Regan Smith And Gretchen Walsh Win With New Records

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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JUNE 21: Regan Smith of the United States reacts after winning the Women’s 200m backstroke final on Day Seven of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium on June 21, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Getty Images The 2025 Swimming World Cup opened with U.S. swimmers showcasing a promising start. At the first stop of the World Cup in Carmel, Regan Smith claimed the 200-meter butterfly final gold and set new records. The Olympic swimmer blasted halfway through the race to post a new American short-course meter (SCM) and U.S. open record in 2:00.28. Smith managed to break her own American record of 2:01.00 set last year at the SC World championships. She also managed to lower a decade-long U.S. open record of 2:03.39 set by retired world champion Cammille Adams in 2015. 18-year-old Alex Schakell followed Smith into the race. Schakell began with a strong swim on home soil, maintaining a lead by seven hundredths until halfway through the race. However, she eventually lost momentum and posted a new personal best time of 2:02.51 to place second. Ireland’s Ellen Walshe also managed a podium finish by touching the wall in 2:05.07. Regan Smith, who opted out of her expertise event, the 50 backstroke final, is currently the third fastest swimmer in the 200 fly after Summer McIntosh (1.59.32) and Mireia Belmonte (1:59.61). Now at the next two stops, Smith, who also holds the 200 fly American record in long-course, will aim to break the 1:59 sub. Notably, the swimmer will most likely face strong competition from Canadian prodigy McIntosh, who holds the world record and the second fastest time in the fly event in short-course and long-course meters, respectively. McIntosh was forced to skip the first leg of…