2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Westmont
- October 17-19, 2025
- Westmont, Illinois
- SCM (25 meters)
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The third day of racing at the Westmont leg of the Swimming World Cup tour kicked off with a bang this morning, as Belgium’s Lucas Henveaux broke a 10-year-old national record in the men’s 400 IM.
Henveaux posted a time of 4:08.56, smashing the Belgian record and knocking almost two seconds off the standard. The previous record was set by Lander Hendrickx back 2015 with a time of 4:10.28, meaning Heanveaux’s performance this morning also made him the first Belgian male swimmer to go under the 4:10 barrier.
While the fastest heat will race in the finals session tonight, Henveaux snagged the runner-up spot coming out of the morning’s heats. He had the fastest opening 100 in field, taking it out quick in 55.42, with the next fastest fly split being a time of 56.22 posted by Kryzsztof Chmielewski, who took 4th overall.
Henveaux’s time on the fly leg was three-and-a-half seconds faster than Hendrickx’s opening split back in 2015, giving him a strong edge over the Belgian record pace.
Split Comparison
| Henveaux – New Belgian Record | Hendrickx – Old Belgian Record | |
| Fly | 55.42 | 58.98 |
| Back | 1:03.86 (1:59.28) | 1:00.83 (1:59.81) |
| Breast | 1:11.37 (3:10.65) | 1:12.73 (3:12.54) |
| Free | 57.91 (4:08.56) | 57.74 (4:10.28) |
Henveaux, who swam for the Cal Golden Bears last season has a graduate student, came into the meet with no time entered in the 400 IM.
Earlier during the Westmont stop of the tour, Henveaux placed 4th in the 800 free (7:34.51), 5th in the 400 free (3:39.33) and 9th in the 200 IM (1:55.28). He is set to compete in the 200 free later this session.
