Watch: Hubert Kos and Josh Liendo Set World Records On Night One of World Cup in Toronto

2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Toronto

• October 23-25, 2025
• Toronto, Canada
• SCM (25 meters)
• Meet Central
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 1
  • Finals: Day 1

2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Toronto

• October 23-25, 2025
• Toronto, Canada
• SCM (25 meters)
• Meet Central
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 1

The first night of the World Cup stop in Toronto saw two new World Records in the form of Hubert Kos‘s 200 backstroke time of 1:45.12 and Josh Leindo‘s 100 fly of 47.68.

If you missed the action, we have compiled a list of some of the race videos via the NBC Youtube Channel below.

Men’s 400 Freestyle – Fastest Heat

• World Record: 3:32.25 – Yannick Agnel, FRA (2012)
• World Junior Record: 3:37.92 – Matthew Sates, RSA (2021)
• World Cup Record: 3:32.77 – Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Carson Foster (USA)- 3:36.52
2. Kieran Smith (USA)- 3:37.28
3. Samuel Short (AUS)- 3:37.89
4. Brendon Smith (AUS)- 3:38.41
5. Luke Hobson (USA)- 3:39.91
6. Max Litchfield (GBR)- 3:41.34
7. Mitchell Schott (CLB)- 3:41.79
8. Charlie Hawke (AUS)- 3:43.53

Carson Foster swam a very different race than he did last week, getting out fast to grab the lead and maintaining that speed throughout the race to grab the overall win by nearly a second ahead of Kieran Smith.

He split 1:46.73 on his first 200, which was nearly a second-and-a-half faster than the 1:48.29 he opened with in Westmont. He held 27s through the rest of the race to finish in 3:36.52, his fastest swim of the series by more than a second.

Kieran Smith was 3:37.28 for 2nd, and Sam Short was 3:37.89, just off the 3:36.27 he swam to win the event last week.

Mitchell Scott was the top swimmer from the prelims session, and he finished 7th overall with the 3:41.34 mark he set in prelims.

Women’s 50 Backstroke – Finals

• World Record: 25.23 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
• World Junior Record: 26.03 – Sara Curtis, ITA (2024)
• World Cup Record: 25.36 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2024)
• Triple Crown Contender: Kaylee McKeown (AUS)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Kaylee McKeown (AUS)- 25.35 **New WC Record
2. Gretchen Walsh (USA)- 25.40
3. Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS)- 25.42
4. Kylie Masse (CAN)- 25.69
5. Katharine Berkoff (USA)- 25.74
6. Ingrid Wilm (CAN)- 26.27
7. Olivia Smoliga (USA)- 26.52
8. Kayla Sanchez (PHI)- 26.55

Kaylee McKeown does it again, getting her hand on the wall ahead of the rest of the field after turning nearly two tenths behind Mollie O’Callaghan at the 25 mark, winning the Triple Crown and the $10,000 bonus.

Gretchen Walsh finished 2nd in 25.40, which was .03 off her lifetime best in the event of 25.37 from October of last year.

O’Callaghan was out in first at 12.39, but came home in 13.03 to drop back to 3rd overall.

Men’s 200 Backstroke – Finals

• World Record: 1:45.63 – Mitch Larkin, AUS (2015)
• World Junior Record: 1:48.02 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2017)
• World Cup Record: 1:46.11 – Arkady Vyatchanin, RUS (2009)
• Triple Crown Contender: Hubert Kos (HUN)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Hubert Kos (HUN)- 1:45.12 **New World Record
2. Thomas Ceccon (ITA) 1:47.49
3. Lorenzo Mora (ITA)- 1:50.32
4. Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN)- 1:50.53
5. Enoch Robb (AUS)- 1:50.73
6. Kacper Stokowski (CLB)- 1:50.99
7. Joshua Edwards-Smith (AUS)- 1:51.10
8. Yeziel Morales (PUR)- 1:51.56

Hubert Kos won the first men’s Triple Crown of the meet, taking the men’s 200 backstroke in a new World Record time of 1:45.12.

This swim took half-a-second off Mitch Larkin’s 2015 World Record time of 1:45.63, and nearly a second off the 1:46.11 World Cup Record mark set by Arkady Vyatchanin from back in 2009.

Kos was out fast, turning in 1st at the 25 meter mark with his 11.77 split, and continuing to build his lead from there. At the 100, he turned in 51.60, nearly a full second ahead of Thomas Ceccon‘s 52.53 in 2nd and an entire second ahead of Lorenzo Mora‘s 53.82 in 3rd.

In 2nd place, Tomas Ceccon set a new Italian record time of 1:47.49, hacking almost a second of Lorenzo Mora‘s 2023 record of 1:48.43.

Mora finished 3rd in the event in 1:50.32, almost three seconds behind Ceccon and more than five behind Kos.

Women’s 200 Butterfly – Finals

• World Record: 1:59.32 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
• World Junior Record: 1:59.32 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
• World Cup Record: 2:00.20 – Regan Smith, USA (2025)
• Triple Crown Contender: Regan Smith (USA)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Regan Smith (USA)- 2:00.34
2. Ellen Walshe (IRL)- 2:02.36
3. Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN)- 2:03.73
4. Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS)- 2:05.43
5. Emily Richards (GBR)- 2:05.96
6. Bella Grant (AUS)- 2:06.52
7. Laura Lahtinen (FIN)- 2:08.73
8. Maria-Theoni Karagiannis (CLB)- 2:14.05

Regan Smith picked up her first Triple Crown of the meet in the women’s 200 butterfly with her swim of 2:00.34.

This time was her slowest swim of the series, coming in just over a tenth off the 2:00.20 she swam in Westmont and six-hundredths over the 2:00.28 she swam in Carmel, but she swam the races very differently.

Smith was out fast tonight, turning under World Record pace at the 75 mark with her 41.96 split. At the 100 mark, she turned in 57.16 just a tenth over the World Record pace of 57.04 from the SC World Cup. This was also six tenths faster than the 57.74 she opened with in Westmont.

From there, she fell of the pace a bit, dropping to 31.1 and 32.0 on the final two 50s. The swim was still enough to earn her a Triple Crown and the $10,000 bonus.

Ellen Walshe set the Irish record to finish 2nd at 2:02.36, dropping from the 2:04.38 she set last week.

Canada’s Mary-Sophie Harvey picked up the bronze medal in 2:03.73.

Men’s 100 Butterfly – Finals

• World Record: 47.71 – Noe Ponti, SUI (2024)
• World Junior Record: 49.03 – Ilya Kharun, CAN (2022)
• World Cup Record: 48.40 – Noe Ponti, SUI (2024)
• Triple Crown Contender: Noe Ponti (SUI)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Josh Liendo (CAN)- 47.68 **New World Record
2. Ilya Kharun (CAN)- 48.35
3. Noe Ponti (SUI)- 48.38
4. Ksawery Masiuk (POL)- 49.84
5. Trenton Julian (USA)- 50.56
6. Kamil Sierdzki (POL)- 51.31
7. Rowan Cox (USA)- 51.48
8. Kent Goni Avila (CLB)- 51.97

Home field advantage took on a whole new meaning in the men’s 100 fly final with the Canadians taking the top two spots, and Josh Liendo setting a new World Record to “bust” the first crown of the meet.

Liendo swam 47.68, coming in three hundredths under Noe Ponti‘s World Record time of 47.71 from last December. He won the $10,000 World Record bonus in the event, and he won the first $2,500 Crown Buster bonus by beating Noe Ponti.

Liendo’s time was his fastest of the series by almost two seconds over his Westmont swim of 49.56, which he swam to win the bronze medal.

Ilya Kharun finished with the silver at 48.35, which was also his best swim of the series, and his best time in the event.

Noe Ponti earned the bronze in 48.38.

Women’s 200 Breaststroke – Finals

• 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)
• Triple Crown Contender: Kate Douglass (USA)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Kate Douglass (USA)- 2:13.45
2. Alex Walsh (USA)- 2:17.88
3. Mona McSharry (IRL)- 2:18.27
4. Rebecca Meder (RSA)- 2:18.81
5. Alexanne Lepage (CAN)- 2:19.84
6. Sophie Angus (CAN)- 2:20.18
7. Ella Ramsay (AUS)- 2:20.48
8. Ellie McCartney (IRL)- 2:20.91

Kate Douglass picked up 19.7 points in her battle against Gretchen Walsh for the overall winner of the World Cup by winning the 200 breast in 2:13.45. This was a 978 AQUA point swim, which earns her 9.7 points to add to the 10 she gets from winning.

She also picked up a $10,000 bonus by virtue of the Triple Crown win, completing her sweep of the event over all three stops. This was also her fastest swim of the series, dropping from the 2:13.97 she swam in Carmel.

American Alex Walsh finished 2nd overall in 2:17.88, about a second off the 2:16.83 mark she set in December of last year, and Mona McSharry won the bronze for Ireland in 2:18.81.

Men’s 100 IM – Finals

• World Record: 49.28 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2020)
• World Junior Record: 50.63 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2018)
• World Cup Record: 49.92 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2024)
• Triple Crown Contender: Shaine Casas (USA)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Shaine Casas (USA) – 50.28
2. Hubert Kos (HUN) – 50.56
3. Noe Ponti (SUI) – 51.02
4. Finlay Knox (CAN) – 51.05
5. Luke Barr (CLB) – 51.45
6. Caspar Corbeau (NED) – 51.86
7. David Schlicht (AUS) – 52.50
8. Nikola Miljenic (CRO) – 53.45

Shaine Casas won the last Triple Crown of the day, touching in 50.28 to finish three tenths ahead of Hubert Kos‘s 50.56 for 2nd overall.

This was a new personal best time for him, dropping almost two tenths from the 50.45 he swam in Westmont, which was a four tenth drop from his 50.86 in Carmel marking six tenths dropped in the last two weekends.

Kos swam 50.56, setting a new Hungarian record time. He dropped his record to 50.99 last week from the 51.29 he swam in Carmel. Before this series, the record stood at 52.82 from the 2022 Hungarian Championships, a mark he has cut two seconds off.

Noe Ponti picked up his 2nd bronze medal of the session, swimming 51.02 to touch just three hundredths ahead of Canadian Finlay Knox.