{"id":597786,"date":"2024-10-19T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=597786"},"modified":"2024-10-19T14:27:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T21:27:31","slug":"world-cup-shanghai-day-2-finals-regan-smith-kate-douglass-notch-american-records-leon-marchand-breaks-series-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-cup-shanghai-day-2-finals-regan-smith-kate-douglass-notch-american-records-leon-marchand-breaks-series-record\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Shanghai, Day 2 Finals: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Notch American Records; Leon Marchand Breaks European Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Cup Shanghai, Day 2 Finals: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Notch American Records; Leon Marchand Breaks Series Record<\/strong><\/p>\n

Five swimmers who won individual medals at the recent Paris Olympics were victorious during Saturday’s finals at the World Cup in Shanghai.<\/p>\n

Among the standout performances, Leon Marchand<\/strong> earned his second medley victory in as many days as he closed in on\u00a0Ryan Lochte’s<\/strong> 12-year-old world record in the 200-meter race. Marchand broke the European record in his win while\u00a0Qin Haiyang<\/strong> recorded his second Asian record in breaststroke at the meet.\u00a0Meanwhile, Americans Kate Douglass<\/strong> and\u00a0Regan Smith<\/strong> each set domestic marks in their efforts, with Douglass lowering the 50 butterfly record by one hundredth and Smith tying the mark in the 100 backstroke.<\/p>\n