2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Westmont
- October 17-19, 2025
- Westmont, Illinois
- SCM (25 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Live Recaps:
Men’s 200m Freestyle – Final
- World Record: 1:38.61 – Luke Hobson (USA), 2024
- World Cup Record: 1:39.37 – Paul Biedermann (GER), 2009
- World Junior Record: 1:40.65 – Matt Sates (RSA), 2021
U.S. Open Record: 1:41.19 – Luke Hobson (USA), 2025
Top 8 Finishers:
- Luke Hobson (USA) – 1:40.62
- Chris Guiliano (CLB) – 1:41.34
- Grant House (CLB) – 1:41.52
- Matthew Richards (GBR) – 1:42.03
- Patrick Sammon (CLB) & Lucas Pierre A Henveaux – BEL – 1:42.35
- N/A
- Brooks Curry – CLB – 1:42.86
- Kieran Smith – USA – 1:44.45
Luke Hobson lowered his own US Open record in the men’s 200 freestyle with a 1:40.62 to win the event in Westmont. That broke his own record of a 1:41.19 that he swam just last week at the first stop of the World Cup Series in Carmel.
Split Comparison
| Hobson- Westmont | Hobson- Carmel | Hobson- World Record (2024 SCM Worlds) | |
| 50 | 23.27 | 23.71 | 23.18 |
| 100 | 25.42 | 25.43 | 24.69 |
| 150 | 25.75 | 25.81 | 25.09 |
| 200 | 26.18 | 26.24 | 25.65 |
| Final Time | 1:40.62 | 1:41.19 | 1:38.61 |
He was almost half a second faster today on the first 50 compared to a week ago and was only 0.09 seconds off his World Record pace at the 50 mark. He fell off his World Record pace at the 100 mark but stayed under his splits for the rest of the race compared to a week ago. Hobson will have the chance next week in Toronto for the triple crown, which earns him a $10,000 bonus.
Hobson’s time tonight marks the #13 performance of all-time. He holds the top two swims in history as in addition to his World Record, he also swam a 1:38.91 for the former World Record last December at the 2024 SCM World Championships.
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SCM = no one really cares.
Many US open records are being crushed!
Because SCM