Regan Smith on 100 Back WR: “I was motivated by points”

2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Westmont

• October 17-19, 2025
• Westmont, Illinois
• SCM (25 meters)
• Meet Central
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results

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Coming into the 2nd stop of the World Cup circuit, the women’s points standings were tight, and every swim mattered. After breaking her own American record on night 1 in the 200 fly, Regan Smith wasted no time making a statement on night 2, tying her own world record in the 100 back in 54.02.

After the race, Smith said that she was very motivated to put up a good swim in order to get herself as high in the point standings as possible.

She also previewed her 200 back the next night, saying she really wanted to be under 2:00 and give Kaylee McKeown a battle. The two women both went onto swim 1:57s, the two fastest performances of all-time.

HOW TO WATCH THE WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CUP

A comprehensive look at television and streaming options for the meet can be found here.

U.S. viewers can watch both prelims and finals on the USA Swimming Network and Peacock, Canadians can stream every session on CBC, and the source for the majority of European nations will be the Eurovision Sport platform.

The competition will also be streamed live and on-demand with the World Aquatics Recast channel. A three-day pass requires 590 credits, which costs $8.26 USD.