{"id":624765,"date":"2025-10-19T08:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=624765"},"modified":"2025-10-19T10:51:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:51:47","slug":"world-cup-westmont-day-three-prelims-gretchen-walsh-closes-in-on-another-record-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-cup-westmont-day-three-prelims-gretchen-walsh-closes-in-on-another-record-swim\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Westmont – Day Three Prelims: Gretchen Walsh Closes in on Another Record Swim"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Cup Westmont – Day Three Prelims: Gretchen Walsh Closes in on Another Record Swim<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The final day of the World Cup stop in Westmont will unfold on Sunday, with the series then shifting to Toronto for its final leg. Action in the Chicago suburbs has been sensational, highlighted on Saturday night by world records from Mollie O’Callaghan<\/strong> in the 200-meter freestyle<\/a> and Regan Smith in the 100 backstroke.<\/a><\/p>\n

During the Sunday morning prelims, O’Callaghan will be back in the water for the 100 freestyle and Smith will race the 200 backstroke. On the men’s side, Canadian Ilya Kharun<\/strong> has enjoyed a strong first two days in Westmont, claiming victories in the 50 freestyle and 200 butterfly. He’s now set to contest the 50 butterfly, an event he won last week in Carmel.<\/p>\n

Here is an event-by-event recap of the Day Three prelims:<\/p>\n