By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
2025 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – Toronto
- October 23-25, 2025
- Toronto, Canada
- SCM (25 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Recaps
- Prelims: Day 1
Good evening swimming fans! Welcome to the first finals session of the last stop of the World Aquatics World Cup Series in Toronto. Tonight, we will see our first Triple Crown contenders race to earn the $10,000 bonus, and we will also see a few potential World Record events.
There are nine events where we could see a Triple Crown this evening including all the women’s events. Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass, and Hubert Kos will all be trying to win their first of three crowns this evening, while other swimmers will be looking to win the $2,500 bonus for “busting” their chances.
We will start with the women’s 400 freestyle fastest heat, where Lani Pallister is a crown contender and the top seed. The men’s event will see Sam Short as the top seed by just four hundredths over Kieran Smith and Carson Foster.
The women’s 50 backstroke and the men’s 200 backstroke will see Kaylee McKeown and Hubert Kos come in as the Triple Crown contenders, though McKeown will be racing from lane two as a quartet of Kylie Masse, Gretchen Walsh, Katharine Berkoff, and Mollie O’Callaghan try to earn the $2,500 bonus for beating her.
Regan Smith is the top seed and clear favorite in the women’s 200 fly for another potential Triple Crown.
Noe Ponti is hunting the bonus in the men’s 100 fly, but home crowd favorites Ilya Kharun and Josh Liendo will be trying to spoil his fun.
The women’s 200 breast will see Kate Douglass fighting for her crown, and trying to top the overall standings for the series, which will require a very strong swim, potentially a World Record.
Caspar Corbeau leads the men’s 100 breast field by more than half-a-second after finishing 2nd in Westmont to Ilya Shymanovich, who isn’t racing this evening.
Kasia Wasick leads the women’s 50 free field as she tries for her 2nd straight crown in the event, and Josh Liendo will be looking to win the men’s event on home soil.
Finally, the men’s and women’s 100 IM events are both Triple Crown favorites with Gretchen Walsh as the clear favorite in the women’s event, especially with Douglass’ scratch, and Shaine Casas as the contender in the men’s.
Casas has an uphill climb, though, as the 5th seed behind Hubert Kos, Luke Barr, Caspar Corbeau, and Noe Ponti.
Women’s 400 Freestyle – Fastest Heat
- World Record: 3:50.25 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
- World Junior Record: 3:50.25 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
- World Cup Record: 3:52.42– Lani Pallister, AUS (2025)
- Triple Crown Contender: Lani Pallister, AUS
Men’s 400 Freestyle – Fastest Heat
- World Record: 3:32.25 – Yannick Agnel, FRA (2012)
- World Junior Record: 3:37.92 – Matthew Sates, RSA (2021)
- World Cup Record: 3:32.77 – Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
Women’s 50 Backstroke – Finals
- World Record: 25.23 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
- World Junior Record: 26.03 – Sara Curtis, ITA (2024)
- World Cup Record: 25.36 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2024)
- Triple Crown Contender: Kaylee McKeown (AUS)
Men’s 200 Backstroke – Finals
- World Record: 1:45.63 – Mitch Larkin, AUS (2015)
- World Junior Record: 1:48.02 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2017)
- World Cup Record: 1:46.11 – Arkady Vyatchanin, RUS (2009)
- Triple Crown Contender: Hubert Kos (HUN)
Women’s 200 Butterfly – Finals
- World Record: 1:59.32 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
- World Junior Record: 1:59.32 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
- World Cup Record: 2:00.20 – Regan Smith, USA (2025)
- Triple Crown Contender: Regan Smith (USA)
Men’s 100 Butterfly – Finals
- World Record: 47.71 – Noe Ponti, SUI (2024)
- World Junior Record: 49.03 – Ilya Kharun, CAN (2022)
- World Cup Record: 48.40 – Noe Ponti, SUI (2024)
- Triple Crown Contender: Noe Ponti (SUI)
Women’s 200 Breaststroke – Finals
- World Record: 2:12.50 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024)
- World Junior Record: 2:14.70 – Evgeniia Chikunova, RUS (2023)
- World Cup Record: 2:12.72 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024)
- Triple Crown Contender: Kate Douglass (USA)
Men’s 100 Breaststroke – Finals
- World Record: 55.28 – Ilya Shymanovich, BLR (2021)
- World Junior Record: 56.66 – Simone Cerasuolo, ITA (2021)
- World Cup Record: 55.61 – Cameron Van der Burgh, RSA (2009)
Women’s 50 Freestyle – Finals
- World Record: 22.83 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024)
- World Junior Record: 23.66 – Eva Okaro, GBR (2024)
- World Cup Record: 22.93 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo, NED (2017)
- Triple Crown Contender: Kasia Wasick (POL)
Men’s 50 Freestyle – Finals
- World Record: 19.90 – Jordan Crooks, CAY (2024)
- World Junior Record: 20.98, Kenzo Simons, NED (2019)
- World Cup Record: 20.48 – Vlad Morozov, RUS (2018)
Women’s 100 IM – Finals
- World Record: 55.11 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024)
- World Junior Record: 57.59 – Anastasiya Shkurdai, BLR (2020)
- World Cup Record: 55.77 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
- Triple Crown Contender: Gretchen Walsh (USA)
Men’s 100 IM – Finals
- World Record: 49.28 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2020)
- World Junior Record: 50.63 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2018)
- World Cup Record: 49.92 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2024)
- Triple Crown Contender: Shaine Casas (USA)
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