Watch: Mollie O’Callaghan Break the World Record in the Women’s 200 Free on Toronto Night Two

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 | Day 2
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2

The 2nd day of the Toronto stop of the World Cup saw Mollie O’Callaghan break the World Record in the women’s 200 freestyle, and numerous Triple Crowns won, and a few busted.

If you missed the action, you can watch some of the races here.

All videos are courtesy of the NBC Sports Youtube Channel

Women’s 200m Freestyle — Finals

• World Record: 1:49.77 — Mollie O’Callaghan, Australia (2025)
• World Junior Record: 1:51.62 — Claire Weinstein, United States (2024)
• World Cup Record: 1:49.77 — Mollie O’Callaghan, Australia (2025)
• Triple Crown Contender: Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) – 1:49.36 WR
2. Lani Pallister (AUS) – 1:51.75
3. Erika Fairweather (NZL) – 1:52.71
4. Freya Colbert (GBR) – 1:53.06
5. Marrit Steenbergen (NED) – 1:53.53
6. Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 1:53.88
7. Hannah Casey (AUS) – 1:54.54
8. Caitlin Deans (NZL) – 1:55.43

The first World Record of the evening went to Mollie O’Callaghan in the 200 free, touching in 1:49.36. She broke her six-day-old record from the Westmont stop of the World Cup by four tenths, dropping more than a second over the course of the series.

O’Callaghan also won the Triple Crown in the event, swimming more than two seconds faster than Australian teammate Lani Pallister’s 1:51.75 for 2nd.

Pallister got faster at every stop of the series and exactly tied her best time from the 2024 SC World Championships tonight.

New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather made it an Oceanian podium with her 3rd place finish of 1:52.71, coming in just over three tenths ahead of Great Britain’s Freya Colbert.

Men’s 200 IM — Finals

• World Record: 1:48.88 — Leon Marchand, France (2024)
• World Junior Record: 1:51.45 — Matthew Sates, South Africa (2021)
• World Cup Record: 1:48.88 — Leon Marchand, France (2024)
• Triple Crown Contender: Shaine Casas (USA)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Shaine Casas (USA) – 1:49.79
2. Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN) – 1:51.43
3. Finlay Knox (CAN) – 1:51.50
4. David Schlicht (AUS) – 1:53.23
5. Alberto Razzetti (ITA) – 1:53.42
6. Kieran Smith (USA) – 1:53.59
7. Massimiliano Matteazzi (ITA) – 1:55.86
8. Yumeki Kojima (JPN) – 1:56.14

Shaine Casas won his 2nd Triple Crown of the meet, taking the men’s 200 IM in dominant fashion with his swim of 1:49.79. This was about three tenths off the American Record time of 1:49.43 from the Carmel stop two weeks ago. With this swim, Casas will pick up another spot on the top 10 performances all-time list at 6th. He now holds the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th fastest swims of all-time.

Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita finished 2nd in 1:51.43, which was his best swim of the meet, nearly two seconds faster than the 1:53.26 he swam in Westmont.

Canadian Finlay Knox was 3rd in 1:51.50 in front of a home crowd in Canada. This was his fastest swim of the series, but was still off his Canadian record time of 1:50.90 from the SC Worlds in December.

Women’s 50 Butterfly — Finals

• World Record: 23.72 — Gretchen Walsh, United States (2025)
• World Junior Record: 24.55 — Claire Curzan, United States (2021)
• World Cup Record: 23.72 — Gretchen Walsh, United States (2025)
• Triple Crown Contender: Gretchen Walsh (USA)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 23.91
2. Alexandria Perkins (AUS) – 24.63
3. Phoebe Bacon (USA) – 25.38
4. Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL) – 25.51
5. Katarzyna Wasick (POL) – 25.72
6. Taylor Ruck (CAN) – 25.92
7. Laura Lahtinen (FIN) – 25.94
8. Marie Wattel (FRA) – 26.05

While she didn’t break the World Record, Gretchen Walsh won the women’s 50 fly in 23.91, which is still under the former World Record time of 23.94 from the 2024 SC Champs, which means she will pick up just over 1000 AQUA points, or 10 performance points in the event.

This is huge for her position in the overall standings, as she came into the day 0.1 points behind Kate Douglass for the top spot in the World Cup Standings.

This swim is also her 3rd fastest time in history with only the other two World Cup stops as the only times faster.

Australian Alexandria Perkins finished 2nd at 24.63, about four tenths ahead of American Phoebe Bacon’s 25.38 for the bronze.

Women’s 100 Breaststroke — Finals

• World Record: 1:02.36 — Alia Atkinson, Jamaica/Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania (2016/2013)
• World Junior Record: 1:02.36 — Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania (2013)
• World Cup Record: 1:02.36 — Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania (2013)
• Triple Crown Contender: Kate Douglass (USA)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Kate Douglass (USA) – 1:02.93
2. Mona McSharry (IRL) – 1:03.84
3. Rebecca Meder (RSA) – 1:04.48
4. Satomi Suzuki (JPN) – 1:04.49
5. Henrietta Fangli (HUN) – 1:04.67
6. Sophie Angus (CAN) – 1:05.24
7. Florine Gaspard (BEL) – 1:05.27
8. Ella Ramsay (AUS) – 1:05.40

Kate Douglass swam 1:02.93 in the women’s 100 breaststroke to miss her best time of 1:02.90 by just three-hundredths-of-a-second. She picked up the Triple Crown in the event, and earned 973 AQUA points, or 9.7 performance points. This puts her 0.2 points behind Walsh in the overall rankings going into the final day of the meet.

Ireland’s Mona McSharry finished 2nd in 1:03.84, a new Irish record time, improving on the 1:03.92 she swam at the 2021 SC World Championships.

South Africa’s Rebecca Meder rounded out the podium in 1:04.48, just off the 1:04.41 she swam at the first stop in Carmel to finish 5th.