World and Nationwide Records Tumble in a Flurry at World Cup

World Cup Westmont – Day Three Finals: Lani Pallister Pops Aussie Record in 1500 Freestyle; Becomes No. 2 Performer in History

Just one session stays of the World Cup cease in Westmont, and if the opening days of motion are any indication, the night ought to present some dazzling performances. Already, Regan Smith has equaled her world document within the 100-meter backstroke and set an American document within the 200 butterfly. Meanwhile, Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan destroyed the world document within the 200 freestyle.

On Sunday evening, Smith will return to the pool for a duel with Aussie Kaylee McKeown within the 200 backstroke whereas O’Callaghan will chase a title within the 100 freestyle. Gretchen Walsh (100 butterfly) and Luke Hobson (200 freestyle) will contest occasions wherein they personal the world document and Canadian Ilya Kharun will chase his newest World Cup victory, this time as the highest seed within the 200 butterfly.

Here is an event-by-event recap of the Day Three finals:

Men’s 400 Individual Medley

One week after racing the 400 IM in an unseeded warmth, American Shaine Casas contested the timed remaining of the occasion at evening and walked away with a victory. As anticipated, Casas constructed a lead in the course of the opening butterfly and backstroke legs and held off countryman Carson Foster. Casas registered a time of three:57.41, with Foster taking second place in 3:58.18. They had been the one athletes to interrupt the four-minute barrier.

Casas opened up a 1.37-second benefit on Foster in the course of the first half of the race and barely added to the sting on breaststroke to guide by 1.79 seconds getting into the freestyle leg. While Foster minimize into his deficit during the last 100 meters, it was not sufficient to reel in Casas, who completed simply shy of the World Cup document.

Women’s 1500 Freestyle

Coming off a win final weekend within the 800 freestyle, Australian Lani Pallister prolonged her distance success to the 1500 freestyle in Westmont – and in fashion. Pallister put collectively a time of 15:13.83, which broke her nationwide document by almost eight seconds and made the Aussie the No. 2 performer in historical past. Only American Katie Ledecky (15:08.24) has been quicker than Pallister.

Pallister’s earlier Australian document of 15:21.43 was set on the 2022 World Short Course Championships in Melbourne. She was adopted in second place on Sunday evening by New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather, who clocked in at 15:30.22.

Women’s 100 Butterfly

The United States’ Gretchen Walsh did what she does finest within the remaining of the 100 butterfly: Destroy the sector. Walsh powered to a mark of 53.72, which was effectively forward of runnerup Alexandria Perkins of Australia, who was second in 55.43. Walsh bolted to a 24.51 to 25.66 by the midway level of the race and completed slightly greater than a second off her world document of 52.71, set final yr. Walsh heads to subsequent week’s World Cup cease in Toronto trying to end off a sweep within the 100 fly, together with the 50 fly and 100 particular person medley.

Men’s 50 Butterfly

Make it back-to-back titles within the 50 butterfly for Canadian Ilya Kharun, who received the occasion final week in Carmel and adopted up by topping the sector in Westmont. In establishing a chase on the Triple Crown, Kharun posted a time of 21.69, which received him to the wall forward of Switzerland’s Noe Ponti (21.80). Kharun has loved a powerful weekend within the Chicago space, as he additionally earned victories within the 50 freestyle and 200 butterfly.

Women’s 200 Backstroke

For years, Australian Kaylee McKeown and American Regan Smith have battled across the globe, pushing one another to stellar performances. So, it was no shock they engaged in one other epic race on the World Cup, with each ladies going below the world document within the 200 backstroke. It was McKeown who emerged on high, as her time of 1:57.87 clipped the 1:57.91 of Smith, who established an American normal.

Smith entered the race because the world-record holder, because of her 1:58.04 from the World Short Course Championships final yr in Budapest. In this newest showdown, McKeown was out in 27.93 on the 50-meter flip, with Smith at 28.03. At the halfway level, McKeown’s lead was a bit wider, 57.68 to 57.85, and the sting prolonged to 1:27.50 to 1:27.91 on the 150-meter checkpoint. Down the final two lengths, Smith sliced into McKeown’s lead, however the Aussie’s early margin held up.

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Men’s 100 Backstroke

On the again of the showdown between Kaylee McKeown and Regan Smith, Hungarian Hubert Kos notched a World Cup document within the 100 backstroke. En path to staying undefeated in backstroke motion in the course of the World Cup sequence, Kos touched the wall in 48.78, which bettered the 2022 World Cup mark of Shaine Casas, who went 48.84. Finishing behind Kos was Italian Thomas Ceccon, the Olympic champion within the occasion. Ceccon clocked 49.60.

Women’s 50 Breaststroke

Ireland’s Mona McSharry was third on the halfway level, however pulled in entrance over the second size and prevailed in a time of 29.59. Belgium’s Florine Gaspard was in entrance on the flip, however McSharry had the better endurance to reel in Gaspard, who positioned third in 29.70. In second place was Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko, on the power of a 29.66 outing.

Men’s 200 Breaststroke

There was no menace to the Netherlands’ Caspar Corbeau within the 200 breaststroke, as he cruised to victory in 2:01.68. Corbeau delivered a wire-to-wire resolution and completed almost two seconds away from Spain’s Carles Coll Marti, who was second in 2:03.61. Just .01 behind in third place was Japan’s Shin Ohashi, whose time of two:03.62 was not far off the world junior document of two:03.23.

Women’s 100 Freestyle

For almost eight years, Australian Cate Campbell held the world document within the 100 freestyle at 50.25, however that normal is now historical past. Already the world-record holder within the 200 breaststroke, American Kate Douglass put her versatility on show as soon as once more by clocking a time of fifty.19. In shaving .06 off the earlier world mark, Douglass benefited from an aggressive entrance half of the race.

Douglass was .23 below world-record tempo on the first flip and was .33 forward of Campbell’s tempo on the midway level. Over the closing 50 meters, Douglass remained robust and whereas she yielded to what Campbell did in 2017, her early work received the job completed. Douglass claimed victory by greater than a second over Aussie Mollie O’Callaghan, who was second in 51.44.

Men’s 200 Freestyle

World-record holder Luke Hobson wouldn’t let a tightly bunched subject after prelims forestall him from profitable one other 200 freestyle race that includes worldwide competitors. Hobson took command of the race on the third lap and by no means relented, grabbing victory in 1:40.62. He was adopted by fellow Americans Chris Guiliano (1:41.34) and Grant House (1:41.52), who had been the one different athletes to go sub-1:42.

Women’s 200 Individual Medley

A Triple Crown is inside attain for Alex Walsh after the American standout received her second straight outing within the 200 particular person medley. The University of Virginia product took the lead on the backstroke leg and by no means relinquished her edge, en path to a time of two:04.44. Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko was subsequent in 2:04.93, with third place going to Great Britain’s Abbie Wood in 2:05.73.