﻿{"id":628436,"date":"2025-12-06T08:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=628436"},"modified":"2025-12-06T10:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T17:18:13","slug":"u-s-open-day-four-prelims-jack-alexy-dials-up-meet-record-in-100-freestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-four-prelims-jack-alexy-dials-up-meet-record-in-100-freestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Open, Day Four Prelims: Jack Alexy Dials Up Meet Record in 100 Freestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>U.S. Open, Day Four Prelims: Jack Alexy Dials Up Meet Record in 100 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The final preliminaries session of the U.S. Open opened Saturday morning with sprint action in the 50-meter butterfly events and will also include competition in the 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly. Already in Austin, Kate Douglass has been a three-event victor, taking the top spot in the 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an event-by-event recap of the Day Four prelims:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2025\/2025-toyota-u-s-open-championships-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 50 Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p>American-record holder <strong>Gretchen Walsh<\/strong> will not be touched in the final of the 50 butterfly after leading prelims by more than a second. Walsh recorded a time of 25.43, which was well ahead of the 26.79 by <strong>Natalie Kan<\/strong> for the second seed. The evening will be a race between Walsh and the clock, and whether the University of Virginia product can put together her latest sub-25 effort in the event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-four-prelims-jack-alexy-dials-up-meet-record-in-100-freestyle\/w50fly-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W50Fly.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1172,548\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W50Fly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W50Fly-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W50Fly-1024x479.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-628435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W50Fly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1172\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W50Fly.jpg 1172w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W50Fly-1024x479.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W50Fly-280x131.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W50Fly-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W50Fly-450x210.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W50Fly-533x249.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1172px) 100vw, 1172px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 50 Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p>Canadian <strong>Ilya Kharun<\/strong>, who was narrowly edged by Shaine Casas in the final of the 100 butterfly on Friday night, came up with the top seed in the 50 butterfly. Kharun nearly dipped under the 23-second barrier in the morning, going 23.01 for Lane Four in the final. <strong>Dare Rose<\/strong> checked in at 23.19 while sprint veterans <strong>Santo Condorelli<\/strong> (23.42) and <strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> (23.45) advanced to the title race.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-four-prelims-jack-alexy-dials-up-meet-record-in-100-freestyle\/m50flyp-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M50FlyP.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1182,544\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M50FlyP\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M50FlyP-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M50FlyP-1024x471.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-628434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M50FlyP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1182\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M50FlyP.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M50FlyP-1024x471.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M50FlyP-280x129.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M50FlyP-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M50FlyP-450x207.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M50FlyP-533x245.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 Backstroke<\/h3>\n<p>Coming off a victory in the 100 backstroke, <strong>Regan Smith<\/strong> cruised through qualifying in the 200 backstroke, posting the second-fastest time of the morning. Smith touched the wall in 2:11.47, which trailed the 2:09.59 of <strong>Phoebe Bacon<\/strong>. In addition to winning the 100 back on Friday night, Smith was the runnerup in the 100 fly with an impressive 56-low performance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-four-prelims-jack-alexy-dials-up-meet-record-in-100-freestyle\/w200back-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Back.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"932,630\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W200Back\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Back-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Back.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-628438 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Back.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"932\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Back.jpg 932w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Back-280x189.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Back-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Back-450x304.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Back-533x360.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200 Backstroke<\/h3>\n<p>Olympic and world champion <strong>Hubert Kos<\/strong> was quickest in the morning, behind a performance of 1:58.56. Kos was the winner of the 100 backstroke on Friday night and will be chasing the championship record of 1:54.59 in the evening. Taking the second seed for the final was <strong>Blake Tierney<\/strong>, who clocked a mark of 1:59.24.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628441\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-four-prelims-jack-alexy-dials-up-meet-record-in-100-freestyle\/m200back-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Back.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1044,460\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M200Back\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Back-700x460.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Back-1024x451.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-628441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Back.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1044\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Back.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Back-1024x451.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Back-280x123.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Back-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Back-450x198.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Back-533x235.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 Breaststroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kate Douglass<\/strong> will chase her fourth victory of the U.S. Open when she steps onto the blocks for the final of the 200 breaststroke. Douglass eased to the top seed with a morning performance of 2:27.08, which was slightly quicker than the 2:27.47 of Ireland&#8217;s <strong>Mona McSharry<\/strong>. Douglass is the reigning Olympic champion in the 200 breaststroke and the American-record holder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628442\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-four-prelims-jack-alexy-dials-up-meet-record-in-100-freestyle\/w200breast-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Breast.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"934,514\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W200Breast\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Breast-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Breast.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-628442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Breast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"934\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Breast.jpg 934w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Breast-280x154.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Breast-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Breast-450x248.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W200Breast-533x293.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200 Breaststroke<\/h3>\n<p>Indiana&#8217;s <strong>Noah Cakir<\/strong> kept the program&#8217;s breaststroke excellence rolling by nailing down the top spot in the heats of the 200 breaststroke. Cakir was one of two athletes to go under 2:13 in prelims, his 2:12.01 nearly a half-second clear of the 2:12.50 of <strong>A.J. Pouch<\/strong>. Texas&#8217; <strong>Nate Germonprez<\/strong>, on a breaststroke tear in the short-course pool, qualified third in 2:13.10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628444\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-four-prelims-jack-alexy-dials-up-meet-record-in-100-freestyle\/m200breast-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Breast.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1046,586\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M200Breast\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Breast-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Breast-1024x574.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-628444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Breast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1046\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Breast.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Breast-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Breast-280x157.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Breast-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Breast-450x252.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M200Breast-533x299.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1046px) 100vw, 1046px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p>After winning the 200 freestyle on Friday night, <strong>Simone Manuel<\/strong> positioned herself to pursue the win at half the distance. Manuel led the prelims in 53.87, joined in sub-54 territory by <strong>Gretchen Walsh<\/strong> at 53.93. Posting the third-fastest time of the session was <strong>Kate Douglass<\/strong>, who recorded a swim of 54.22.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-four-prelims-jack-alexy-dials-up-meet-record-in-100-freestyle\/w100free-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W100Free.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"944,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W100Free\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W100Free-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W100Free.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-628447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W100Free.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"944\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W100Free.jpg 944w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W100Free-280x180.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W100Free-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W100Free-450x290.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W100Free-533x343.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p>A championship record was delivered by <strong>Jack Alexy<\/strong> in the prelims of the 100 freestyle. Alexy zipped to a mark of 47.66, which was just ahead of the 47.70 of <strong>Chris Guiliano<\/strong>, who won the 50 freestyle earlier in the meet. <strong>Jonny Kulow<\/strong> almost got under 48 seconds himself, going 48.09 for the third-fastest outing of the morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-four-prelims-jack-alexy-dials-up-meet-record-in-100-freestyle\/m100free-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M100Free.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,624\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M100Free\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M100Free-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M100Free-1024x592.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-628453 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M100Free.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M100Free.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M100Free-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M100Free-280x162.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M100Free-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M100Free-450x260.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M100Free-533x308.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p>On the second day of the U.S. Open, <strong>Summer McIntosh<\/strong> produced a 3:55 clocking in the 400 freestyle. Can she generate something similarly impressive in the final of the 200 butterfly? McIntosh surged to the top seed for the final with a prelims effort of 2:07.04, with <strong>Regan Smith<\/strong> following for Lane Five at night in 2:09.62. 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In the second spot was Canada&#8217;s <strong>Ilya Kharun<\/strong>, who managed a time of 1:57.14. Kharun is also the top seed in the 50 butterfly. 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