Multiple world records at the Short Course Swimming World Cup have been broken!

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Multiple world records at the Short Course Swimming World Cup have been broken!
Beijing time, October 20, 2025At the World Cup Short Course Swimming event in Westmont, several swimming world records were broken.

Women's 200m Backstroke (Short Course)

In the women's 200m backstroke, Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown shattered the world record with a time of 1:57.87 to claim the gold medal!

Kylie Masse is a dominant force in Australia's backstroke scene. In her individual events, 2025At the Singapore World Swimming Championships, she clinched the gold in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 57.16 seconds, setting a new meet record and breaking the Oceania record—just 0.03 seconds shy of the world record. She also triumphed in the 200-meter backstroke, finishing in 2:03.33 and once again shattering the meet record, securing her fourth consecutive title in this event at the championships.

The 2024 Paris Olympics,Kylie MckeonDefending his titles in the 100m backstroke (57.33 seconds, breaking the Olympic record) and the 200m backstroke (2:03.73, also setting a new Olympic record), he secured a bronze medal in the 200m individual medley.


Women's 100m Freestyle (Short Course)

In the women's 100-meter freestyle event, American swimmer Kate Douglass shattered the world record with a time of 50.19 seconds to claim victory!It broke the record that had been held by Cate Campbell since 2017.

In terms of individual projects, Kate DouglasPreviously, at the 2025 Singapore World Aquatics Championships, she clinched the gold medal in the women’s 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:18.50, breaking the meet record in the process. In the women’s 100m breaststroke final, she earned a silver medal, finishing just 0.08 seconds behind Germany’s Ellen Teichmann.

The 2024 Paris Olympics,Kate Douglas finished in 2:19.24Won the women's 200m breaststroke gold medal and broke the Americas record;Achieved a time of 2:06.92Women's 200m Individual MedleyRunner-up.


Women's 200m Freestyle (Short Course)

On October 19, Beijing time,In the women's 200m freestyle event, Australian swimmer Mollie O'Callaghan shattered the world record with a time of 1:49.77 to claim victory!

The women's 200m freestyle breaks 1 minute 50 seconds for the first time.This result surpassed the previous record holder, Hong Kong, China's Siobhan Haughey, who set the mark of 1:50.31 at the 2021 World Short Course Swimming Championships.
In her individual events, Molly O'Callaghan previously won the gold medal in the women's 200m freestyle final at the 2025 World Swimming Championships in Singapore, clocking a time of 1:53.48; she also claimed the silver medal in the women's 100m freestyle with a split of 52.67 seconds.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Molly O'Callaghan won the women's 200m freestyle final with a time of 1:53.27.

It is understood that this year's Short Course Swimming World Cup consists of three leg events, with the first leg already concluding from October 10 to 12 in Carmel, USA. As for this leg…Held from October 17 to 19 local time (ending on the 20th Beijing time) in Westmont, USA, the third stop will take place from October 24 to 26 local time in Toronto, Canada.
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