2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Westmont
- October 17-19, 2025
- Westmont, Illinois
- SCM (25 meters)
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Men’s 800m Freestyle — Fastest Heat
- World Record: 7:20.46 — Daniel Wiffen, Ireland (2023)
- World Junior Record: 7:36.00 — Sven Schwarz, Germany (2019)
World Cup Record: 7:35.40 — Pan Zhanle, China (2024)U.S. Open Record: 7:36.24 — Pál Joensen, Denmark (2011)
Top 8 Finishers:
- Zalan Sarkany (HUN) – 7:29.50 *World Cup Record, U.S. Open Record, & Hungarian Record*
- Sam Short (AUS) – 7:32.43
- Carson Foster (USA) – 7:34.10
- Lucas Henveaux (BEL) – 7:34.51 *Belgian Record*
- Brendon Smith (AUS) – 7:41.14
- Batuhan Filiz (TUR) – 7:56.45
- Charles Clark (CLB) – 7:58.26
- Sean Atkinson (CLB) – 8:04.01
While most of the headlines from the men’s 800 freestyle at the Westmont World Cup centered around Zalan Sarkany‘s World Cup, U.S. Open, and Hungarian Records, Lucas Henveaux touched fourth in a new Belgian Record of 7:34.51, also dipping under the former World Cup and U.S. Open marks.
Henveaux swam a patient race, sitting fifth through the first 600 meters before making his move and passing Australia’s Brendon Smith, then outsplitting both Sam Short and Carson Foster as he inched closer to the medals with every 50. The gap proved just a bit too much to overcome, though, as he finished 0.41 behind bronze medalist Foster and 2.08 seconds back of Short, who took silver.
He took down his own former national standard of 7:37.01, which he produced at the 2023 Loughborough International Swim Meet. Splits are unavailable for his former record, but below are his splits from his new record swim:
| New Belgian Record | |
| 50 | 26.19 |
| 100 | 54.80 (28.61) |
| 150 | 1:23.60 (28.80) |
| 200 | 1:52.68 (29.08) |
| 250 | 2:21.78 (29.10) |
| 300 | 2:50.97 (29.19) |
| 350 | 3:19.93 (28.96) |
| 400 | 3:48.93 (29.00) |
| 450 | 4:17.68 (28.75) |
| 500 | 4:32.12 (28.44) |
| 550 | 5:00.78 (28.66) |
| 600 | 5:43.84 (29.06) |
| 650 | 6:12.13 (28.29) |
| 700 | 6:40.30 (28.17) |
| 750 | 7:07.92 (27.62) |
| 800 | 7:34.51 (26.59) |
Earlier in the meet, Henveaux touched fifth in the 400 free (3:39.31), just under three seconds shy of his 3:36.71 lifetime best from December. He’s entered to swim the 200 free to wrap up his meet on Sunday, where he is the third seed.
The 25-year-old holds national records in the 200, 400, and 1500 free in short course meters, and in the 200, 400, 800 free and 200 IM in the long course pool.
Henveaux was a key contributor to Cal’s 2023 NCAA Championship title, finishing 9th in the 500 free and 1650 free, and also helping Cal to a 3rd-place finish in the 800 free relay. After competing in the 2022-23 season, he returned this past January for his second season with the Bears, going on to take third in the 500 free, 400 IM, and 1650 free, and helping the Cal men win the 800 free relay and become the first team to break six minutes.
Beyond his collegiate success, he has also proven himself on the international stage. He notched a 4th-place finish in the 400 free at the 2024 LC World Championships in Doha and then competed at the Paris Olympics, where he finished 3rd in the prelims of the 200 free, but missed out on qualifying for the finals. He was also 12th in the 400 free and 19th in the 800 free.
More recently, he earned the bronze medal in the 200 free at the 2024 SC World Championships in Budapest this past December.
Henveaux swam to 12th in the 400 free, 13th in the 200 free, and 16th in the 200 IM at the recent LC Worlds in Singapore.
No shade to Henveaux, just in awe that the 800 LCM WR is faster than this time.
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