Watch as Kate Douglass Shatters the 50-Second Barrier in 100 Free, Setting a World Record to Close Toronto

By Anya Pelshaw 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 | Day 2 | Day 3
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

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

1. Shaine Casas (USA) – 3:56.13 **World Cup record
2. Carson Foster (USA) – 3:59.98
3. Alberto Razzetti (ITA) – 4:01.33
4. Max Litchfield (GBR) – 4:02.87
5. Brendon Smith (AUS) – 4:03.10
6. Gabor Zombori (HUN) – 4:08.24
7. Yumeki Kojima (JPN) – 4:11.33
8. 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

1. Lani Pallister (AUS) – 7:54.00 ** New World Record
2. Erika Fairweather (NZL) – 8:09.69
3. Caitlin Deans (NZL) – 8:11.76
4. Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) – 8:15.52
5. Molly Walker (AUS) – 8:21.86
6. Tori Meklensek (CLB) – 8:38.35
7. Delphine Piatera-Mercier (CLB) – 8:48.76
8. 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:

1. Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 53.10 ** WC Record
2. Alexandria Perkins (AUS) – 55.11
3. Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL) – 56.16
4. Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 56.74
5. Laura Lahtinen (FIN) – 56.81
6. Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) – 57.30
7. Marie Wattel (FRA) – 57.38
8. 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

1. Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 1:57.33 ** New World Record
2. Regan Smith (USA) – 1:57.86
3. Phoebe Bacon (USA) – 2:00.80
4. Ingrid Wilm (CAN) – 2:02.99
5. Anastasiya Shkurdai (NAA) – 2:03.03
6. Madison Kryger (CAN) – 2:03.84
7. Hannah Fredericks (AUS) – 2:04.21
8. 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

1. Hubert Kos (HUN) – 48.16 ** New World Record
2. Kacper Stokowski (CLB) – 49.41
3. Ralf Tribuntsov (EST) – 49.92
4. Finlay Knox (CAN) – 50.02
5. Gabriel Jett (USA) – 50.07
6. Lorenzo Mora (ITA) – 50.18
7. Enoch Robb (AUS) – 50.25
8. 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

1. Caspar Corbeau (NED) – 1:59.52 ** New World Record
2. Shin Ohashi (JPN) – 2:02.03 ** New World Junior Record
3. Yamato Fukasawa (JPN) – 2:03.82
4. Ippei Watanabe (JPN) – 2:03.96
5. David Schlicht (AUS) – 2:04.99
6. Daiya Seto (JPN) – 2:06.20
7. Adam Peaty (GBR) – 2:07.48
8. 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

1. Kate Douglass (USA) – 49.93 ** New World Record
2. Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) – 50.82
3. Marrit Steenbergen (NED) – 51.10
4. Taylor Ruck (CAN) – 51.69
5. Kayla Sanchez (PHI) – 52.05
6. Katarzyna Wasick (POL) – 52.25
7. Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 53.05
8. 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:

1. Luke Hobson (USA)- 1:39.94
2. Chris Guiliano (USA)- 1:40.39
3. Maximillian Giuliani (AUS)- 1:41.40
4. Thomas Ceccon (ITA)- 1:41.60
5. Matthew Richards (GBR)- 1:41.91
6. Kieran Smith (USA)- 1:42.10
7. Mitchell Schott (CLB)- 1:42.64
8. 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

1. Alex Walsh (USA)- 2:04.01
2. Ellen Walshe (IRL)- 2:04.75
3. Abbie Wood (GBR)- 2:05.33
4. Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL)- 2:05.81
5. Rebecca Meder (RSA)- 2:05.83
6. Ella Ramsay (AUS)- 2:06.38
7. Freya Colbert (GBR)- 2:07.08
8. 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.

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