2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Westmont
- October 17-19, 2025
- Westmont, Illinois
- SCM (25 meters)
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Women’s 1500m Freestyle – Fastest Heat
- World Record: 15:08.24 – Katie Ledecky (USA), 2022
- World Cup Record: 15:08.24 – Katie Ledecky (USA), 2022
- World Junior Record: 15:42.05 – Katie Grimes (USA), 2022
U.S. Open Record: 15:42.05 – Katie Grimes (USA), 2022
Top 8 Finishers:
- Lani Pallister (AUS) – 15:13.83 *U.S. Open Record*
- Erika Fairweather (NZL) – 15:30.22
- Caitlin Deans (NZL) – 15:42.18
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) – 15:49.06
- Molly Walker (AUS) – 15:58.43
- Karolina Ann Valko (SVK) – 16:45.50
- Laila Oravsky (CLB) – 16:49.62
- Kylie Thompson (CLB) – 17:15.38
Lani Pallister posted the #2 performance all-time in the women’s short course meters (SCM) 1500 freestyle en route to a win in Westmont. The Australian broke her own Australian National Record by eight seconds and also marked a new US Open Record by over 20 seconds.
Split Comparison
| New Australian Record |
Old Australian Record
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| 100 | 57.59 | 57.65 |
| 200 | 1:00.56 | 1:01.46 |
| 300 | 1:00.86 | 1:01.33 |
| 400 | 1:00.59 | 1:00.99 |
| 500 | 1:00.47 | 1:01.36 |
| 600 | 1:00.82 | 1:01.76 |
| 700 | 1:01.10 | 1:02.17 |
| 800 | 1:01.18 | 1:01.94 |
| 900 | 1:01.27 | 1:01.74 |
| 1000 | 1:01.16 | 1:01.95 |
| 1100 | 1:01.61 | 1:01.71 |
| 1200 | 1:01.87 | 1:02.04 |
| 1300 | 1:02.10 | 1:02.24 |
| 1400 | 1:01.97 | 1:02.19 |
| 1500 | 1:00.68 | 1:00.90 |
| 15:13.83 | 15:21.43 |
Pallister was consistently faster today than she was three years ago. Today, she only was above the 1:02 mark on one 100 compared to doing so four times a few years ago. She also was under the 1:01 mark all the way through the first 600, compared to only being under 1:01 once during the middle of the race previously.
Pallister smashed the US Open Record of a 15:42.05 set back in 2022 at the World Cup during a time trial by Katie Grimes of the US. Grimes was set to compete this weekend in Westmont but was a late scratch, although she was not entered in the 1500 free to begin with.
All-Time Top Performances SCM Women’s 1500 Free
- Katie Ledecky, 15:08.24 (2022)
- Lani Pallister, 15:13.83 (2025)
- Sarah Wellbrock, 15:18.01 (2019)
- Anastasiia Kirpichnikova, 15:18.30 (2021)
- Mireia Belmonte, 15:19.71 (2014)
Pallister moves up the all-time rankings as she previously held the 6th fastest performance of all-time back in 2022. She now holds three of the top 10 performances in history. The only other swimmer to appear more than once in the all-time top 10 performances is Anastasiia Kirpichnikova who sits at #4 and #6.
Go Lani!
Lani’s 800 split is also the 13th fastest 800 of all time. Wild!
Surely she’s got the 800 record in her sights for next week
Why does Ledecky not compete in SCM?
she needs to focus on lc if she wants titles in LA
Probably focusing only LC and I remember she broke the world record just swimming both 800 and 1500 once back in 2022
She just doesn’t.
Just like Michael Phelps.
avoid burnouts
She’s pretty much swam every available LCM race since 12 and has rarely (if ever?) taken a break.
She should get the 800 WR..in Toronto