Claire Curzan Breaks Regan Smith’s American Record, Kaylee McKeown’s US Open Record With 1:57.65 200 Back ...Middle East

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2026 U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials

October 28-31, 2026 Westmont, IL — FMC Natatorium SCM (25 Meters) Meet Central Selection Criteria Psych Sheets Live Results Live Stream Recaps Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Day 4 Finals Heat Sheet Day 3 Roster Update

WOMEN’S 200 BACK – Final

World Record: 1:57.33, Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 2025 American Record: 1:57.86, Regan Smith – 2025 U.S. Open Record: 1:57.87, Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 2025 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 2:05.54

Top 4 Finishers

Claire Curzan (UVA) — 1:57.65 Regan Smith (TXLA) — 1:58.49 Phoebe Bacon (NCAP) — 2:01.18 Isabelle Stadden (AQJT) — 2:01.94

Claire Curzan continued her strong weekend in Westmont, setting a new American and U.S. Open Record in the SCM women’s 200 backstroke, touching in a 1:57.65. That broke the previous American Record of a 1:57.86 set by Regan Smith last fall at the World Cup stop in Toronto. The previous U.S. Open Record was a 1:57.87 set by Australia’s Kaylee McKeown last fall at the World Cup stop in Westmont.

Split Comparison

Curzan – New AR Smith – Old AR McKeown – Old US Open 50 27.68 27.79 27.93 100 29.47 29.71 29.75 150 30.27 30.26 29.82 200 30.23 30.1 30.37 1:57.65 1:57.86 1:57.87

Curzan was out under record pace as she was faster than Smith and McKeown on the front half of the race. She was well under record pace despite being slower than the two on the 3rd 50.

Curzan becomes the #2 performer all-time in the event, only behind McKeown’s World Record of a 1:57.33 that McKeown swam last fall at the World Cup stop in Toronto. Earlier this week, Curzan swam to a World Record in the women’s SCM 100 back with a 53.92, becoming the first woman to swim sub-54 seconds in the event. That swim was her first ever World Record.

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