Hubert Kos Chasing 50 Back Triple

World Cup Toronto, Day 2 Prelims: Hubert Kos Chasing 50 Back Triple

The first night of the World Aquatics World Cup stop in Toronto brought a pair of world records. Friday’s second day brings eight more swimmers questing for Triple Crowns, including both of the record holders from Thursday night.

Hubert Kos, fresh off the 200 back world record, is chasing the second prong of his backstroke triple-triple in the 50. Both Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass achieved their first triple crowns Thursday night and are chasing more.

All the action from the second morning session at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre:

Women’s 400 IM slowest heats

Men’s 50 backstroke

Hubert Kos remains in strong form, setting the pace with a time of 22.90 seconds. That’s .01 quick than his winning time in Westmont last week, though he was 22.65 in Carmel.

He’s .12 ahead of Kacper Stokowski. Thomas Ceccon was third in 23.11, with Dylan Carter fourth. Jack Alexy found his way into the A final in eighth, giving the Americans two, with Gabriel Jett sixth.

Women’s 200 freestyle

Mollie O’Callaghan is chasing a triple crown, but she’ll have to fight an in-form countrywoman for it. The newly minted world record holder in this event was second in prelims in 1:54.15 to newly minted 400 free national record holder Lani Pallister, who went 1:53.99. Erika Fairweather was third in 1:54.19.

The event is thinner of Americans this week. Marrit Steenbergen claimed fourth place in 1:54.54, while Freya Colbert and Brittany Castelluzzo were also in the 1:54s.

Men’s 200 IM

Fresh off his 100 IM triple crown, Shaine Casas is in position to do the job in the 200. He went 1:53.38 to lead the field. He’s chasing the American mark he set in Carmel at 1:49.43.

Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita was second in prelims at 1:53.39, just .01 back of Casas. Kieran Smith was third in 1:54.01, while Finlay Knox carries the home-country hopes in fourth in 1:54.13.

Women’s 100 backstroke

Men’s 50 breaststroke

Women’s 50 butterfly

Men’s 100 freestyle

Women’s 100 breaststroke

Men’s 200 butterfly

Men’s 1,500 freestyle slowest heat