Kate Douglass, Kaylee McKeown set new quick course world data on closing night time of Swimming World Cup Westmont

Shaine Casas completes Westmont sweep of IM occasions

Canada’s Ilya Kharun second 1-2 end over Switzerland’s Noe Ponti in a row, profitable the lads’s 50m butterfly with a 21.69, simply over a tenth forward of Ponti’s 21.80.

While Kharun in cost within the butterfly, American Shaine Casas accomplished his personal Westmont sweep of the IMs. Sunday he scored a private finest by over 5 seconds, his 3:57.41 forward of teammate Carson Foster.

“I was super happy to race in front of this crowd and show them where I am at with this event,” Casas mentioned earlier than admitting he was watching Foster throughout the pool over the ultimate 25 metres. “I was thinking, ‘Please don’t catch me.'”

In one other marquee males’s race within the night, Hungary’s Hubert Kos received the 100m backstroke, beating Italian Thomas Ceccon, 48.78 to 49.60.

Team USA’s Gretchen Walsh touched first within the 100m butterfly, clocking a 53.72.

Earlier within the night time, Australia’s Lani Pallister was chasing Katie Ledecky’s 1500m freestyle world report, which she fell off of however nonetheless claimed the victory in 15:13.83.

The 23-year-old grew up wanting as much as the legendary Olympic swimmer.

“I’m happy with that for now,” Pallister mentioned of her 1500m effort. “It felt pretty awful at the 200[-metre mark], but I am pretty happy with it. I grew up idolising Katie. It’s pretty cool getting into the pool racing against here. But I have some big goals for myself. And want to keep making progress.”