2025 U.S. OPEN
- December 3-6, 2025
- Austin, Texas
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
- Prelims: 10 a.m. EST
- Finals: 7 p.m EST (Day 1: 5 p.m. EST)
- LCM (50 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Live Recaps
Kate Douglass swam to two US Open Meet records less than an hour apart, first posting a 2:07.85 200 IM before following that up with a 24.20 50 freestyle. She broke her own meet records in both events.
Women’s 200 IM – Finals
- World Record: 2:05.70 – Summer McIntosh, Canada (2025)
- U.S. Open Record: 2:06.79 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024)
Meet Record: 2:08.46 Kate Douglass, USA (2023)
Top 8 Finishers
- Kate Douglass (NYAC) – 2:07.85 *Meet Record
- Alex Walsh (NYAC) – 2:09.18
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) – 2:09.19
- Phoebe Bacon (WISC) – 2:10.22
- Tara Kinder (SVA) – 2:12.23
- Rosie Murphy (UCLA) – 2:12.50
- Alex Shackell (CSC-IN) – 2:14.39
- Isabella Boyd (SVA) – 2:15.09
Douglass broke her own meet record in the 200 IM, swimming to a 2:07.85. That broke her own meet record of a 2:08.46 that she swam at this meet two years ago.
Split Comparison
| Distance (m) |
Douglass New Meet Record
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Douglass Old Meet Record
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| 50 | 26.92 | 26.92 | 26.94 | 26.94 |
| 100 | 33.39 | 1:00.31 | 35.01 | 1:01.95 |
| 150 | 36.8 | 1:37.11 | 36.11 | 1:38.06 |
| 200 | 30.74 | 2:07.85 | 30.4 | 2:08.46 |
Douglass was much faster on the backstroke leg today than she was two years ago while her back half was slower than her old record. Although her backstroke split was faster today, she has been in the low-33 second range previously.
Women’s 50 Freestyle – Finals
- World Record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2023)
- U.S. Open Record: 23.91 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
Meet Record: 24.38 – Kate Douglass, 2023
Top 8 Finishers
- Kate Douglass (NYAC) – 24.20 *Meet Record
- Simone Manuel (TXLA) – 24.42
- Gretchen Walsh (NYAC) – 24.57
- Liberty Clark (IU) – 24.67
- Marie Wattel (SUN) – 24.68
- Darcy Revitt (WSU) – 24.70
- Caroline Larsen (UOFL) – 25.12
- Elizaveta Klevanovich (AU) – 25.14
Just under an hour later, Douglass broke her own meet record in the 50 free with a 24.20. Her previous record was a 24.38 that she swam also at this meet two years ago. The swim also marked her fastest in-season time and the 3rd fastest performance in her career. Her lifetime best is a 23.91 that she swam at the 2024 World Championships.
Make doubles normal again!
🗣️ Louder for the people in the back!
Great swimmer, my favourite US swimmer with the GOAT Ledecky.
How can you not like a swimmer that is world class in both 100 free & 200 Breast.
I bet K. Douglass will swim the 100 BR (Days 2 & 3) in lieu of the 200 IM (Days 1 & 2) at the 2027 World Aquatics Championships in order to be fresh for the W 4 x 100 FR-R (Day 1).
I’d take that bet any day
The 2027 Worlds schedule will mirror the new Olympic schedule
She’s an ICON!!!! Best swimmer in the world
Apart from a Frenchman and Canadian woman.
Also, an Australian woman and, depending on how much one values versatility, a Romanian man.
Let’s total up winnings from pro and international events in 2025. Answer not so clear I’m afraid.
we comparing bank accounts now?
I was thinking Int’l wins but $ works if that’s what you want.
from another UVA alum, I’m afraid you may be going a little bit homer on this one 🙂
She is definitely incredible all around – in much more than swimming, too – but even I wouldn’t (do a ranking in the first place) say she’s over McIntosh and Marchand…
Show me where I said she was better than either of them. Don’t be cavalier about it. My point was in 2025 in SCM and LCM, she had more wins.
In fact, I think her and Summer are perfect complements—only to occasionally meet in the 2IM.
https://swimswam.com/kate-douglass-and-hubert-kos-win-2025-world-cup-series-standings/ 9-9
You literally wrote “Best swimmer in the world” above. “Best” literally means better than everyone else.
Where? You’re reading someone else’s post.
To be clear my post was about international wins and if you want winnings. In that sense, she wasn’t outdone in 2025. Of others if others want to parse wins and grade them go ahead. That was not my point.
There were several amazing individual swims during the year, among them was Kate’s 49.
Not even best swimmer in USA LOL
Who has had a better 2025? I’ll wait.
Katie Ledecky broke LCM WR and won more world championship individual gold.
Nope. Include all international with World Cups, not close.
Sorry but you are absolutely delusional if you think 4 individual golds at worlds is worth less than winning 9 golds at SCM World cups lol. That’s just… what? Lol
You think that is all she won?
And I don’t FWIW.
To be clear… her elite performance consistency transcends just swimming. It exceeds most stars of other sports as well!
So consistent, it is scary.
Are talking to himself?
Except Luke Littler in Darts ! 😄