2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Toronto
- October 23-25, 2025
- Toronto, Canada
- SCM (25 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Recaps
Hubert Kos and Kate Douglass have been crowned the 2025 World Cup Series winners. Kos totaled 175.8 points while Douglass totaled 177.5 points. Douglass defended her title from a year ago, while Kos did not swim in the 2024 World Cup Series.
Both Douglass and Kos won triple crowns in three events each, earning them $10,000 bonuses in each as well. Douglass won triple crowns in the 100 free, 100 breast, and 200 breast. Kos swam to triple crowns in the 50 back, 100 back, and 200 back.
Douglass increased her point total at each stop, first winning 58.9 in Carmel before scoring 59.1 in Westmont and 59.5 in Toronto. Kos scored the most points with 59.4 in Toronto.
Finishing in 2nd was Gretchen Walsh on the women’s side with 177.3 points. Walsh led the way through the first two stops, but Douglass slipped ahead of Walsh once she swam to a world record 49.93 in the women’s 100 free in Toronto. Shaine Casas finished 2nd on the men’s side with 171.2 points.
The top eight winners earn money for their final standings from all three stops. Notably, just missing out on earning money on the men’s side for his overall standing was Josh Liendo, primarily due to only scoring 26.9 points at the first stop in Carmel when he missed the final of the 50 and 100 freestyles.
Women’s Final Standings
| Rank | Country | Name | Stop 1 | Stop 2 | Stop 3 | Total | Money Won |
| 1 | USA | Kate Douglass | 58.9 | 59.1 | 59.5 | 177.5 | 100,000 |
| 2 | USA | Gretchen Walsh | 59.1 | 59 | 59.2 | 177.3 | 70,000 |
| 3 | AUS | Kaylee McKeown | 56.8 | 58.1 | 59.6 | 173.3 | 30,000 |
| 4 | AUS | Lani Pallister | 56.5 | 57 | 57.5 | 171 | 15,000 |
| 5 | USA | Regan Smith | 56.7 | 57.7 | 55.4 | 169.8 | 14,000 |
| 6 | AUS | Mollie O’Callaghan | 54.5 | 52.8 | 53.6 | 160.8 | 12,000 |
| 7 | AUS | Alexandria Perkins | 51 | 50.9 | 47.4 | 149.3 | 11,000 |
| 8 | NZL | Erika Fairweather | 48.2 | 48.6 | 49.7 | 146.5 | 10,000 |
| 9 | IRL | Ellen Walshe | 42.9 | 49.3 | 53.5 | 145.7 | – |
| 10 | IRL | Mona McSharry | 39.1 | 49.5 | 48.8 | 137.4 | – |
Men’s Final Standings
| Rank | Country | Name | Stop 1 | Stop 2 | Stop 3 | Total | Money Won From Final Standings |
| 1 | HUN | Hubert Kos | 58.4 | 58 | 59.4 | 175.8 | 100,000 |
| 2 | USA | Shaine Casas | 53.8 | 58.5 | 58.9 | 171.2 | 70,000 |
| 3 | NED | Caspar Corbeau | 55.8 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 171 | 30,000 |
| 4 | CAN | Ilya Kharun | 55.4 | 57.7 | 56.1 | 169.2 | 15,000 |
| 5 | USA | Carson Foster | 55.4 | 49.8 | 53.4 | 158.6 | 14,000 |
| 6 | SUI | Noe Ponti | 53.6 | 54.1 | 47.8 | 155.5 | 12,000 |
| 7 | USA | Chris Giuliano | 53 | 46.7 | 46.4 | 146.1 | 11,000 |
| 8 | ITA | Thomas Ceccon | 42.3 | 49.2 | 48.4 | 139.9 | 10,000 |
| 9 | CAN | Josh Liendo | 26.9 | 45.2 | 59 | 131.1 | – |
| 10 | CLB | Kasper Stokowski | 42.9 | 41.1 | 43.7 | 127.7 | – |
What were the prize money TOTAL rankings for the full 3 stops of this 3 week world cup?
Including all races, all time/world record bonuses and final ranking?
Amazing to me that people still underestimate the fierce competitor underneath the megawatt smile.
So, … is Todd DeSorbo expecting a stocking stuffer for Christmas?
$100,000 + 3 x $10,000 + 2 × $10,000 + $10,000 + $12,000 + $10,000 = $182,000
Lani broke the WR and got 15k for three stops ?? What am I missing. Swimming always be a poor sport man
The system rewards swimmers with three good events, and hits distance swimmers since the 800 and 1500 aren’t raced at each stop.
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup
Kate Douglass
2024 – 178.5 pts, 11/11 races won
2025 – 177.5 pts, 9/11 races won
Gretchen Walsh is the only female athlete to beat Kate Douglass at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup.
I’ll do you one better: Kaylee McKeown is the only swimmer to beat Gretchen Walsh twice in a row in short course, yards or meter, in the past 5 years.
Oh, so bitter after a third place finish.
You’re looking at a mirror, dude.
Just look at the amount of negative votes you get, and positive notes I get
that’s not true, Kate did it at both 2022 and 2023 ACCs. 50/100 free in 2022, 100 free/fly in 2023
Kaylee’s points for Stop 3 and Total are wrong I believe:
50m backstroke, 1st @ 985 AQUA pts = 19.8
100m backstroke, 1st @ 974 AQUA pts = 19.7
200m backstroke, 1st @ 1018 AQUA pts = 20.1
Stop 3 = 59.6
Total = 174.5
Which means Kaylee should be the highest scorer for the Toronto stop (and get the stop bonus)?
Douglass
100m free, 1st @ 1019 AQUA pts = 20.1
100m breaststroke, 1st @ 973 AQUA pts = 19.7
200m breaststroke, 1st @ 978 AQUA pts = 19.7
Stop 3 = 59.5
They attempted to correct this – but have still got the overall total wrong.
Kate’s versatility is so amazing that it is hard to comprehend… those WRs were wild. Selfishly (because it’s my favorite event), I wonder what she could have thrown down in the 2 IM.
And I honestly didn’t think Hubi could win the 50 3x, but I’m so happy for him not only getting 3 triple crowns, but being a newly minted 2x WR holder.
This series was SO fun to watch; it was fast-paced, seemed well organized, the athletes for the most part seemed in really good spirits, and of course some insane swims. I’m on the edge of my seat seeing how a lot of this is going to translate to LC.
Are the points for Kaylee right?
it should be 56.8 / 56.9 / 59.6