominous sign for the rest of the field, and hit the 50 meter mark in 23.73. He kept both subsequent splits under 12.8 seconds, coming home in a stunning 49.08, just 0.29 seconds off his personal best and Hungarian record.

He now takes over the lead for this World Cup stop, three points ahead of Ilya Kharun and Carson Foster. 

Kacper Stokowski was the only other swimmer to break 50 seconds, as he took silver in 49.92. Thomas Ceccon took bronze in his second swim in 15 minutes, making it two medals for the Italian tonight.

Women’s 50 Breaststroke – Final

Final:

  1. Eneli Jefimova (EST) – 29.33
  2. Florine Gaspard (BEL) – 29.58
  3. Anna Elendt (GER) – 29.80
  4. Mona McSharry (IRL) – 29.82
  5. Sophie Angus (CAN) – 30.27
  6. Andrea Podmanikova (SVK) – 30.44
  7. Satomi Suzuki (JPN) – 30.46
  8. Henrietta Fangli (HUN) – 30.57

Eneli Jefimova took her first win of the meet with her final swim, getting the touch in a time of 29.33 to finish off a fantastic meet for her. She was just over two-tenths off her Estonian record of 29.10, and has been within a sniff of both her records in both the 50 and 100 this weekend.

Behind her was Florine Gaspard, who did break her National Record, knocking 0.12 seconds off her previous mark of 29.58. That was enough to hold off Germany’s 100 breast world champion Anna Elendt, who was half a second off her national record. Elendt did set a record in the 200 breast on Day 1, giving her all three German breaststroke records in both short and long course.

Irish Olympic medalist Mona McSharry took 4th in 29.82, the final woman under 30 seconds.

Men’s 200 Breaststroke – Final

Final:

  1. Caspar Corbeau (NED) – 2:01.63
  2. Leon Marchand (FRA) – 2:02.00
  3. Shin Ohashi (JPN) – 2:04.07
  4. Josh Matheny (CLB) – 2:04.26
  5. Jeremias Pock (GER) – 2:05.52
  6. Ilya Shymanovich (NAA) – 2:05.54
  7. Ippei Watanabe (JPN) – 2:06.05
  8. Yamato Fukusawa (JPN) – 2:06.64

Caspar Corbeau turned just 0.19 seconds off WR pace after the first 50, getting out to a healthy lead over the rest of the field. At the 100 mark, he led by nearly a second as he touched in 57.94.

Leon Marchand moved through on the second half of the race, sitting in a clear 2nd place with 50 meters to go, but still a second behind Corbeau.

Despite a frenetic final length from the Frenchman, it was the Dutch swimmer who held on for the win, touching in 2:01.63. That was just 0.20 seconds off the Dutch Record held by Arno Kamminga, but broke the U.S. Open record by seven-tenths of a second

Marchand finished in 2:02.00, and has now finished either 2nd or 3rd in every final he has swum this weekend. However, he did break the French National Record of 2:02.99 that he set in October last year. He improved his overall score, but remains in 7th place in the overall standings. Corbeau jumps up into 2nd thanks to his second victory, having also won the 100 breast. World Junior Record holder Shin Ohashi stormed home in 3199 for 3rd, just out-touching Josh Matheny for the final spot on the podium.

Women’s 100 Freestyle – Final

Final:

  1. Kate Douglass (CLB) – 50.83
  2. Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) – 51.13
  3. Marrit Steenebergen (NED) – 51.56
  4. Taylor Ruck (CAN) – 52.01
  5. Olivia Wunsch (AUS) – 52.22
  6. Kasia Wasick (POL) – 52.26
  7. Anna Peplowski (CLB) – 52.65
  8. Katharine Berkoff (CLB) – 53.31

Kate Douglass and Mollie O’Callaghan were the favorites for this race, and both lived up to that billing. They were the top two the whole way through this race, with Douglass leading wire-to-wire en route to a new U.S. Open record of 50.83. She split 24.35/26.48, just ahead of O’Callaghan on both 50s.

The Australian was 24.44/26.69 to take silver in 51.13, as both swimmers held off World Champion Marrit Steenbergen. The Dutchwoman finished 3rd in 51.56, moving up from 5th at the halfway point to take the bronze.

Taylor Ruck was 4th in 52.01, just ahead of Olivia Wunsch who was on the back end of a double with the 100 fly tonight. Anna Peplowski set another best time of 52.65 in 7th place, and has now finished in the top-8 in the 100, 200 and 400 freestyle here in Carmel – the only swimmer to do so.

Men’s 200 Freestyle – Final

Final:

  1. Luke Hobson (CLB) – 1:41.19
  2. Chris Guiliano (CLB) – 1:41.58
  3. Matt Richards (GBR) – 1:41.76
  4. Grant House (CLB) – 1:41.80
  5. Jack Alexy (CLB) – 1:42.16
  6. Kieran Smith (CLB) – 1:43.10
  7. Kamil Sieradzki (POL) – 1:43.15
  8. Charlie Hawke (AUS) – 1:43.41

Jack Alexy was out first to 50, and led a U.S. 1-2-3 along with Luke Hobson and Chris Guiliano at the halfway point. 

Hobson, the short course world record holder, took over the lead and led with 50 to go, although he could not shake off Chris Guiliano next to him in lane 3. A stunning final underwater was enough to give Hobson the win in 1:41.19, with Guiliano holding off a fast-charging Matt Richards for 2nd with a swim of 1:41.58.

Hobson’s swim stood up as a new U.S. Open Record, taking four-tenths off Alex Grahams 2019 mark. Guiliano matched the old record exactly.

Richards made his first podium of the meet with his swim of 1:41.76, closing in 26.15. That was not the fastest in the field though, as Grant House was 25.67 to nearly steal 3rd place, touching just 0.04 seconds behind. 

Early leader Jack Alexy fell to 5th in 1:42.16, going out in 49.06 but then only splitting 53.10 coming home.

Women’s 200 Individual Medley – Final

Final:

  1. Alex Walsh (CLB) – 2:04.78
  2. Abbie Wood (GBR) – 2:05.14
  3. Rebecca Meder (RSA) – 2:05.56
  4. Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) – 2:06.11
  5. Ella Ramsay (AUS) – 2:06.85
  6. Ellen Walshe (IRL) – 2:07.31
  7. Freya Colbert (GBR) – 2:08.73
  8. Phoebe Bacon (CLB) -2:08.90

The trio of Rebecca Meder, Abbie Wood, and Alex Walsh traded top spot throughout this race, with Meder leading after the fly, Wood pushing through on backstroke and Walsh taking a lead on breaststroke that she never relinquished.

She closed in 30.20 on freestyle to hold off Wood, touching first in 2:04.78 to the Brit’s 2:05.14. Meder stayed close leaders, with a strong 36.18 on breaststroke and 30.86 on freestyle propelling her to a new African Record of 2:05.56, breaking her previous mark by 0.05 seconds.

Walsh and Wood took silver and bronze respectively at short course worlds last year and were off the 2:02s they posted there, but delivered more than solid early season swims. Anastasia Gorbenko was the only swimmer in the field to close in under 30 seconds, as she went 29.96 to end up only half a second off the podium in 2:06.11.

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