Two short course world records fell at the American trials

During the U.S. trials for the short course World Championships in Westmont, Illinois, two world records were broken. Jack Alexy set a new record in the men's 100 meters freestyle with a time of 44.64 seconds, surpassing the previous record held by Egor Kornev and Kyle Chalmers. Claire Curzan became the first woman to swim the 100 meters backstroke in under 54 seconds, finishing in 53.92 seconds, breaking Regan Smith's record. Additionally, Van Mathias established a new world record in the men's 100 meters breaststroke at 55.14 seconds.