How the Top-10 Performer List Shifted During the World Cup (Women’s Edition)
Over three weeks of racing in North America, the World Cup circuit offered a considerable rewrite of the all-time rankings in short-course meters. While 13 world records were established during the series, along with numerous national standards, plenty of athletes cracked the top-10 of all-time lists. Here is a look at the women who etched themselves as top-10 performers during the World Cup meets.
Note: This list accounts for athletes who either broke into the top-10 for the first time or improved their all-time position during the World Cup.
50 Freestyle
None
100 Freestyle
1. Kate Douglass (United States) – 49.93 (World Record)
8. Mollie O’Callaghan (Australia) – 50.82
200 Freestyle
1. Mollie O’Callaghan (Australia) – 1:49.36 (World Record)
400 Freestyle
3. Lani Pallister (Australia) – 3:51.87
800 Freestyle
1. Lani Pallister (Australia) – 7:54.00 (World Record)
1500 Freestyle
2. Lani Pallister (Australia) – 15:13.83
50 Backstroke
3. Kaylee McKeown (Australia) – 25.35
5. Mollie O’Callaghan (Australia) 25.42
100 Backstroke
1. Regan Smith (United States) – 54.02 (World Record)
2. Kaylee McKeown (Australia) – 54.49
200 Backstroke
1. Kaylee McKeown (Australia) – 1:57.33 (World Record)
2. Regan Smith (United States) – 1:57.86
50 Breaststroke
None
100 Breaststroke
6. Kate Douglass (United States – 1:02.90
200 Breaststroke
None
50 Butterfly
1. Gretchen Walsh (United States) – 23.72 (World Record)
10. Alexandria Perkins (Australia) – 24.60
100 Butterfly
8. Alexandria Perkins (Australia) – 54.93
200 Butterfly
3. Regan Smith (United States) – 2:00.20
8. Ellen Walshe (Ireland) – 2:02.36
100 Individual Medley
2. Kate Douglass (United States) – 56.34
7. Marrit Steenbergen (Netherlands) – 57.32
8. Roos Vanotterdijk (Belgium) – 57.41
200 Individual Medley
None
400 Individual Medley
8. Ellen Walshe (Ireland) – 4:22.97
