Shaine Casas wins medley battle in opposition to Leon Marchand

Shaine Casas was the large winner on Saturday (11 October), out-touching French swimming famous person Leon Marchand to assert victory within the males’s 200m particular person medley on the first cease of the 2025 Swimming World Cup (25m) in Carmel, Indiana.

Completing the space in a time of 1:49.43, he claimed the highest spot on the rostrum, adopted by Marchand (1:49.73) in second. Australia’s David Schlicht sprinted house for third in a time of 1:53.09.

In what was solely ever a two-man race to start with, Casas and Marchand pulled away from the remainder of the sphere as soon as they hit the water. The pair swam side-by-side for a lot of the race, with Casas sustaining a small lead over the Marchand.

As the 2 turned for house, Marchand unleashed a ferocious underwater part in an try to drag even with Casas. Alas, it wasn’t to be his day, because the American swimmer held him off by the slimmest of margins.

A reversal of proceedings from the World Aquatics Championships 2025, the place Marchand beat Casas to the wall by 0.62 seconds, the race represented the newest chapter in a budding rivalry between the 2 swimmers.

“I have to give thanks to these guys, especially Leon,” Casas advised broadcasters after the race. “He kind of brings out the best in me. I just love the fire and that kind of rivalry.”

“It feels good to just keep moving the needle forward every meet.”

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