2025 INDY SUMMER CUP
- Wednesday, June 25 – Saturday, June 28, 2025
- IUPUI Natatorium, Indianapolis, IN
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A significant portion of the swimmers on the US World Championship roster, along with several other big names, are racing this week in Indianapolis, treating swim fans to some relatively fast swimming as we approach this summer’s major international meets.
The biggest stars didn’t disappoint tonight, as Regan Smith and Hubert Kos each claimed victories in the 200 fly and the 100 back.
Smith, the silver medalist in both of those events at last summer’s Olympic Games and the current world record in the 100 back, clocked a 2:06.54 in the 200 fly and a 59.11 in the 100 back. That 200 fly time is less than a second shy of the 2:05.85 she went a couple weeks ago at Nationals, where she took 2nd behind Caroline Bricker. Smith is slated to swim both events in Singapore next month.
Kós, a member of Bob Bowman’s training group in Texas and a Hungarian national, has less experience in the 200 fly but still touched first in 1:56.49. He edged out training partner Carson Foster, who posted a 1:57.52. Foster was runner-up in this event at Nationals and will also race it in Singapore. Kós also won the 100 back in 53.57, finishing ahead of fellow Longhorn Shaine Casas, who swam 54.01. Casas, who has been as fast as 53.5 this season, was in strong contention for a Worlds spot but ultimately scratched the event at Nationals.
For the second night in a row, Simone Manuel and Anna Peplowski went head-to-head in a freestyle race. This time, Manuel got her hand on the wall first, winning the 50 free 24.94 to Peplowski’s 25.29. That’s a new best time for Peplowski, clipping her previous best of 25.72 from last spring. Watch for the two to square off again tomorrow in the 100 free. Manuel and Peplowski are both representing the US in Singapore, while Julia Dennis, who took 3rd in 25.40, will compete for the US at the World University Games.
Arguably the other big race was the men’s 400 free, where four Longhorn training partners swept the top four spots. Rex Maurer, who broke the U.S. Open in this event at Nationals, won tonight in 3:48.21. That’s about five seconds slower than his winning time from Nationals (3:43.33), but it was still more than enough to win against three teammates who made the US Paris Olympic team: Carson Foster (3:49.65), David Johnston (3:52.30), and Luke Hobson (3:53.48). All four men will represent the US in Singapore, although Maurer is the only one who will be competing in the 400 free.
Superstar Leon Marchand was entered to swim the 200 fly and the 400 free, but DFS’d both events after winning the 100 breast yesterday. He’s entered in the 100 free, 200 back, and 200 IM Saturday.
Other Results
- Indiana’s Matt King won the 50 free in 22.04, faster than the 22.08 (prelims) and 22.12 (finals) he went at Nationals. He has a lifetime best of 21.70 from last summer’s Olympic Trials. While he didn’t make the Worlds team this year, he’s slated to compete in both the 50 and the 100 free this summer at the World University Games. Chris Guiliano, who made the US Olymipc team in this event last year, finished 2nd tonight in 22.11. He’ll be on the US Worlds team as a member of the 4×100 free relay.
- Kim Herkle, who swims for Lousiville and represents Germany internationally, won the 200 breast in 2:29.92, which appears to be her best time since she went 2:29.04 in 2023 at the European U23 Championships.
- Another Indiana swimmer, Josh Matheny, won the 200 breast in 2:12.99; his training partner Jasen Yep came in 2nd at 2:15.30. Mathey won this event at Nationals (2:08.97), while Yep placed 7th (2:11.32).
- Peplowski doubled up, earning the win in the 400 free in 4:10.71. While she hasn’t raced this event frequently, her personal best is 4:09.20, set during last summer’s Olympic Trials.
everyone’s having a rough meet. i hear they collectively destroyed the locker rooms, drained the pool and and hired workers to fill it with goat manure
Foster is having a rough meet. I was told he ripped his mizuno off in the locker room and chucked it in the trash, so much for being mature at a meet with a bunch of age groupers :/
Hobson is having a rough meet – his aerobic training must be super intense right now
No Hobson is just one of those swimmers who cannot swim fast without a taper. I don’t think it is entirely a physical thing it could just be mental and not go all in until big meets since he is a mid distance swimmer he might not want to go all in all the time. This is very normal for him he has always swam like this in season. He will be much faster in Singapore.
The most dramatic is example is Ryan Lochte.
It’s incredible the difference between his in season swims and tapered, championship swims.
Caeleb and finke as well. might be a florida thing
“Kós also won the 100 back in 53.57—an event in which he’s the reigning Olympic champion”
No.
Thomas Ceccon won 100 back.
Hubert Kos won 200 back.
SWIMSWAM is never wrong. Kos won 100 back :)))
These 2 untapered 1:56s in the 200 fly are making me think Hubi could throw down a 1:53 tapered.
Kós is not the reigning olympic champion in the 100 back
What were marchand times ?
No times.
DNS for his three races (200 fly and breast and 400 free).
Maybe sick?
Go to French team session 🇫🇷😉 in oder to preparing Singapour
Why travel up to Indy and enter 3 days of events (and then DFS instead of scratch) if he was going to leave? Or are you just speculating?
He swam the 100 free prelims today, he’s still there.
Yes he swam his events (100 free 200 back and 200im).
Don’t know if he was sick yersterday but he did the best times in prelims except in 100 free behind Hobson and far away from Guiliano.
We’ll see in finals if he still has juice in the tank.
I found Marchand good.
Don’t know if he trains and rests more not having to do nationals contrary to Bob squad in this untapered and ‘small’ meet.
His 100 free (49.70) is not his “speciality” like everybody knows and we don’t expect competitive times from him of course but not bad at all.
His 200 back is quite good and convincing and he almost ties with Hubi (1.57.14 vs 1.56.74).
His 200im is one of his events but he dominated the others (1.57.23 vs 1.59.57 for Casas).