Josh Liendo on 47.6 100 Fly WR: “I would have been happy if I saw a 48.8”
Josh Liendo stunned everyone in the Toronto Pan Am Centre on night 1 of the World Cup, athletes and spectators alike.
Shaine Casas on LCM Racing After World Cup: “I’m eager to make some strides”
Shaine Casas showed out on the World Cup Circuit, winning 8-of-9 IM events in the 3 stops, his only loss coming in the 400 IM in Carmel
Kaylee McKeown on World Cup: “For me to get the best out of myself, I need to be nervous”
Over the course of the 3-weekend World Cup Circuit, Kaylee McKeown won 7-of-9 backstroke races, notably breaking the world record in the 200 back twice
Caspar Corbeau First Man Under 2:00 in 200 Breast: “I didn’t expect to see that”
Caspar Corbeau broke a huge barrier on the last night of competition in Toronto, becoming the first man to crack the 2:00 barrier in the 200 Breast (SCM).
After ‘First Summer Season’, McKenzie Siroky Learning How to Race Tired in NCAA
Siroky won the 100 breaststroke in a 57.78, just half a second off her lifetime best and was SwimSwam’s pre-season favorite.
Mollie O’Callaghan on World Cup: “Nice to mix things up and actually have fun with racing”
In one of her first times racing in the USA, Mollie O’Callaghan put together quite a body of work over the past 2 weeks.
Hubi Kos on 100 Back WR in Toronto: “I came here wanting to get that record”
After putting it out in the ether in Carmel that he wanted the 100 and 200 SCM Backstroke world records, Hubi Kos came to Toronto 2 weeks later and took them
Erin Gemmell on Arrival Of Nikolett Padar, “I love having more 200 free training partners”
Gemmell swam to a 1:42.64 in the 200 free on Friday in a dual meet against Tennessee, the #7 time in the NCAA this season.
Lani Pallister Breaking Katie Ledecky WR: “I have her autograph sitting at home from 2014”
Australian Lani Pallister turned heads on Saturday night in Toronto, absolutely crushing the world record in the women’s 800 free.
Kate Douglass on 100 Free WR: “Gets me excited about swimming the 100 Free more” (VIDEO)
On the last night in Toronto, Kate Douglass had a World Cup title on the line and didn’t flinch.
Nate Germonprez On Fast Swims At Texas Vs Tennessee “The atmosphere here was amazing”
Germonprez was 3rd in the 100 breast at the 2025 NCAA Championships, an event that graduated 6 out of 8 ‘A’ finalists.
Ellen Walshe on 400 IM Field in Toronto: “It’s gonna be a dog fight”
Ireland’s Ellen Walshe dropped over 3 seconds in the 400 IM (4:25.33) from Carmel to get her hand on the wall first in the same event in Westmont
Alex Walsh on Racing First SCM 400 IM of Season: “I did it. And, you gotta start somewhere”
Walsh, when asked about competing in the 400 IM, said it was a fine first race in the event for her and she will most likely be swimming it again in Toronto
Ilya Kharun on Continued SCM Improvement: “I’m just learning with each race”
Ilya Kharun is now undefeated in the 50 and 200 fly on the World Cup Circuit, winning both events in Carmel and now Westmont.
Michael Andrew on World Cup: “I’m excited to use this to… get back into work”
Andrew has been using the fall to focus on the more fun sides of swimming, doing clinics and talks, and taking a training trip to Hawaii
