The World Aquatics World Cup stop in Shanghai concluded on Sunday.
The short-course meters (SCM) has seen several world records set and is a tune-up for short-course worlds later this year.
World Cup: Men’s 400 IM
France’s Leon Marchand started the final session with a win in the 400 IM.
He split a 53.02, was halfway at 1:52.95 and held at 3:01.94 at the 300.
Italy’s Alberto Razzetti finished second at 4:01.51 and New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt finished third in 4:05.03 to break his national record.
World Cup: Women’s 800 Free
China swept the top three spots in the women’s 800 free without Katie Ledecky leading the field.
Tang Muhan won the race in 8:15.34, followed by Gao Weizhong in 8:16.17 and Kong Yaqi finished third in 8:27.21.
World Cup: Women’s 100 butterfly
Finland’s Laura Lahtinen used a strong finish to claim victory in the 100 butterfly to shatter the Finish record.
Fifth at the first turn (12.06) and third at the halfway point (26.15) before taking the lead on the final turn (40.51) before getting to the wall in 55.58.
China’s Yu Yiting finished second in 55.94, followed by Sweden’s Louise Hansson, who was just behind in 56.07 to finish third.
World Cup: Men’s 50 Butterfly
After breaking the SCM world record of 21.67 during prelims, Switzerland’s Noe Ponti very nearly did it again in the finals.
Ponte got to the wall in 21.68, just a hundredth of a second off of his world record pace earlier in the day.
Nyls Korstanje finished second at 22.00, while Germany’s Marius Kusch was third in 22.26.
World Cup: Women’s 200 Backstroke
U.S. star Regan Smith led from start to finish to win the 200 backstroke in 2:00.42.
Smith was about a second ahead of the field.
Anastasiya Shkurdai finished second in 2:01.31, while USA’s Beata Nelson claimed third place in 2:02.56.
World Cup: Men’s 100 Backstroke
South Africa’s Pieter Coetze led from start to finish to claim the victory in the 100 back. He got to the wall in 49.35, the only one in the field to break 50 seconds. It was the South African and African continental record.
Italy’s Thomas Ceccon was second the entire race and finished there in 50.03.
Poland’s Kacper Stokowski finished third in 50.33.
World Cup: Women’s 50 Breaststroke
China’s Tang Qianting dominated the 50 breast to win by nearly a second. She led from start to finish and touched the wall in 28.76.
Italy’s Benedetta Pilato finished second in 29.73.
Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey finished third in 29.74.
World Cup: Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Australia’s Joshua Yong used a strong back half to hold off China’s Qin Haiyang to win the men’s 200 breast in an Oceania record.
Yong got to the wall in 2:01.67 while Qin was just behind at 2:01.92.
Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands was third in 2:02.42.
France’s Leon Marchand finished in fourth place at 2:02.99.
World Cup: Women’s 100 Free
Fresh off a third place in the 50 breast, Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey put together a wire-to-wire win in the 100 free.
Haughey, who earned the bronze medal at the Olympics in the event, got to the wall in 51.89.
China’s Yang Junxuan finished second in 52.11, while Australia’s Milla Jansen was third in 52.46, holding off Poland’s Kasia Wasick (52.56).
World Cup: Men’s 200 Free
Great Britain’s Duncan Scott claimed victory in a strong field in the 200 free.
Scott finished in 1:40.92, leading the entire race, to win by more than a second.
Australia’s Edward Sommerville took second in 1:42.14, while Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys was third in 1:42.35.
USA’s Kieran Smith was fourth in 1:42.56, ahead of Great Britain’s James Guy (1:42.75).
World Cup: Women’s 200 IM
USA’s Kate Douglass concluded her strong meet with a win in the 200 IM to close out the Shanghai stop.
Douglass moved from third to first on the back half of the race to win in 2:04.09.
China’s Yu Yiting finished second in 2:05.39 and South Africa’s Rebecca Meder was third in 2:07.42, ahead of Nelson (2:07.78).