Kaylee Can Do It All | McKeown Wins the Women's 200m IM to Cap a Stellar Swimming World Cup in Berlin

What a way to finish it off. And it's confirmed: Kaylee wins the top women's swimmer award for the Berlin leg of the Swimming World Cup. With this, she picks up a USD 12,000 payday as she is in the pole position for the overall women's World Cup award that carries a USD 100,000 prize to the winner. 

Results

1. Kaylee McKeown (AUS) - 2:10.76
2. Sydney Pickrem (CAN) - 2:11.27
3. Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) - 2:11.71

Lithuania's Rapsys ends Berlin the Way he Started it: With a Win. This Time in the Men's 200m Freestyle 

"The time and the result was really good today and this win puts me into third place overall," Rapsys said after the swim.  "It's always motivating to be in the overall series race."

Results

1. Danas Rapsys (LTU) - 1:45.75
2. Maximillian Giuliani (AUS) - 1:45.18
3. Kieran Smith (USA) - 1:48.15

Haughey Wins Women's 100m Free With Open Water To Campbell and Sjostrom

Siobhan Haughey sets the World Cup Record in the event as the records keep falling in Berlin. Olympic champs Campbell and Sjostrom completed the event podium. 

Siobhan Says: "I really didn’t know what I was expecting.  It wasn’t a best time for me in the 100 free so this was a good surprise. My goal is to get faster at every stop, who knows, maybe by the end of the series I will swim a 51.

"It's a very competitive meet, but the pressure is low and not like World Champs."

Results

1. Siobhan Haughey (HKG) - 52.02
2. Cate Campbell (AUS) - 53.26
3. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) - 53.39

You've Heard This One Before From Berlin | Qin Haiyang Wins in World Cup Record Time, This Time in the Men's 200m Breaststroke

Qin was on near World Record pace through the first 100m. China's Dong Zhihao finished second, not far off his World Junior Record (2:08.04, in Fukuoka) with his 2:08.60. Netherlands' Caspar Corbeau completed the podium with his 2:08.82.

Qin Said: "Tonight I am 100% happy with the race.  Doing the three days of racing, I feel so very tired. I am a little bit surprised that I won.  After the race, I felt relieved.  I have already turned my focus on the next swims in Athens."

Results

1. Qin Haiyang (CHN) - 2:07.45 World Cup Record
2. Dong Zhihao (CNH) - 2:08.60
3. Caspar Corbeau (NED) - 2:08.82

Challenge Accepted: Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte Wins Women's 50m Breaststroke in World Cup Record time

Eneli Jefimova set the World Cup Record in this morning's Heats (30.23). In the finals, Meilutyte went several tenths better.

Ruta Says: "I felt good and pleased with the World Cup Record.  I am grateful to be back swimming again (after a break) and it’s really special to be able to return to these events and swim times that I am pleased with, especially with the training that we are doing.  It’s a bit of a battle for me at times, but once I get through it, I am happy to have done it."

Results

• Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) - 29.56 World Cup Record
• Eneli Jefimova (EST) - 30.35  
• Dominika Sztandera (POL) - 30.61

Ceccon Head of the Class in the 100m Backstroke 

The 2022 World Champ (and silver in 2023) in this event, Ceccon was on World Record pace for the first 50m. 

After all these years of racing, Japan's Irie shows no signs of slowing down.

"I'm just happy I'm on the podium with Ryosuke. He's my childhood idol." - Ksawery Masiuk 

Ceccon Says: 

Results

1. Thomas Ceccon (ITA) - 52.27
2. Ryosuke Irie (JPN) - 54.05
3. Ksawery Masiuk (POL) - 54.20

Swimming out of Lane 2, Kaylee McKeown owns the 200m backstroke, sets another World Cup Record in Berlin

Three times in the pool, three times Kaylee sets a backstroke World Cup Record. 

USA's Katie Grimes comes back 10min since her last final (800m free) to take second.

Results

1. Kaylee McKeown (AUS) - 2:06.47 World Cup Record
2. Katie Grimes (USA) - 2:08.08
3. Kylie Masse (CAN) - 2:10.32   

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi. Ben Armbruster takes 50m Fly

Armbruster: "I’m great, even better now.  I am going to keep using the 50 as a platform.  I think that the 50 is a great indicator of skills, speed and all the hard work I am putting in.  I am going to use this to build up to a stronger 100m.  The faster I get out, the easier I can go out in the 100.

"My coach gave me some simple advice before the race, 'get to the wall first.' and I am happy to have followed his advice.”

"This was a really fun one, I always love swimming the 50m fly." - Dylan Carter

"It's not the first time Dylan and I have tied in the 50 fly. History repeating itself." - Michael Andrew

Results

• 1.Ben Armbruster (AUS) - 23.08
• 2. Dylan Carter (TTO) - 23.17
• 2. Michael Andrew (USA) - 23.17

Kohler Makes Zhang Work For It | China's Yufei Wins 100m Fly

Results

1. Yufei Zhang (CHN)  56.74
2. Angelina Kohler (GER) - 57.18
3. Torri Huske (USA) - 57.32

Aussies, Again! Lani Pallister Wins 800m, Eclipses World Cup Record and Sets Personal Best

Last year's four-time World Champion in the 25m pool is swimming better than ever this year, in October. Impressive. New Zealand's Fairweather also dipped under the former World Cup Record time, one that Kiah Melverton of Australia set in Tokyo in 2019. 

Results

1. Lani Pallister (AUS) - 8:16.82 World Cup Record
2. Erika Fairweather (NZL) - 8:21.23
3. Katie Grimes (USA) - 8:25.16

Australia's Brendon Smith Strikes First, Nips Matthew Sates for 400m IM

Just 2/100ths of a second separated Smith from Sates, with the difference in the Aussie's strong finish. Smith takes us into the furious finish: 

Results

• Brendon Smith (AUS) - 4:13.59
• Matthew Sates (RSA) - 4:13.61
• Kaito Tabuchi (JPN) - 4:15.78

With the Final Night of Racing Just Getting Underway, Here's How Swimmers Score Their Points

Points are as good as cash for the top performers at the  Berlin meet, and for the overall men's and women's Swimming World Cup 2023 titles. Here's a rundown of how the system works: 

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