College Swimming Weekly Preview: October 20-26
Stanford hosts Cal and Arizona State on Friday before Cal hosts the tri-meet on Saturday. UNC-Virginia and Tennessee-Texas also highlight this week.
Kate Douglass Breaks Cate Campbell’s World Record With 50.19 100 Freestyle
Douglass now holds three individual SCM World Records, all coming in different strokes (the 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 IM).
Kaylee McKeown Earns New World Record With 1:57.87 200 Backstroke
McKeown had a huge split on the 3rd 50 and out touched Regan Smith in the win. The previous record was a 1:58.04 set by Smith last December.
Ilya Kharun Breaks Own US Open Record With 21.69 50 Butterfly
Kharun was 0.02 off his lifetime best that he swam for silver last December at the 2024 SCM World Championships.
Luke Hobson Breaks Own US Open Record With 1:40.62 200 Freestyle
Hobson broke his own record that he set just a week ago. He holds the World Record in the event with a 1:38.61 from 2024 SCM Worlds.
Hubert Kos Swims New US Open, World Cup Series Records With 48.78 100 Backstroke
Kos broke the previous World Cup Series record held by Shaine Casas while the US Open Record was held by Matt Grevers.
Regan Smith Swims New American Record With 1:57.91 200 Backstroke
Smith missed keeping the World Record in her name by just 0.04 seconds as Australia’s Kaylee McKeown earned the win.
Lani Pallister Posts #2 Performance All-Time In Women’s 1500 Freestyle, Only Behind Ledecky
Pallister broke her own Australian Record by eight seconds and also broke the US Open record previously set by Katie Grimes.
Rice Women Sweep MPSF Open Water Championship, Cal Baptist Men Earn Win
Ella Dyson won the women’s 5000 free event and helped the Rice women to a 2000 free relay win as well.
Gretchen Walsh Holds Top 8 50 Fly Performances All-Time, 2 Coming From First 50 Of 100 Fly
Walsh has been faster than the previous World Record of a 24.38 eight times and could add a ninth time tonight in Westmont.
Kaylee McKeown Says “We Don’t Train Meters Back At Home. I Do It Once A Week” (Day 1 Quotes)
McKeown is also mindful of her shoulder injury, “You want to lay down the foundation to make it strong so it lasts for Los Angeles.”
Lani Pallister Breaks Katie Ledecky’s US Open Record With 3:52.42 400 Freestyle
Lani Pallister also broke the previous World Cup Series record set by Summer McIntosh back in 2022. Pallister also became the #2 performer all-time.
Shaine Casas Breaks Own US Open Record With 50.45 100 IM, Just Off WR Pace At 50 Mark
Casas was out much faster tonight than a week ago and was only 0.09 seconds off of Caeleb Dressel’s World Record pace at the 50 mark.
Regan Smith Lowers Own American Record Again With 2:00.20 200 Butterfly
Smith breaks her own record that she set just one week ago and inches closer to breaking the 2:00 mark.
HM Ranked Recruit Lynsey Bowen Withdraws From Florida, Working To Build Her Own Nail Business
Bowen began her business journey on TikTok on October 7th. She swam for Carmel Swim Club and competed for Carmel High School as well.
