2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Toronto
- October 23-25, 2025
- Toronto, Canada
- SCM (25 meters)
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Men’s 400 IM — Final Heat (Timed Finals)
- World Record: 3:54.81 — Daiya Seto, Japan (2019)
- World Junior Record: 3:56.47 — Ilya Borodin, Russia (2021)
World Cup Record: 3:57.25 — Daiya Seto, Japan (2018)
Top 8 Finishers
- Shaine Casas (USA) – 3:56.13 **World Cup record
- Carson Foster (USA) – 3:59.98
- Alberto Razzetti (ITA) – 4:01.33
- Max Litchfield (GBR) – 4:02.87
- Brendon Smith (AUS) – 4:03.10
- Gabor Zombori (HUN) – 4:08.24
- Yumeki Kojima (JPN) – 4:11.33
- Massimiliano Matteazzi (ITA) / Baylor Stanton (USA) – 4:11.50
Shaine Casas of the US swam to a new World Cup Record to kick off the night. In only his 3rd time ever swimming the race, Casas became the #3 performer ever only behind Daiya Seto and Ryan Lochte. He also only sits 0.63 seconds off of Lochte’s American Record of a 3:55.50.
Casas swam a 4:03.10 for 3rd in Carmel and a 3:57.41 last weekend in Westmont. He led from start to finish.
Women’s 800 Freestyle — Final Heat (Timed Finals)
World Record: 7:57.42 — Katie Ledecky, United States (2022)- World Junior Record: 7:59.44 — Wang Jianjiahe, China (2018)
World Cup Record: 7:57.42 — Katie Ledecky, United States (2022)- Triple Crown Contender: Lani Pallister (AUS)
Top 8 Finishers
- Lani Pallister (AUS) – 7:54.00 ** New World Record
- Erika Fairweather (NZL) – 8:09.69
- Caitlin Deans (NZL) – 8:11.76
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) – 8:15.52
- Molly Walker (AUS) – 8:21.86
- Tori Meklensek (CLB) – 8:38.35
- Delphine Piatera-Mercier (CLB) – 8:48.76
- Callie Cardiff (CLB) – 8:51.94
Australia’s Lani Pallister set the first of five World Records tonight, dropping a 7:54.00 in the 800 free. That broke Katie Ledecky’s record of a 7:57.42 that stood since 2022. Pallister won the event in a 8:02.02 in Carmel. This marks her first individual World Record.
Women’s 100 Butterfly — Final
- World Record: 52.71 — Gretchen Walsh, United States (2024)
- World Junior Record: 55.10 — Mizuki Hirai, Japan (2025)
World Cup Record: 53.69 — Gretchen Walsh, United States (2025)- Triple Crown Contender: Gretchen Walsh (USA)
Top 8 Finishers:
- Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 53.10 ** WC Record
- Alexandria Perkins (AUS) – 55.11
- Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL) – 56.16
- Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 56.74
- Laura Lahtinen (FIN) – 56.81
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) – 57.30
- Marie Wattel (FRA) – 57.38
- Hazel Ouwehand (NZL) – 57.49
Gretchen Walsh won the women’s 100 fly in a new World Cup record, and the 3rd fastest swim in history, touching in 53.10 to win the Triple Crown. She now holds the seven fastest performances all-time in the 100 butterfly. She broke her own World Cup Series record that stood at a 53.69 set in Carmel.
Women’s 200 Backstroke — Final
World Record: 1:57.87 — Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2025)- World Junior Record: 1:59.96 — Summer McIntosh, Canada (2024)
World Cup Record: 1:57.87 — Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2025)- Triple Crown Contender: Kaylee McKeown (AUS)
Top 8 Finishers
- Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 1:57.33 ** New World Record
- Regan Smith (USA) – 1:57.86
- Phoebe Bacon (USA) – 2:00.80
- Ingrid Wilm (CAN) – 2:02.99
- Anastasiya Shkurdai (NAA) – 2:03.03
- Madison Kryger (CAN) – 2:03.84
- Hannah Fredericks (AUS) – 2:04.21
- Rhyan White (USA) – 2:04.53
Kaylee McKeown of Australia and Regan Smith of the US battled it out, and McKeown used a strong back half to earn the win in another World Record. McKeown broke her own record of a 1:57.87 that she swam just last week and was behind Smith at the 100 mark.
Smith was out fast and swam the 2nd fastest swim in history with a 1:57.86, breaking her own American Record of a 1:51.91 that she swam last week for 2nd behind McKeown.
Men’s 100 Backstroke — Final
World Record: 48.33 — Coleman Stewart, United States (2021)- World Junior Record: 48.76 — Miron Lifintsev, Russia (2024)
World Cup Record: 48.78 — Hubert Kos, Hungary (2025)- Triple Crown Contender: Hubert Kos (HUN)
Top 8 Finishers
- Hubert Kos (HUN) – 48.16 ** New World Record
- Kacper Stokowski (CLB) – 49.41
- Ralf Tribuntsov (EST) – 49.92
- Finlay Knox (CAN) – 50.02
- Gabriel Jett (USA) – 50.07
- Lorenzo Mora (ITA) – 50.18
- Enoch Robb (AUS) – 50.25
- Blake Tierney (CAN) – 50.47
Hubert Kos swam the 3rd World Record of the night with a 48.16 in the 100 backstroke. That broke Coleman Stewart’s record of a 48.33 set back in 2021. Kos earned the triple crown with his win, earning a $10,000 bonus for that as well as another $10,000 for the World Record. He also set a World Record in the 200 backstroke while in Toronto.
Men’s 200 Breaststroke — Final
World Record: 2:00.16 — Kirill Prigoda, Russia (2018)World Junior Record: 2:03.23 — Akihiro Yamaguchi, Japan (2012)World Cup Record: 2:00.48 — Daniel Gyurta, Hungary (2014)- Triple Crown Contender: Caspar Corbeau (NED)
Top 8 Finishers
- Caspar Corbeau (NED) – 1:59.52 ** New World Record
- Shin Ohashi (JPN) – 2:02.03 ** New World Junior Record
- Yamato Fukasawa (JPN) – 2:03.82
- Ippei Watanabe (JPN) – 2:03.96
- David Schlicht (AUS) – 2:04.99
- Daiya Seto (JPN) – 2:06.20
- Adam Peaty (GBR) – 2:07.48
- Nathan Thomas (CLB) – 2:08.77
Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands became the first man to break the 2:00 barrier in the 200 breast posting a World Record 1:59.52. That marked the first World Record of his career. He broke Kirill Prigoda’s World Record of a 2:00.16 set in 2018.
Japan’s Shin Ohashi swam to a World Junior Record with a 2:02.03 for 2nd at the age of 16. He broke the previous record of a 2:03.23 set by Japan’s Akihiro Yamaguchi in 2012.
Women’s 100 Freestyle — Final
World Record: 50.19 — Kate Douglass, United States (2025)- World Junior Record: 51.45 — Kayla Sanchez, Canada (2018)
World Cup Record: 50.19 — Kate Douglass, United States (2025)- Triple Crown Contender: Kate Douglass (USA)
Top 8 Finishers
- Kate Douglass (USA) – 49.93 ** New World Record
- Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) – 50.82
- Marrit Steenbergen (NED) – 51.10
- Taylor Ruck (CAN) – 51.69
- Kayla Sanchez (PHI) – 52.05
- Katarzyna Wasick (POL) – 52.25
- Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 53.05
- Ingrid Wilm (CAN) – 53.37
Another record, another barrier broke. Kate Douglass swam to the final World Record of the night with a 49.93 100 free, breaking her own World Record of a 50.19 from a week ago. She won the triple crown as well, earning $10,000 for the triple crown and another for the World Record. The swim also earned her the top spot in the overall World Cup Series standings.
Men’s 200 Freestyle — Final
- World Record: 1:38.61 — Luke Hobson, United States (2024)
- World Junior Record: 1:40.65 — Matthew Sates, South Africa (2021)
- World Cup Record: 1:39.37 — Paul Biedermann, Germany (2009)
- Triple Crown Contender: Luke Hobson (USA)
Top 8 Finishers:
- Luke Hobson (USA)- 1:39.94
- Chris Guiliano (USA)- 1:40.39
- Maximillian Giuliani (AUS)- 1:41.40
- Thomas Ceccon (ITA)- 1:41.60
- Matthew Richards (GBR)- 1:41.91
- Kieran Smith (USA)- 1:42.10
- Mitchell Schott (CLB)- 1:42.64
- Sam Short (AUS)- 1:43.47
World Record holder in the event Luke Hobson won the men’s 200 free in a 1:39.94, his fastest time of the series. He won the triple crown in the event for a $10,000 bonus. Fellow countryman and training partner at Texas Chris Guiliano was 2nd in a 1:40.39.
Women’s 200 IM — Final
- World Record: 2:01.63 — Kate Douglass, United States (2024)
- World Junior Record: 2:04.48 — Yu Yiting, China (2021)
- World Cup Record: 2:02.13 — Katinka Hosszu, Hungary (2014)
- Triple Crown Contender: Alex Walsh (USA)
Top 8 Finishers
- Alex Walsh (USA)- 2:04.01
- Ellen Walshe (IRL)- 2:04.75
- Abbie Wood (GBR)- 2:05.33
- Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL)- 2:05.81
- Rebecca Meder (RSA)- 2:05.83
- Ella Ramsay (AUS)- 2:06.38
- Freya Colbert (GBR)- 2:07.08
- Mio Narita (JPN)- 2:07.50
Closing out the World Cup Series with a win was Alex Walsh who won the 200 IM in a 2:04.01. That was her fastest time in the event in the three stop series as she earned the triple crown $10,000 bonus as well. Ireland’s Ellen Walshe swam to a new Irish record for 2nd in a 2:04.75.
Random observation – her start was insane and yielded a dressel-esque lead but I feel like Douglass was as close as you can get to being past 15m on the first 25. Very risky. The replay after the race has a good shot.
Kate Douglass, you are a marvel!
Kate Douglass
Short Course Meters
All-Time Performers List
W 100 FR – 1st
W 200 BR – 1st
W 200 IM – 1st
W 100 IM – 2nd (to G. Walsh)
W 50 FL – 3rd (to G. Walsh & T. Alshammar)
The last can be rectified to 2nd at the 2026 Short Course World Championships.
Kate Douglass definitely needs work on her “favorite” event, as she currently resides 5th on the W 50 FR All-Time Performers List.
Thanks to Kate Douglass, Cate Campbell is now completely off the World Records (SCM) books including relays.
I think you think about Cate Campbell more than I think about my children
And yet in your head she still maintains an enormous rent free homestead
Triggered!
Like shooting fish in a barrel.
No seriously though why are you so obsessed about a random off hand remark made to a tabloid at the peak of the olympic hype cycle? It’s frankly concerning
I’m not sure you’ve got it the right way round – someone else is triggered because they just happen to call you out for always finding a reason to bring Cate Campbell up? Seriously, how often do you think about Cate each hour? 10 times?
I wish Trump cares about the average, ordinary working class Americans like you care about Cate Campbell.
Cate Cambell should have put a tattoo of a cowbell on her feet. Lots of US relay swimmers would have seen it.
Bat no individual gold lol
At the last stop Kate said she was just going to go for the 100FR and went out over a tenth faster than tonight. She is so exacting in her race prep and delivery–just dialed it down slightly, clearly had more for the finish and dropped under 50 seconds. That forethought and ability to carry it out is one of the things that make her special.
What’s more impressive for you, the 100 free or 100 fly record? Sub 50 or sub 53?
Tough one. Likely Walsh, just for the sheer audacity, but Kate beating Cate’s record is very special.
The World Record (SCM) in the W 100 FR stood for eight (8) years.
thanks for the clarification on the number 8
You’re welcome.
i mean in terms of sheer impressiveness it has to be walsh’s; kate took 0.3 off the WR while gretchen took 1.3 off the WR
It was at the Westmont, IL stop that Kate Douglass initially stated she was “going for it” after feeling good in the morning swim.
Same for MOC in her 200 free WR. It was a crazy weekend.
Mollie O’Callaghan was a former World Record holder in the W 200 FR (LCM). It was far less expected for Kate Douglass to go nuclear in the W 100 FR.
thats not relevant when comparing which record is more impressive.
I sincerely thought a time of 50.08 in the W 100 FR (SCM) would be a stretch for 1010 AQUA points.
I was really looking forward to seeing the women’s 800m freestyle video, and Pallister’s world record. Instead, the 7 minute clip shows only a little over a minute of the actual race: pretty much just the start and finish. The rest of the video is devoted to over 5 minutes of swimmer introductions, celebration the pool, and interviews. A huge waste.
If you have peacock in the US, you can rewatch the full session!
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I use VPN and set to USA.
CBC has a replay https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6953903
Should be accessible with a VPN
Peacock. VPN. Lol. I’ll have to look those things up. I’m 63.
Although…the description above regarding the 800m is not encouraging. Was it NBC? 😂
It is NBC. On CBC the 800 is to seen in full. (Starts at 21:30 if memory serves)
Ha! I knew it. I will avoid NBC like the plague.
Who’s putting up the prize money? Bankrupted before our very eyes. What a magnificent night. Aussie girls just awesome, well done to Douglas, I thought it would be a while before that 50 sec barrier went.
Yeah, when Gretchen Walsh failed to break SCM 100 free last year at SCM Worlds when she went on a rampage, I didn’t think Kate would break it this year. And she did it twice.
Gretchen Walsh (and to a lesser extent Alex Walsh) has been getting the most hype in Swimswam, but in terms of accomplishments, Kate Douglas is absolutely more superior.
I’m a fan of all 3 but that’s a bit of recency bias. One thing about Kate Douglass you can say is she is a clutch swimmer.
It’s not a recency bias.
I mean, Kate Douglas is the only one out of the three Virginia swimmers that won individual gold at the Olympics.
If that is your only measure, yes. Grethen’s LCM times are out of this world.
Kate Douglass is more accomplished in LCM that Gretchen bt Gretchens SCM swimming is amazing.
I agree with you, outside of Katie Ledecky, KD is my favorite US swimmer.
Broke 11 record!! Yeah she deserves the hype lol
Gretchen Walsh also beat Kate Douglass in the W 50 FR, W 100 FR, W 100 IM at the 2024 Short Course World Championships. As a matter of fact, Kate Douglass had to settle for bronze in the W 100 FR behind Walsh and Gastaldello.
Gretchen Walsh holds four Short Course World Records (W 50 FR, W 50 FL, W 100 FL, W 100 IM).
At the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, the W 50 FR is scheduled on Day 1 prior to the W 100 IM with only one men’s event wedged in between.
As for hype, Gretchen Walsh won five individual gold medals at the 2024 Short Course World Championships (25 meters).
Yet no individual gold at the Olympics.
The quartet of K. Douglass (9), R. Smith (5), A. Walsh (3), G. Walsh (9) won more gold medals than the entire Australian swimming contingent (men and women) at the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup (26 to 19).
Ok I’m gonna bite:
How does Cowbell fit into your arguments?
And the Australian women set more World Records (5) at the World Cup than the American women (4). Great work ladies!
are you counting multple medals for relays for that count….
Cate Campbell too
ZERO INDIVIDUAL OLYMPIC GOLD
Cate Campbell, I already know.
she has plenty. You seem to count relay gold for Regan but discount it for Cate.
Alex Walsh deserved the hype for her collegiate career which concluded at the 2025 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
As for the W 100 BR (SCM), Alex Walsh definitely needs to work on her consistency (6th, 3rd, 9th).
In Swimswam top 100 Alex Walsh was ranked much higher than Meg Harris who won a total of 5 Olympic medals including 2 golds and 9 World Championship medals including 6 golds.
Alex Walsh won a total of ONLY ONE Olympic silver and five world championship including 3 golds
Meg Harris won 1 individual silver, 1 relay gold and 1 relay silver at Paris Olympics, Alex Walsh won ZERO medal at Paris Olympics.
Meg Harris won 1 individual gold and 1 relay gold in Singapore, Alex Walsh won 1 individual silver and no relay medal.
How is every year Alex Walsh ranked much higher than more accomplished swimmers like Meg Harris?
I understand American bias since Swimswam is American… Read more »
I’m not responsible for any SwimSwam rankings let alone the incessant Michael Andrew articles. Direct your complaints to the editor-in-chief.
Just to let you know, Meg Harris was a dud in the W 50 FR at the 2024 Short Course World Championships unlike Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass. Oh, next time step up to the plate and contest the W 100 FR.
I dont like the term dud when referring to international sports people, but since you used it is that how you would describe Gretchens individual performance in Paris???
and more recently how did she go in the LC world champs this year. You have a small brain when it comes to world wide performances.
Why not create an exclusive Australian website for swimming lol
I don’t know about Alex Walsh but Gretchen certainly deserves the hype after what she did at short course worlds last year.