2025 SWIMMING WORLD CUP – CARMEL
- October 10-12, 2025
- Carmel, Indiana
- SCM (25 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
The entrants for the opening leg of the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Carmel, Ind., have been revealed with a star-studded group of athletes heading to the Carmel High School Natatorium in just over one week’s time.
In August, World Aquatics announced nine superstars who had committed to racing at all three legs of the series, with that group including individual 2025 world champions Summer McIntosh, Kaylee McKeown, Kate Douglass, Mollie O’Callaghan, and Hubert Kos, along with fellow World Championship medalists Thomas Ceccon, Noe Ponti, Josh Liendo, and Regan Smith.
Notably joining those swimmers at the first leg in Carmel will be Gretchen Walsh, who won seven gold medals at the 2024 Short Course World Championships and is the current SCM world record holder in the women’s 50 free, 50 fly, 100 fly and 100 IM.
Four-time Olympic champion Leon Marchand, who was reported to be racing in Carmel but not the other two stops of the series last month, has also been confirmed to be racing.
There are only seven American swimmers entered representing the U.S. National Team, while several others are entered under their club team. Joining Douglass, Smith and Walsh under the U.S. banner will be Michael Andrew, Shaine Casas, Luke Hobson and Kieran Smith.
Among club entrants, the American swimmers competing include Jack Alexy, Phoebe Bacon, Katharine Berkoff, Charlotte Crush, Brooks Curry, Daniel Diehl, Carson Foster, Chris Guiliano, Gabriel Jett, Trenton Julian, Matt King, Josh Matheny, Quintin McCarty, Anna Peplowski, Patrick Sammon, Aaron Shackell, Alex Shackell, Leah Shackley, Bella Sims and Alex Walsh.
There’s also strong contingents from Australia, including 2023 world champion Sam Short, Canada, including McIntosh, Liendo and five-time Olympic medalist Kylie Masse, Great Britain, including six-time Olympic medalist Adam Peaty, and Japan, including Olympic and World Championship silver medalist in the 400 IM, Tomoyuki Matsushita, and 13-time world champion Daiya Seto.
There are also several foreign collegiate swimmers slated to compete, including Ilya Kharun, Eneli Jefimova and Ksawery Masiuk.
NOTABLE ENTRANTS
- Summer McIntosh (CAN)
- Kaylee McKeown (AUS)
- Kate Douglass (USA)
- Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS)
- Hubert Kos (HUN)
- Thomas Ceccon (ITA)
- Noe Ponti (SUI)
- Josh Liendo (CAN)
- Regan Smith (USA)
- Gretchen Walsh (USA)
- Leon Marchand (FRA)
- Michael Andrew (USA)
- Shaine Casas (USA)
- Luke Hobson (USA)
- Kieran Smith (USA)
- Sam Short (AUS)
- Olivia Wunsch (AUS)
- Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL)
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN)
- Ilya Kharun (CAN)
- Finlay Knox (CAN)
- Kylie Masse (CAN)
- Taylor Ruck (CAN)
- Ingrid Wilm (CAN)
- Eneli Jefimova (EST)
- Adam Peaty (GBR)
- Freya Colbert (GBR)
- Matt Richards (GBR)
- Max Litchfield (GBR)
- Abbie Wood (GBR)
- Anna Elendt (GER)
- Mona McSharry (IRL)
- Ellen Walshe (IRL)
- Alberto Razzetti (ITA)
- Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN)
- Mio Narita (JPN)
- Daiya Seto (JPN)
- Caspar Corbeau (NED)
- Marrit Steenbergen (NED)
- Lewis Clareburt (NZL)
- Ksawery Masiuk (POL)
- Chad Le Clos (RSA)
- Dylan Carter (TTO)
- Jack Alexy (USA)
- Phoebe Bacon (USA)
- Katharine Berkoff (USA)
- Charlotte Crush (USA)
- Brooks Curry (USA)
- Daniel Diehl (USA)
- Carson Foster (USA)
- Chris Guiliano (USA)
- Gabriel Jett (USA)
- Trenton Julian (USA)
- Matt King (USA)
- Josh Matheny (USA)
- Quintin McCarty (USA)
- Anna Peplowski (USA)
- Patrick Sammon (USA)
- Aaron Shackell (USA)
- Alex Shackell (USA)
- Leah Shackley (USA)
- Bella Sims (USA)
- Alex Walsh (USA)
There are some interesting entries that I’m excited to watch – wasn’t expecting to see Noe Ponti enter a 200 fly.
I’m also really excited to see what Gretchen can do in SCM backstroke.
I’m more interested in Marchand’s 3rd leg
Ayooo
Is there any way I can watch the World Cup as an Australian (without paying World Aquatics)? It’s not on Nine is it?
If you’ve got a VPN you can watch it at CBC or Eurovision Sport.
Some other notable Australians on the entry list:
Lani Pallister, Alex Perkins, Maximilian Giuliani and Kai Taylor. Also Brittany Castelluzzo who swam that memorable 3rd leg of the 4×200 at Singapore.
Lani sounded so motivated in her SS interview after worlds. Her turns and underwaters have improved and she’s dropped 10 seconds in the LCM 800 since she set her SCM PB. She needs to drop 4.5 seconds in SCM for the WR…
Yes, seeing what time Lani can put up in the SCM 800 is one of the things I’m most looking forward to at this first stop.
And then the 1500 at the next stop
Biggest surprise for me was ZSC not travelling with the rest of MM’s Griffith Squad – Ramsay, Wilkes & JES are entered.
Also no Meg Harris, which I thought was a possibility.
Quite a few of the younger women making the trip like Wunsch, De Lutiis & Casey.
As far as I can tell ZSC and Meg don’t meet the selection criteria so would have to cover their own costs so maybe that’s why they’re staying home.
Is ZSC still injured?
forgot carmel indiana existed for a second and was like, wow thats a weird place for a world cup meet
Thoughts:
1. Didn’t Coetze say he would race at the US stops?
2. Marchand enters in 7 events. Still no 200 fly. The last time he raced 200 fly, long course or short course, was at 2024 Olympics.
3. Gretchen is entered in 50 back. I’d love to see her give the world record a shot.
Gretchen will get that WR easily
Is there a chance of Popovici going to any of the other two stops? I saw in an insta storie that he’s in Las Vegas, or was at least yesterday. Maybe… we can dream!!! Say this also for Ledecky, would love to see those 800 and 1500 WRs get absolutely smashed, given her form in 2025
The 800 record will get smashed… just not by Ledecky
I’m not sure Lani does it at the first stop, but man, do I want to see it.
Ledecky might not even win the 800 even if she turns up.
All I wanted was for Katie Ledecky to swim one time fully tapered in the 400, 800 and 1500 I short course meters. Just once Katie…in the world short course championships if possible. She deserves to be the first under the magical 15 minute barrier. Petition for Katie Ledecky to swim one meet (preferable WSC championships) fully tappered swimswam!
Even the GOAT has one gold medal in short course meters world championships!
Lets go Katie!